Drums & Drummers News
August 24th, 2007

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Struggling to preserve “earth” sound VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - Aug 23, 2007 Artisan Nhat has been playing the Muong ethnic minority’s earth drums for a long time. At 7 years of age, he got his first musical lessons from his father, ...

Host Drum: "Ghost Canyon" from Fort Hall, Idaho Reno Gazette Journal, NV - 3 hours ago This year's host drum is "Ghost Canyon" coming from Fort Hall, Idaho. They are a family drum group as most of the singers are related (cousins). ...

West African dance & drum Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 5 hours ago There are beginner and mixed-level dance and drum classes ($12 to $17 per class) starting at 2 pm, on Sunday, Sept. 2, and 10:30 am on Monday, Sept. 3. ...

Drummer rewrote language of percussion The Australian, Australia - 23 hours ago There, from 1942, he became one of the circle of players who with Parker, Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and his fellow drummer Kenny Clarke developed the style ...

World-traveled drummer returns to teach in Conway Conway Daily Sun (subscription), NH - 5 hours ago CONWAY — A local drummer has toured the world, and now he wants to provide students with a tour of the drums. Jeremy Larochelle has joined the faculty at ...

Dream Theater drummer appreciates fans phillyBurbs.com, PA - 1 hour ago Drummer Mike Portnoy airs out complaints thanks his fans and chats up the band's latest album, “Systematic Chaos.” Q: There's no middle ground with Dream ...

DEEP PURPLE Drummer Cancels Appearance At Sweden's DRUM AND BASS ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 9 hours ago According to promoters, DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice's appearance at the Drum And Bass Days 2007 festival in Stockholm, Sweden, which is scheduled to take ...

Drums & Drummers News
August 23rd, 2007

African drums taught here Mankato Free Press, MN - 10 hours ago Two young girls set the tempo on a pair of round drums played with mallets while a handful of others use their hands to massage sound from a drum held ...

Round Rock High School drummers raise money Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - 14 hours ago And you can show who you are when you're playing drums." For one day last week, the Round Rock High School drum line was an all-day job. ...

CNET Crave Blog

Drum or hatbox drive? You be the judge CNET Crave Blog - 14 hours ago When fellow Craver Brian Cooley posted an item months ago about the Spotswood kick-drum computer, we assumed it was just something from one of the obscure ...

Friends recall drummer as talented, upbeat Kansas.com, KS - 6 hours ago BY STAN FINGER A drummer for several local bands over the years, Patton "could run the night -- he can control the room from the drums," said Billy Soto, ...

LAMB OF GOD Drummer: 'The Mainstream Has Come To Us!' - Aug. 22, 2007 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 12 hours ago Lizar Borowski of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: It looks ...

6TH AWAKENING: New Drummer Announced - Aug. 22, 2007 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 19 hours ago Umeå, Sweden-based, female-fronted metal band 6TH AWAKENING has announced the addition of drummer Alexander Gustavsson (RIVERIA) to the group's ranks. ...

Drums & Drummers News
August 22nd, 2007

Blur drummer admits cocaine addiction Digital Spy, UK - 11 minutes ago By Beth Hilton Dave Rowntree has confessed that he was a cocaine addict during his time as a drummer with Blur. The 42-year-old said he began using the drug ...

Bush Will Join the Who as Drummer The Spoof (satire), UK - 5 hours ago After his pardon Bush will be off to England to join the Who as their new drummer. Bush has been practicing lately and has bought some instructional DVD's ...

RUSH Drummer Is Entertained By His Audience - Aug. 21, 2007 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 13 hours ago "Standing backstage while the opening movie played the other night, poised to run on, sticks in hand, ear-monitors in, I found myself excited by two ...

Why Max Roach was jazz's greatest drummer. Slate - 59 minutes ago 28, 1945, and featuring Cozy Cole on drums. Cole was a swing drummer; he taps the drums on each 4/4 beat—tap-tap-tap-tap—and the song (which would evolve ...

RECREATION: Drum circle tomorrow at Founders Hall Ridgefield Press,  USA - 7 hours ago The public is invited to join Randy Brody as he facilitates a drum circle at Founders Hall on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 11 am No musical experience is necessary ...

Ramadan drummers to be selected by contest Today's Zaman, Turkey - 17 hours ago A village head in Edirne has decided to select the local Ramadan drummers in a contest, to be named “Drum Star.” The Ramadan drum is beaten stridently, ...

Drums & Drummers News
August 21st, 2007

SunJournal.com (subscription)

Tinpanic will drum up energetic close to summer concert series SunJournal.com (subscription), ME - 6 hours ago The season will conclude with Auburn's own steel drum band Tinpanic playing Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn Riverwatch. ...

PAETEC Park to host drum event Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - Aug 20, 2007 (August 20, 2007) — The Empire Statesmen, a local drum and bugle corps, held an open rehearsal on Sunday at PAETEC Park to help drum up support for an ... Statesmen drum up support for Labor Day event Rochester Democrat and Chronicle all 2 news articles

SAXON Drummer: 'My Playing Has Become A Lot More Aggressive' - Aug ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 20 hours ago "The 'Inner Sanctum' tour was probably the most enjoyable tour I've ever done so far; the gigs were great, the audiences were fantastic and the band were ...

Deadsoil Replaces Drummer Metal Underground, MD - 12 hours ago Deadsoil (Lifeforce Records) drummer Christian Bass has announced his departure from the band. Bass has subsequently been replaced by Hartmut Stoof, ...

Frost Illustrated

Percussion great Tony Ben to perform at Legion Frost Illustrated, IN - 22 minutes ago FORT WAYNE-Fans of great jazz music can sit back and relax during the waning days of summer vacation when American Legion Post 148, 705 E. Lewis St., ...

School band gets a big booster Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL - 3 hours ago The GAO Grotto donated percussion equipment, including 20 bass, snare and tenor drums, two sets of bells, two sets of cymbals and a number of drumsticks, ...

Drums & Drummers News
August 20th, 2007

Thornton drums up a new album Kansas City Star, MO - Aug 18, 2007 BY FRED SHUSTER Before “Sling Blade,” Angelina and “Bad Santa,” Billy Bob Thornton played drums in a ZZ Top tribute band. Even during the making of his ...

PlaybillArts

He marched to the beat of his own drum New York Daily News, NY - 5 hours ago The grand master once told me that he refined the quality of drum solos so that he could do two things: teach the audience to follow his mind as he played, ... Max Roach: a Hurricane on the Drum Set NPR Max Roach Telegraph.co.uk Under drums, see Roach, Max Glens Falls Post-Star Jazz Police - Tulsa World all 35 news articles

AEROSMITH Drummer Planning Autobiography - Aug. 20, 2007 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 1 hour ago According to The Boston Globe, AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer is working out the details on writing "Little Boy Burning", his autobiography "of sorts" for ...

Iron Fire Drummer Departs Metal Underground, MD - 1 hour ago After months of auditions we found the Danish Metal machine with the German name Fritz Wagner, he will be the new drummer of Iron Fire and we are really ...

Dummers get set for world-record attempt Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK - 7 hours ago A group from JDT set the longest drum kit marathon by a team record five years ago with 48 hours 15 minutes. After that was broken by four hours by a team ...

MEGADETH Drummer: 'It's Always Fun For Me To Go Somewhere New ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - Aug 18, 2007 "I have just been made aware from my friends at Vic Firth, that my new custom MEGADETH/Shawn Drover graphic drumsticks are ready for this US tour leg and ... MEGADETH Guitarist Is Looking Forward To US Tour - Aug. 19, 2007 Blabbermouth.net all 2 news articles

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