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NoNo otherother pedalpedal inin • Control Core Quadbeater • theZero world Play Hinge even • comesRoller Hoop close Clamp to this • Clicklevel Lock of personal Spring Adjustment • Uni-Lock Beater Angle Cam ALL NEW FEATURES • Translucentthe worldCams even • Lightweight comes Receiverclose to Cam this level • High of Performance personal Ninja Bearings • Independent Traction Grips tunability.tunability. WithWith allall newnew featuresfeatures borrowedborrowed fromfrom ourour renownrenown DemonDemon DriveDrive pedal,pedal, EliminatorEliminator RedlineRedline isis thethe perfectperfect evolutionevolution ofof aa pedalpedal thatthat setset aa standardstandard othersothers havehave yetyet toto attain.attain. CONTENTS Volume 41 • Number 4 CONTENTS Cover and Contents photos by Alex Solca FEATURES 24 MATT CHAMBERLAIN. A new duo album with keyboardist Brian Haas is a fascinating platform for one of the busiest session drummers alive, who also knows the value of pure abstract expression. by Michael Dawson 26 DALE CROVER. The drummer and his Melvins bandmate Buzz Osborne have formed a new supergroup with Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes and Omar Rodriguez- Lopez of At the Drive-In. And it’s as cool as it sounds. by Michael Parillo 42 BILLY THOMAS. The Western swing revival is in good hands with Vince Gill’s drummer, who’s gone to great lengths to replicate the feel, sound, and soul of one of America’s great homegrown art forms. by Mike Haid 50 BØRNS’ KRISTEN GLEESON-PRATA. Her Berklee training certainly helped her land the gig with one of indie- 28 Matt Garstka pop’s biggest stars. But just as important was her self-imposed “I wanted a natural drum sound, and we rage to succeed. by Willie Rose tried to avoid quantizing. So the grooves 54 SEAN NOONAN. In today’s copycat musical climate, needed to be super-tight. That’s where my a truly unique character is tough to come by. Here’s one intensive practice came in.” drummer who’s learned that the best person to model yourself after is the guy in the mirror. by Ken Micallef 83% OF DRUMMERS SAID His second album with the pioneering instrumental band Animals as Leaders is more complex than his rst—but 58 WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT…MEL BROWN? The former sta er at Motown and current dean of Portland, more human as well. This is the state of the art. Oregon, jazz drummers learned valuable lessons from Stevie by Ken Micallef Wonder, jazz legend Philly Joe Jones—and every great singer THEY’D SWITCH TO UV1. he’s ever heard. by Robin Tolleson LESSONS EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENTS OMAR HAKIM ACTUALLY DID.* 40 Style and Analysis 16 Product Close-Up 8 An Editor’s Overview Matt Garstka on “The Brain Dance” Dixon Little Roomer Drumset Follow Your Heart by Austin Burcham Istanbul Mehmet X-Ray Series by Adam Budofsky Cymbals 64 Basics Provenance 6x14 Jaguar XJS Snare 10 Readers’ Platform * MAYBE THAT’S BECAUSE THE NEW EVANS UV1 10mil single-ply drumhead is more versatile and Stickings That Rock Tama Star Single Tom Stand and Favorite Carter Beauford Track? durable than the heads they were playing before, thanks to its patented UV-cured coating. 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Page 81 and more Bebop Syncopation Part 1: Max Roach and Art Blakey 80 Encore by Mike Al eri The Band’s The Last Waltz 70 Rock Perspectives 82 Backbeats A New Perspective PASIC 2016, Part 2: Three-Over-Two Linear Polyrhythms ProgPower USA XVII by Aaron Edgar 87 Kit of the Month 72 Concepts The Dream Police Kit Do I Need an Attorney? Part 1: When to Expand Your Team by Russ Miller 83% OF DRUMMERS SAID THEY’D SWITCH TO UV1. OMAR HAKIM ACTUALLY DID.* * MAYBE THAT’S BECAUSE THE NEW EVANS UV1 10mil single-ply drumhead is more versatile and durable than the heads they were playing before, thanks to its patented UV-cured coating. UV1.EVANSDRUMHEADS.COM AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW “Best service I’ve received from ANY store!” Founder Ronald Spagnardi Robby, Vista, CA Follow Your Heart 1943–2003 Publisher/CEO Senior Art Director here are multiple reasons we go Isabel Spagnardi Scott G. Bienstock Tdown particular paths of drum- ming education. 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