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Philly Drum Project presents Beats, Brews, & Banter with Chris Ward
Philly Drum Project’s monthly event, Beats, Brews, & Banter, will continue on Monday, December 3rd at Roosevelt’s Pub at the corner of 23rd and Walnut in Philadelphia. The event will run from 7-9pm and feature special guest Chris Ward, drummer…
Rög’s Talkin’ DrumZ TV Series
The Minneapolis-based music video network MetalKast has announced a new Internet radio and video streaming show, Rög’s Talkin’ DrumZ. Production for the first season is underway, with a few episodes complete. A Kickstarter fundraiser campaign was started on November 5…
All Musicians Are Invited To The Sessions And Big Beat In Seattle, WA This Weekend
The Sessions this Saturday, November 17 and Donn Bennett's Big Beat Sunday, November 18. Registration is required for both events. The Sessions will be at EMP Theater in Seattle on Saturday, November 17 from 9:30-5:00, offering an educational introduction of necessary…
The Beatles' Stereo Remasters Make Vinyl Debut
Sample the Remasters Online On The Vinyl Player Beatles Double Decker Tours LA, NY and London The Beatles' original studio album remasters will make their stereo vinyl debut today. Manufactured on 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl with replicated artwork, the 14 albums…
Guitar Center Springfield, NJ Drum-Off Quarter Finals
Tuesday, November 13, Guitar Center Springfield, NJ is hosting the quarter finals round of their 24th annual Drum-Off contest. Located at 160 U.S. 22, Springfield Township, NJ. The contest starts at 7:00 P.M. and is free and open to the…
Memphis Drum Shop to Host 25th Annual Vendor Day Expo
On November 10, 2012, Memphis Drum Shop will host their 25th Annual Vendor Day Expo, the biggest sale of the year, both in store and online. What: Memphis Drum Shop’s 25th Annual Vendor Day Expo and Sale Event When: November…
Drumline Live! at NJPAC
Special Offer for Modern Drummer Readers: Pay only $20 each* for tickets in Tiers 2, 3, & 4 Drumline Live! Friday, October 26, 2012 at 8:00 The big-screen Drumline dramatized the marching band tradition of historically black colleges and universities. This…
Steve Smith and Vital Information UK & European Dates Announced
Steve Smith and Vital Information (featuring Baron Browne on bass, Tom Coster on keyboards, & Vinny Valentino on guitar) have announced dates for their 30th Anniversary Tour – Celebrating the UK & European release of their newest recording LIVE! One Great Night on the Q-rious…
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band To Tour The Pacific Rim In 2013
Tour Comes On Heels Of 2012's North American Summer Dates And Features The Same Band: Steve Lukather (Toto), Gregg Rolie (Journey, Santana), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, and Gregg Bissonette Ringo Starr announced that his All Starr…
PMC Is Giving Away Free Beginner Packs for Both Drumkit and Hand Percussion Drummers
November is the month for the Percussion Marketing Council’s (PMC) annual International Drum Month campaign, and the PMC has gathered basic drumming essentials from industry members to help you get started drumming! Anyone who has ever dreamed of playing drums…
Gretsch Drums Brings Back the Round Badge
Gretsch Drums is proud to announce that beginning January, 2013, all USA Custom drums, including G-4000 metal and G-5000 wood snares, will feature the traditional round badge. The newly designed round badge shares many of the characteristics of the original…
Nashville Percussionist Farrell Morris Dead at Seventy-Four
Nashville percussionist Richard Farrell Morris died on Thursday, October 4, 2012, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was seventy-four. Farrell Morris, born June 17, 1938 in Waxahachie, TX, was a former member of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and…
“Beats, Brews, and Banter,??? with Dr. Robert Brosh, UArts drum students, and MCD Custom Drums
Are you a drummer, drum educator, gear-head, or wannabe? Philly Drum Project’s monthly meet-up, Beats, Brews, and Banter, continues on Monday, November 5th at Roosevelt’s Pub at the corner of 23rd and Walnut in Philadelphia. The meet-up will run from 7pm-9pm and…
The Collective School of Music Initiates Fundraising Project
In 2010, the Collective moved to a new location for the first time in twenty-six years. The expensive construction and soundproofing of the new facility began in September and ran through the duration of the year. According to The Collective…
