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Kicking Daisies, Featuring Drummer Caitlin Kalafus, Release a New Video


Inspired by groups as diverse as Led Zeppelin, Paramore and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kicking Daisies draws from a wide variety of influences to create a sound that is truly unique.

You need to experience Kicking Daisies live to know what they are really about. They’ve been said to be prodigies; but what they really are, are great musicians, songwriters and performers.

While they pull influences from the past, they are clearly the direction for the future of music. Singers, songwriters and multi instrumentalists’ intent on setting a new path that blends riff driven rock with incredible vocal harmonies to create a sound that fills you with that “I’ve just heard something amazing” feeling.

Caitlin has been featured in numerous publications. Two times in the Connecticut Post, the New Haven Advocate, and Modern Drummer. She is also a Gibraltar Artist.

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Tris Imboden’s Drum Rack

Brent Barnett with Gibraltar Hardware gives us a behind the scenes look into the assembly of Tris Imboden of the group Chicago‘s drum rack. He details each piece of hardware with all its features along with the model numbers.

Parts mentioned in this video:

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Gibraltar Artist Frank Zummo Joins Mötley Crüe (for a few shows)

Frank Zummo

Longtime Motley Crue friend and fan, Frank Zummo of Interscope Records’ S.D.C. (Street Drum Corps) will be playing with the legendary rockers on their 8/21 Virginia Beach, VA, 8/22 Bristow, VA, 8/23 Raleigh, NC , 8/27 West Palm Beach, FL and 8/28 Tampa, FL shows.

Zummo is filling in for Tommy Lee who is nursing a hand injury. Says Zummo, “The first concert I ever saw was Motley Crue when I was a kid, and I’ve been a big fan ever since. It is a huge honor to drum with one of the greatest rock bands, and filling in for Tommy will be one of the most amazing experiences of my life!”

When not drumming with Motley Crue, Zummo is in the studio with band mates Bobby Alt and Adam Alt working on S.D.C.’s debut double album due out early 2010.

Check out behind the scenes in the studio footage at www.streetdrumcorps.com

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Frank Zummo

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Shawn Crahan aka Clown of Slipknot, Dirty Little Rabbits Drum Hardware Setup

Brent Barnett talks about how he designed Shawn Crahan’s drum rack using Gibraltar Hardware pieces GRS-850DBL, SC-GRSAR, SC-GRSARA, SC-RBA, and parts from the GRS-150C. This rack is for show he will be playing in his band Dirty Little Rabbits.

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How to pick the best cymbal stand for your drum setup

Here is my a video on the anatomy of the Gibraltar 9600 Series Cymbal Stand. As I dissects the stand I’ll talk about its features, including it’s durability against repetitive setting up and tearing down, it’s design that prevents self vibration noises while recording, and how it’s more flexible and versatile than most other stands because of it’s high-quality engineering.

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