Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

* Whether laying the rhythmic foundation plus lead/backing vocals for Brooklyn psych rock outfit The Golden Grass or his southern boogie band Rattlesnake, Adam Kriney is equally at home no matter where it goes! We get into acclimating to singing while drumming, crazy European gigs on beaches, drum sets finding their owners, pot brownies, psych rock, improvising, and the badassness of Captain Beyond. Boo Yaaahhh! Adam Kriney y’all!https://thegoldengrass.bandcamp.com/https://rattlesnakeboogie69.bandcamp.com/https://laotracina.bandcamp.com/https://www.instagram.com/thegoldengrassgroop/https://www.facebook.com/thegoldengrass/https://www.facebook.com/RattlesnakeBoogie69/Crazy Euro Beach Gig!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4KeM03-63Q

While Lev might be best known for his techy-blast-bea(s)t work in Brooklyn Black Metal outfit Krallice, he is certainly not at a loss for an array of gigs. We get into his many projects, Indiana Jones themed thrash bands, children books, legal weed and the great North West, playing drums in a Manhattan apartment, shredding long-form blast beats, Metallica’s “’And Justice For All”, his blind piano teacher, the joys of teaching, collaborating with Dave Edwardson of Neurosis, and his plans for the remainder of 2017! Wham Bam Thank’ya M’am!!http://levweinsteindrums.com/https://www.facebook.com/lev.weinstein.1

Drummer/guitarist Jimmy Bower has been the New Orleans go-to player for heavy music since the 80’s and has worked with Down, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, EHG, SuperJoint, Mystick Krewe of Clearlight, Shell Shock, Slugs, Blatant Frustration and more! We get into opening for Pantera, strange gigs with fat, masks, & glass, touring Japan, the origins of EHG & Crowbar, The New Orleans music scene back in the day, and much more! Yea you right!!https://www.instagram.com/jimmybowerpowerhttps://www.facebook.com/jimmy.bower.31https://twitter.com/bowerpower9

Hundred Suns/Ex-Every Time I Die drummer Ryan “Legs” Leger is our guest today! We get into his first drum set, The many joys of fishing, dial up internet and Kate Winslet's boobs, "professional" splash cymbals, Christmas tree stands with hub caps, penny music subscriptions, the Canadian birthright: Hockey, returning to country living & raising his daughters, Attention Deficit, and how he got the ETID gig plus the formation of Hundred Suns... And more (fishing)!smarturl.it/hundredsunshttps://hundredsuns.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/hundredsunsmusic/Twitter: @HundredSunshttps://www.instagram.com/hundredsunsmusic

NY native Greg Fox is the multi discipline, multi genre, electro, drumming, sensory percussion playing madman behind Liturgy, Ex Eye, his own solo records and much more. We get into opening for DMX, almost being in Jay Z’s band, what the hell sensory percussion is and how he used it to make a record, making a record by recording heart beats via a stethoscope, the forming of Ex Eye and Liturgy, his electronic pursuits, our mutual love for The Locust and Gabe Serbian's drumming and living in tiny NY tombs! Bam!http://gregfox.spaceTwitter: @GDF_XInstagram: @gdfxhttps://gregfox.bandcamp.comBoiler Room in Stereo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eftq8l_2GIkCatching an L Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEaSfQ_CZR0

When it comes to backbeat dropping, beat flipping, spazzy yet groovy, power punk playing Casey Deitz drumming is all that and then some! We caught up to talk about our mutual love for 90’s Rawk including Chavez, Polvo and Shiner and how those influences stand the test of time. We also get into the writing process of the Velvet Teen and Casey’s personal approach to writing a drum part. Lastly we touch on touring, his love for Japan, his other project Americas and a V.T. gig that devolved into a fist fight!!http://www.thevelvetteen.comhttps://thevelvetteen.bandcamp.comhttps://www.facebook.com/thevelvetteen/https://americas.bandcamp.comPhoto : facebook.com/EricMolyneauxImages/

Daniel Davison can presently be seen slaying beats in Buffalo New York’s own Every Time I Die and was previously a founding member of Norma Jean and recorded/toured with Underoath. We get into Daniel’s other gig; video directing and editing! -Plus long tours, how he got the ETID gig as well as the process of acclimating to their furious musical pace and the recording of “Low Teens”, plus the early years of his playing and subsequent forming of Norma Jean and much more!!!http://everytimeidie.nethttps://www.facebook.com/everytimeidie/Twitter: @everytimeidieInstagram: @everytimeidiehttp://www.danieldavison.netNorma Jean Video: https://vimeo.com/70593654Daniel Drumming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCgmHjHJld8ETID’s Halloween show clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uniGh06QeT4

