Archive for: December, 2018

BNS: Steve Gadd Revisited

We’re closing out the year by revisiting a pensive conversation with one of the greatest drummers of all time, Steve Gadd. (This episode was recorded in 2015 and originally released in early 2016.) Thanks to all of you for making Trap Set a big success in 2018; here’s to 2019!

BNS: Bill Cardwell (C&C Drum Company)

This week, a fascinating bonus episode with Bill Cardwell–drum builder and co-founder of C&C Drum Company. Dozens of our guests have played Bill’s drums; get to know the deeply compelling person behind the instruments.

195: Bryan St. Pere (Hum)

Illinois band Hum created an expansive sound world, and Bryan St. Pere’s drumming is the beacon that guides the listener through thick fields of distortion. Bryan tells Joe about: his fascination with Bugs; loving Neil Peart so much that he used Pert Plus shampoo as a child; coming from a “family of struggle”; having a…

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194: Jason Gerken (Shiner, Molly McGuire, Season of Risk, Birth Defects, etc.)

Jason Gerken likes to party. He also has the unique ability to make unexpected musical choices sound natural and powerful. Jason tells Joe about: why his parents tried to prevent him from becoming a drummer; working with beloved KC bands Shiner and Molly McGuire; his day job managing a bar; a brush with death; learning…

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