The Straight 8′s, a rock-a-billy group out of NC recently launched a new website. Check it out for a look at Mark Murphys custom cocktail kit we built, that was pinstriped by Igor at Igors Customs of Virginia Beach. Also check out lots of new media and slick photos of the artwork on his drums. Enjoy: http://www.straight8s.com/
The winter tour is booked and the dates are up, click the link below to see when G. Love and Special Sauce will be in your neck of the woods. Be sure not to miss Jeffrey Clemens layin’ down the funky blues/hip-hop groove behind G. Loves smooth guitar work.
A new set of Phatties on tour with the Eli Young Band graced Red Rocks this past weekend, check out these great IPhone pics from Chris! The rack tom is a 12, the floors are 16 and 18, and the bass is a 24. All feature inlayed wooden hoops and custom weathered nickel hardware. Sweet!
Chris Thompson of the Eli Young Band had his new setup delivered while on tour last night. Playing a gig just up the road in Tennessee, here’s a first peek at his amazing new setup. Specs as follows:
Phattie Custom Shop Kit featuring 6-Ply Maple toms, 8-ply maple bass drum.
12×9 rack, 16×16 and 18×16 floors, 24×16 bass
Wood hoops inlayed with a custom flecked maple banding
All hardware nickel-plated and then hand weathered/brushed
Custom laser-engraved wooden badges
And a ton of other small details that really put this kit over the top, if you’re looking for an amazing set of drums with an incredible level of detail, check out what our Custom Shop can do for you.
Hop on over to Benny’s Bar in Longview tomorrow night and catch Zenith Fuzzbomb. Dave Irish will be rockin’ his amazing Phattie Hybrid setup, currently consisting of 8×7, 10×7, and 13×8 rack toms, 16×16 floor, and a 22×20 bass. If you’re nowhere near Texas, check out their myspace page for some tracks: http://www.myspace.com/zenithfuzzbomb And stay tuned, they are headed back into the studio in September with some great new material.
Roxie is putting some mean beats down behind Civet, and opening for Social Distortion on their current tour. Her current kit features a Candy Apply Red custom paint job with black hardware, in a 10/12/16/22 configuration with matching snare. Check out http://www.myspace.com/civet for tour dates and some great tracks, and don’t miss them if they come blasting through your town, it’s a show worth staying up for!