Mason Macias is the glitchy, spazy, beat flipping’ drum-beast of NY’s synth, guitar, bass trio YOINK. We get into Zach Hill’s influence as well as our favorite jazz records, Mahavishnu Orchestra being the gateway band from Rock to Jazz, playing orchestral music, the fine line between improvisation and memorizing parts, plus other crazy projects he’s got going’ on.*Candy Rain @ 40:17 of the Podcasthttps://yoinknyc.bandcamp.com/releaseshttps://www.facebook.com/mason.macias3D YOINK JAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RGxUhOvyEoINFIX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDwETcnE838

I caught up with my drum instructor Wayne Maureaudown in New Orleans for some good times! We touch on German Beer, touring Europe, finding the balance of technique and groove to make something musical, Walter Wolfman Washington’s 30 year anniversary and our mutual fascination with Walter's previous drummer Junkyard Dog. We also get into the challenges of teaching and the importance of self motivation/ the benefits of playing afro-cuban/Brazilian beats/learning from VHS instructional videos, and more!!!!http://www.waynegrooves.com/https://www.facebook.com/wayne.maureauhttps://www.facebook.com/walterwolfmanwashington/*Tracks are from Walter Wolfman Washington's "Live at DBA, Wayne Maureau's trio with Steve Masakowski live on WWOZand and Wayne's funk trio "Trifunkta"

Coady Willis is the power house drummer of noise groove -duo Big Business who have also been 2-4th’s of the Melvins. With the Melvin’s , Coady found himself playing drums along aside one of his idols in Dale Crover and the two made for one hell of a dual drumming team and incredible phase of the Melvin’s. We get into nightmare gigs in New Orleans, Texas BBQ, learning to play double drums with an idol and compensating with visual cues for the spaciness that is the Melvin’s music, last minute subbing for Unsane’s Vincent Signorelli , the origins of Big Business and Murder City Devils, plus touring tips and the early connections o the drums that lasts to this day..Photo courtesy of: https://www.facebook.com/erikmoholdtphotography/https://bigbigbusiness.bandcamp.com/https://www.instagram.com/bigbigbiz/https://twitter.com/bigbigbizhttps://www.indiemerch.com/bigbusinesshttps://www.facebook.com/bigbigbiz

Vinnie Signorelli is the heavy groovin’ drummer of NY’s proto-noise rock merchants Unsane. We get into Italian food (of course), gigging at CGBG’s in the early days of Unsane with Helmet in what was at the time called the “Crust Rock” scene, auditioning for Richard Hell & the Voidoids, recording the new record “Sterilize”, his father purchasing him his first drum set to “run the upstairs tenant out”, nearly dying TWICE, and how drums might just have saved his life.*Track at 31:35 is “Fix it”off the 7’ split on Amphetamine Reptile recordshttp://unsanenyc.com/https://www.backstreetmerch.com/en-us/artist/unsane/https://www.riffrelevant.com/2017/06/27/unsane-share-upcoming-sterilize-album-tour-dates/https://www.facebook.com/TrueBlueTattooNYC***Photo Cred: http://nathanielshannon.com/

Adam Betts is the propulsive electro-punk drumming maestro behind Three Trapped Tigers, Squarepusher’s live band- Shobaleader One and his own solo record; "Colossal Squid". We delve into the complexities of learning Squarepusher's material, our love for Pantera, rural raves with tractors and ecstasy, early influences and modern idols, playing with Mark Guliana, touring with the Deftones and borrowing a kit from Abe Cunningham, plus much more! **Check out the title track off Three Trapped Tigers most recent record entitled Silent Earthlings @ 00:36:14 -out on: http://www.superballmusic.com http://www.adambettsdrums.comhttps://adambetts.bandcamp.comhttps://twitter.com/adambettsdrumshttps://www.instagram.com/adambettsdrums/http://www.threetrappedtigers.comhttps://www.facebook.com/SHBLDR1/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgh7gc3x4tMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX9QE6OBvoY

Hozoji Margullis is the drumming, singing, multi-instrumentalist badass for HELMS ALEE. We get into the formation of the band, the origins of her name and NOT being Japanese, learning to play open handed while singing/drumming at the same time, the effects of Washington state weather, geek out about the Melvins, and recording their new record Stillicide with Kurt Balllou at God City Studios! Check it out y’all!**“Helms Alee’s “Untoxicated” off Stillicide @ :00:23:53 !! Bammmm!!!https://helmsalee.bandcamp.comhttps://www.facebook.com/HelmsAlee/https://helmsalee.netTwitter: @HelmsAleeMusic © https://sargenthouse.com

Ben Koller slays beats and splits wood in Converge, Mutoid Man, All Pigs Must Die, Kill or Be Killed,and more!!! As one of my favorite drummers, it was awesome catching up with his guy for some drum talk. We get into our favorite 80’s records, initially subbing and ultimately getting the gig, balancing touring with said bands and having a family, the Blues Brothers, Guns n Roses, and what his German name actually translates to. It’s a good one so strap in for the drum shrapnel. Ben Koller ladies and gentleman!!! Check out "Wreck and Survive" off the new Mutoid Man record War Moans @ the 00:30:44 mark-available everywhere!https://mutoidman.com/https://www.facebook.com/mutoidman/https://www.convergecult.com/https://www.facebook.com/converge/https://apmdsl.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/apmdband/http://www.killerbekilled.com/© sargenthouse.com

