Drums & Drummers News
August 18, 2006

Salina man keeping the beat for 40 years Kansas City Star, MO - 7 hours ago ... Ever since he can remember, Kranzler has been obsessed with drums. ... If that wasn't enough, he teaches drums and percussion lessons six days a week. ...

Great Falls teen drumming up attention TimesCommunity.com, VA - Aug 16, 2006 ... Her drumming has taken her aboard cruise ships in the Caribbean to play for travelers, to Europe on an international tour and into the famous Washington, DC ...

Sacred drumming, chants at concert Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),  USA - 15 hours ago By CANDICE HANNIGAN. The Atlanta Drum Café will be in concert, with sacred drumming and Hebrew chants, at 8 pm Friday at Temple Kol Emeth. ...

Drummer Boy and commander: Edwin Hale Lincoln Yarmouthport Register, MA - 21 hours ago ... 10, 1862 as a drummer boy. ... Each infantry company had a drummer who beat out wakeup calls to troops in the morning and played "taps" for lights out at night. ...

KITTIE Drummer Discusses Upcoming Album - Aug. 17, 2006 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 21 hours ago In a short interview posted at MercedesLander.net, KITTIE drummer Mercedes Lander answered a few questions about the recording process for the group's new album ...

DECAPITATED drummer, Vitek, has joined forces with AXIS pedals The Gauntlet, CA - 21 hours ago Vitek, drummer of DECAPITATED, has joined forces with industry standard AXIS pedals and has joined their artist percussion program. ...

Percussion Power! Georgia Straight, Canada - 20 hours ago By ken eisner. Largely the brainchild of local rhythm wiz Sal Ferreras, Percussion Power! was an unusually well-integrated day of nominally separate concerts. ...

Drums & Drummers News
August 16, 2006

The Beat Is Back … Guitar Center Announces Drum Off 2006, the ... Market Wire (press release) - 1 hour ago WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- August 16, 2006 -- Guitar Center today announced the launch of Drum Off 2006, the world's largest and most respected ...

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Okinawa sisters beat drums to evoke past, peace The Japan Times, Japan - 13 hours ago ... In addition to "wadaiko" drums from Honshu, the group will play Okinawan and steel drums, incorporating dance steps as well, to represent peace, the outbreak ...

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VARIOUS ARTISTS - Drum & Bass Head Hunterz X-Press Online, Australia - 3 hours ago ... In that sense, if you’re looking for an album full of traditional Metalheadz sounds then Drum & Bass Head Huntaz will be right up your alley.

CATTLE DECAPITATION To Be Rejoined By Drummer MICHAEL LAUGHLIN For ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 28 minutes ago ... DECAPITATION recently cancelled its tour with SIX FEET UNDER, DECAPITATED, KRISIUN and ABYSMAL DAWN due to the fact that the band's "fill-in drummer was not ...

Drummer Charli Persip Live at Harlem Speaks All About Jazz, PA - 2 hours ago The August 24, 2006 Harlem Speaks guest was the drummer on the legendary Gillespie Eternal Triangle recording, featuring Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt. ...

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Former Beatles drummer stays in tune Brandon Sun,  Canada - 27 minutes ago ... Ringo Starr’s playing the Elks club? No. Meet Pete Best, the drummer booted from the band just before Beatlemania exploded. John ... Sacked Beatles Drummer Still on Beat San Francisco Chronicle Sacked Beatles drummer Pete Best still on the beat WCAX The Beat: Entertainment and lifestyle notes The Desert Sun all 45 related

West Point Military Band Offers A "Tribute to the Drummers" Putnam County News and Recorder (subscription), NY - 4 hours ago Entitled "A Tribute to the Drummers," the concert will feature Adam Nussbaum and John Riley as drum set soloists, and will be held at the Trophy Point Amphithe. ...

RUM-PA-PUM-PUM LITTLE DRUMMERS EMERGE AT CAMP The Free Lance-Star, VA - Aug 14, 2006 By LUCIA ANDERSON. With those words, David Vita gave his rookie drummers a way to remember the conga rhythm patterns he was teaching them. ...

Drum, Drummer, & Percussion News
August 15, 2006

RUSH: 30th Anniversary Drum Kit And Drum Sticks To Be Produced ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 16 hours ago ... The "R30" drum kit will be in Guitar Center's October catalog, and will also be available on NeilPeart.net. In addition, Pro-Mark ...

Denver Drum Collective hosts drum clinic with Stanton Moore Vail Daily News, CO - 15 hours ago ... Aug. 24 - funk drummer Stanton Moore will also be giving a drum clinic in Denver Aug. 27 from 4-5:30 pm at the Walnut Room. The ...

Interview With Dawn Of Correction's Rich Tornetta Metal Underground, MD - 14 hours ago ... that's when I consider my drumming to really have started. ... He ironically was good friends with my cousin Billy Miller who was my drumming idol... ...

One hell-bent drummer The Statesman, India - 15 hours ago Throw your mind back a few years to 2001. Can you recall one famous music group’s performance in the city? No? Let’s jog your mind a bit. ...

Ex-Wife Of Original KISS Drummer Talks About Upcoming Book - Aug. ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 1 hour ago Lydia Criss, former wife of original KISS drummer Peter Criss, talks about her upcoming book, "Sealed with a Kiss", in a new interview that appears in the ...

Former SEPULTURA Drummer Schedules DJing Appearances In Los ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 10 hours ago In related news, SOULFLY — which is fronted by Igor's brother and former SEPULTURA bandmate Max Cavalera — will play the 10th annual D-Low Memorial ...

Distrurbed drummer explains why he hasn't tied the knot yet Online Rock Radio, Greece - 11 hours ago Disturbed drummer Mike Wengren proposed to his future wife nearly a year ago, on August 31st, 2005, onstage in her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...

Drum, Drummer, & Percussion News
August 14, 2006

CONGA DRUM MASTER DIAZ DIES Contactmusic.com, UK - 11 hours ago Conga drum master MIGUEL 'ANGA' DIAZ died suddenly at his home in Spain on Wednesday (09AUG06). He was 45. The Cuban-born musician ...

Boxing champ drums to a different beat The Journal News.com, NY - 2 hours ago ... Ross' father and older brother, who are both named Alfred, played drums on and off-Broadway for a living, just like Ken does now as the lead percussionist at ...

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Drummer Bruce Carter dies United Press International - 10 hours ago 13 (UPI) -- Bruce Carter, the drummer who helped Portland, Ore., R&B group Pleasure into a nationally successful 1970s act, has died at 49. ... Drummer Bruce Carter dies at 49 OregonLive.com all 7 related

Where Angels Fall Part Ways With Drummer Metal Underground, MD - 11 hours ago Norwegian doomsters WHERE ANGELS FALL have decided to end their cooperation with drummer Ole Kristian Løvberg. According to their ...

NAMM: Alesis Intros Control Pad USB/MIDI Percussion Controller Synthtopia, AZ - Aug 6, 2006 Summer NAMM Update: Alesis announced the introduction of the Control Pad USB/MIDI Percussion Controller, a compact and versatile tool for expanding percussion ...

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