Pick a Piper 4 Song EP

I'm fairly excited for this upcoming Saturday, March 13th.

Not only do I get to debut a new project I have been working on with some friends for the last year or so, but we get to play our first show with dual-drumming tour de force Pick a Piper, which features Brad Weber, a regular member of Caribou's touring ensemble. We will be playing at Studio A Cafe on Quinpool Road, and it's all ages, so bring the kids. I wrote about Caribou back in June, and I talked a little about how tricky it is to have two drummers play consistently well without getting in each others way. This Pick a Piper EP (available for FREE on their website) is a perfect example of what I meant.

The songs are loaded thick with percussion, but it's never messy. The songs keep a steady pulse, letting the melodies of everything from horns to mallet instruments to acoustic guitars shine through perfectly. Weber recorded and mixed the EP, and his talent as an engineer comes through with some cool panning effects and a perfect balance between the layers of percussion. This video gives you an idea of what you can expect from their live show, all sorts of audio and visual goodies.

Pick a Piper will also be joined by psych-prog masters Ace Kinkaid of Ottawa. My other band, Sleepless Nights will be joining them for the bar show later on at Gus' Pub. This is a chance to see some of the best drumming Canada has to offer.

Don't miss them.

Saturday March 13th

Studio A Cafe (Facebook event)

7:00

Barnsk Fiddlisk

Ace Kinkaid

Pick A Piper

Gus' Pub

11:00

Ace Kinkaid

Pick a Piper

Sleepless Nights