Stanton Moore is one one of the chief drumbassodors of New Orleans drumming and a guy I grew up watching and was always inspired by. Whether it's funk, electronic loops, jazz, or traditional New Orleans rhythms Stanton is always gigging, instructing, recording and most importantly EVOLVING>. We get into legendary NOLA drummers such as Zigg of the Meters, James Black, Earl Palmer, Smokey Johnson, Russell Batiste, Johnny Vidacovich, Shannon Powell and many more. We also get into the roots of Rock & Roll, Stanton’s holy trinity of drummers, and the early days of running the jam band circuit-from sleeping bags to Galactic gigging at Red Rocks..*Today's episode is sponsored by stantonmooredrumacademy.com **Check out the new track "Night People" (feat. Maceo Parker)off his new album "With you in Mind" due out July 21, 2017 @ the 01:05:07 mark!https://stantonmooredrumacademy.com/https://www.stantonmoore.com/http://galacticfunk.com/https://www.facebook.com/stantonmooremusichttps

Sam Hutchinson is the drummer of Kansas City's Bummer who are amidst an awesome tour with Whores and Wrong. We get into loving the line up of their present run with Whores & WRONG, Working at C&C Drum Co., his freaky 28x12’ bass drum, not shitting your pants on the gig vs not trying to psych yourself out on the gig, manly Dad’s, Slipknot, and our mutual experience working with producer/engineer Justin Mantooth at Westend Recording Studio.*Stick around for “Birthday Snake” off their recent 12’ split with Pinko just released in April of 2017!!https://bummerkc.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/BummerKChttps://twitter.com/bummerkc

Donnie Adkinson of Atlanta's WHORES. has been rockin' some serious noise-rock pocket both live and on the bands new record "Gold". We talk about his first impressions of NYC, Touring and balancing family life, John Bonham being the impetus for his drumming career, his love for Frank Zappa, literally heavy drum sets, being a country boy at heart, swinging’ hammers & drum sticks, getting comfortable with slow tempos, plus a not so awesome tour opening for The Offspring with his previous band The Letters Organize, and much more!“Ghost Trash” from WHORES. LP GOLD featured @ 32:33https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gold/id1148701701https://whores.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/whrsband/https://www.instagram.com/whoresband/https://twitter.com/whoresbandatl

Drummer Drew Thomas has been laying down beats for the last 30 years in bands such as Dead Heavens, Into Another, Youth of Today, Bold, The New Rising Sons and many more! ** We talk about his long relationship with Walter Schreifels (Quicksand/Dead Heavens, Rival Schools, Solo), living in NYC in the late 80’s, drumming with Youth of Today as a kid and his first gig at CBGB’s opening for Agnostic Front, the altered state of the modern recording industry vs the resurgence of vinyl, pursuing music through the setbacks over the years, and the new Dead Heavens record due out June 16th on Dine Alone records!http://www.deadheavens.com/http://dinealonerecords.com/releases/whatever-witch-you-are/https://deadheavensnyc.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/deadheavens/https://soundcloud.com/the-new-rising-sonshttps://www.facebook.com/IntoAnother/

Aaron Hill is the drummer of both New Orleans Sludge Metal pioneers Eyehategod as well as instrumental classic rock/riff rock badasses Mountain of Wizard. We touched on the challenges of stepping in for original EHG drummer of nearly 30 years; Joey LaCaze (RIP), marching bands, classic rock radio, strange gigs, naked "rotund" dudes, stoic Germans, the rare botched setlist, and growing up in a small town and pursuing music! Check ‘er out ya’ll ! Crash Bang Boom!!https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000273515163https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEyeHateGod/https://www.facebook.com/Mountain-Of-Wizard-191016291062937/https://mountainofwizard.bandcamp.com/http://www.thehousecorerecords.com

Sebastian Thomson has been the drumming force behind dancy, electronica inspired purveyors of eclectic post rock; Trans Am- and more recently the one and only Baroness whose album “Purple” was one of my favorites of 2015. We get into working with Trans Am for over 20 years as well as the recording process for their newest record record California Hotel as well as touring & recording working with Baroness. We also talk about Alex Van Halen’s drumming, rototoms, octaobans, physics, and taking the risk of going all -in to pursue your art. Get you some! Crash Bang Boom!!*Stay tuned for the tail end of this episode to hear the first track off the new Trans Am record California Hotel available now!!!!!http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/trans-amhttps://www.facebook.com/transamband/https://transam.bandcamp.com/http://yourbaroness.com/https://www.facebook.com/YourBaroness/https://www.facebook.com/sebastian.thomson.79Instagram: @rimshotxxx