As a gigging musician, I go out of my way to procure lightweight gear. After hundreds of gigs, it dawned on me that I could probably lighten my load, so to speak. If memory serves me correct, I started with single brace stands. I'm currently using Tama Stage Master Straight [...]
Relationships have everything to do with being a busy musician. Being a good player (something I'm always working to be) is certainly important, but relationships are arguably even more important. I've heard many musicians, some of them extremely talented and quite successful, say that just being a nice guy makes [...]
It occurred to me early this year that I was booked for gigs all the way through December of 2013, before the end of December 2012. That struck me as a pretty cool thing, and it got me thinking about what had transpired to make it happen. While I get [...]
Generation Wrecks is back at Murphy's Law in Sunnyvale Saturday November 3rd. The band will be performing a handful of new tunes. In the meantime, we had to share the latest promo poster with you.
Update The Billboard article I originally referenced for this post is no longer online, and I'm not clear on what occurred with Jane's Addiction following the interview with drummer Stephen Perkins. According to Wikipedia, the band's last album was in 2011. There are lots of great drummer jokes, and [...]
When I purchased my Gretsch Catalina Birch kit from an individual, the bass drum head came with a crudely cut hole, that looked like something a child had done. I finally took the time to fix it, using an inexpensive tool called a Bass Drum O's Hole Cutter, which I [...]
