January has been a month with not much free time, but for a glimpse of how I’ve been spending what little I’ve had, check out this video below: Yes, I’ve finally recorded my first drum cover, using #41 by Dave Matthews Band. I’ve been excited to get into doing drum covers and open up a…
As a drummer, you get used to gigs like this: You play out of your mind during a set, take a break and pretty much disappear in the room because no one watches the drummer and were likely focusing on the singer. Luckily there are a few out there – like David Letterman – who…
When it comes to drumming, I’ve had a busy couple of months. At one time I was juggling four steady drumming gigs, and was looking at the possibility of adding another one. Now with the baby coming, I’m taking a bit of a sabbatical from drumming – at least as far as gigging projects are…
Last night Greenfoot played a show over at Herman’s Hideaway (for which I’ll offer some additional thoughts in a later post). As part of the “New Talent Showcase”, one of the important stipulations were the two dreaded words drummers hate to hear “House Drumset”. I cringed when I heard the news, and after playing the…
When the Broncos unveiled their own drum-line – the Stampede – for the 2004 season, I was ecstatic. I love the marching band presence at football games, and for the Broncos to have the presence of a drum-line was a welcome addition. However, over the years the Stampede concept hasn’t panned out to it’s potential,…