every once in a while at my house we will sit around watching youtube videos of crazy drum solos.  now i do not particularly like insane, mind blowing, fast-paced, or  anything like that. i like a good solid beat.  no drum solo at all, if possible.

but one really can’t help watching these videos of tony royster jr killing everything in his path.

in the ten years since its inception, the collective sound has nurtured hundreds of kids in the way of rock. i, being a recent addition to the family, would like to introduce you to those whom i’ve met recently.

the shimmies: www.myspace.com/theshimmiesband

The Shimmies in Olympia, WA

aubrey debauchery: www.myspace.com/aubreydebauchery

Aubrey Debauchery in Costa Mesa, CA

T i D: www.myspace.com/tidband

wurk me out! (Live)

the delta mirror: www.myspace.com/thedeltamirror

larry howe: www.myspace.com/jacobandlarry

me: www.myspace.com/tuolumnemusic

and most recently,

the souls: www.myspace.com/thesoulschicago

a lot of good music has come from this place. be a part of the next wave.

-tim

if you read anything about Otis redding than you know that he got started at a very young age.  by the time he was 19 he was touring with Pinetoppers, and at age 21 he wrote and recorded one of rock n roll’s greatest ballads “these arms of mine.”  this man accomplished so much in his short life it is unbeleiveable.  many songs you still hear today were written by him; songs like “respect” made famous and “hard to handle” covered by both the greatful dead and the black crowes were both originally written by otis redding.

to accomplish as much as he did at such a young age baffels me.  i just do not understand it.  where does it come from? that spark of creativity, pocket, and charisma to become such a reknowned artist and musician that the post office issues a stamp with your face on it.

i do, however, see it in a lot of faces that come through TCS.  students who have that drive and that “little somethin’ else” find their way into our program and make me feel crappy about myself.  those kids will be the next otis redding.

sadly otis redding died in a plane wreck when he was 26.  but he owned the plane. at 26th. insane.

in other news, anyone else think its wierd that electronic arts used matt and kim’s song daylight for the sims 3 ad? i do.

i was going to add an otis redding song to this post, but now i’ve been listening to matt and kim for 30 minutes so i am going to force you to watch this video:

- larry

Needless to say the song was amazing. It was “Same Ol’ Road” by the band Dredg and it kick started a long love affair with the band. Then, when I was 18 and coming to camp Zac told me that during one of the weeks at this particular year we were all going to go see Dredg and get to meet them. That was an amazing camp experience and somewhere we have video footage of how awesome it was.

Last night Vince (also of TCS fame) and I went to see Dredg here in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall. After sweating through the opening bands (one of which was absolutely amazing: Judgement Day) our senses were treated to an unimaginable cornucopia.  The show was absolutely amazing.  They opened with “Same Ol’ Road” which got me super pumped; and I ended up being that jerk who pushes people closer to the front.  Despite releasing a new album just a few days ago, the band played mostly songs from the previous two albums.  Including my other favorite “The Canyon Behind Her.”  To top all things off the cellist and violinist from Judgement Day played a couple of songs with the band and did a short jam with them.

So the show was amazing, and I am glad I spent all of my lunch money on the ticket.  They still have a few dates on their tour so everyone should try to check them out.  Granted, it wouldn’t be as good as last night because the SF show was their home show, jerks!

Check out this video of them from last night, and stop by their myspace for more music.

- larry (email that fool)