So shortly after getting back in town from the Pencil in a Mineshaft Long Weekend Tour Woodcock and I were chatting about future shows and things he had on the books to play once we got back to L.A. Well… he wasn’t kiddin’, we have shows booked out till mid September!!
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I went back to Dallas on vacation a few weeks ago and managed to pick up a gig while I was at it!! I was contacted by Ricky Stewart to be a part of his Coldheart Band and play a show @ the Curtain Club in Deep Ellum. I remember going to shows often in this rough neighborhood of downtown Dallas and it was definitely an amazing experience to go play for my friends and family.
I also snagged some video thanks to my old roommate John Rasbury! So if you weren’t around here’s the last song of the set!!
Thanks again to Ricky for getting me the opportunity to play in Dallas.
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Over the course of playing with several groups I’ve learned one of the roles that I should have tackled earlier as a drummer, leading. This can be difficult at times because whenever you’re auditioning there is some uncertainty as to what’s what and the whole situation is really fresh and new. Many times I would sit back and pay attention to the guiding instruments, be it lead guitar, vocals, or keyboards. I would allow them to guide me through songs because they knew the songs better than I did right? It’s their music after all.
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When I moved to Los Angeles I was really ready to hit the music scene really hard and get my career in gear. I had been auditioning for several local bands all over the greater Los Angeles area but I noticed that many times I would hear from the bands I was auditioning for that I wasn’t hitting the drums loud enough, or it looked like I wasn’t that into the music. <Click on this story’s header for more.>
