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John Sparrow

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About Me

JOHN SPARROW
Batterie

PERFORMANCE CREDITS
Violent Femmes, Shakuhachi Club, The Tossers, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), Jimmy Johnson (Otis Rush, Blues Legend), Joe Puerta (Bruce Hornsby and The Range, Ambrosia), Sam Llanas (BoDeans), Kevin Kinney (Drivin and Cryin), Steve MacKay (Iggy Pop and the Stooges), Dick Parry (Pink Floyd, Rory Gallagher), John Curley (Afghan Wigs), Dresden Dolls, The Danglers......
DISCOGRAPHY
John Sparrow Quintet (Solo)
Reflections Of The Heart (Michael James Dombrowski)
Live at Rorys (The Danglers)
Faux Kack (The Danglers)
Johnny Zarck Live Spring 1998
The Suite (The Danglers)
Long Dim Road To Dublin (The Tossers)
The Danglers (The Danglers)
Cocktales (The Danglers)
We Had Heaven (The Danglers)
Eating Myself (single) exclusive to ExcellentOnline.com (The Danglers)
Intersocial Volition and Colloquialisms (Victor DeLorenzo)
Resolute (single) *Live at WMSE Volume 7 comp. (The Danglers)
Ryoanji (Shakuhachi Club MKE)
Taimu (Shakuhachi Club MKE)
Next Stop Antartica (The Green Mist)
"Taimu" Shakuhachi Club MKE
"Ryoanji" Shakuhachi Club MKE
"Faux Kack" The Danglers
"The Danglers" The Danglers
"We Had Heaven" The Danglers
PRESS
MODERN DRUMMER 7/07 PG.1
MODERN DRUMMER 7/07 PG.2
MODERN DRUMMER 7/07 PG.3
MODERN DRUMMER 7/07 PG.4
MAXIMUM INK
MODERN DRUMMER 6/01
SHEPHERD EXPRESS 6/05
J/S on cajon at Interstate Music Milwaukee,WI (Below)
Interview with ALSORAN (Below)
Solo from Brooklyn, NY (Below)

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


DATE

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION



May 7

9 p.m.

Nottingham Co-Op
(The Danglers)

Madison, WI


May 25

7 p.m.

Linnemans
(The Danglers)

Milwaukee, WI


June 7

5 p.m.

St. Robert's Parish
(Superchiefs)

Shorewood, WI


October 17

7 p.m.

Gallery 218
(1913)

Milwaukee, WI

Music:

Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Dave Grohl, Jeff Buckley, Jimmy Chamberlin, John Bonham, Carl Palmer, Ginger Baker, Mitch Mitchell, Joe Morello, Earl Palmer, Tim Alexander, Dave Abruzzese, Damon Che, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Coltrane, Matt Johnson, 50, Dre, John Barbatas, Pete Thomas, Charlie Watts, Keith Moon, Bones Broderick, Kevin O' Donnell, Eminem, Steven Adler, John Paul Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis (the killer)!, The Platters, Han Bennik, Dan Fogelberg, Anita Baker, Lily Allen, Jet, King Crimson, MICHAEL GILES.....

My Blog

The Danglers to play Madison Wedneesday May 7th!!!!

This Wednesday May 7th at 9pm will be The Danglers' return to Madison and special it will be. NEVER have The Danglers been so happy to return to Madison to play in their 10 year history. The audienc...
Posted by John Sparrow on Sun, 04 May 2008 08:20:00 PST

NEW VIDEOS!!!!!

I have posted 4 new videos on Youtube. There are two performances that are with me on drums, one in the studio and one live. There other two are clips of the clinic I did with my trio The Danglers a...
Posted by John Sparrow on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:07:00 PST

THE DANGLERS IN CHICAGO 4-06-08

Sunday April 6, 2008Reggies Music Joint2105 S. State St.5 pm doors6 pm Modern Day Savage7 pm The Danglers (will be doing Zappa and original stuff)9 pm Tautologic21+$7Reggie’s also has loads of V...
Posted by John Sparrow on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:52:00 PST

NEW TRACK AND GIGS

Well friends, I just recorded some demo material with Janet Schiff and our duo 1913. There is one track posted HERE The song that is posted is titled Sonata. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. ...
Posted by John Sparrow on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:20:00 PST

Updated Show Listing

I have a number of shows coming up that I am posting below. I will be performing with a number of different groups, all of which are great bands that play great music. I encourage everyone to come d...
Posted by John Sparrow on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:31:00 PST

Solo things

I have recorded some solo things in the past in order to put together a solo release. I have included some of those tracks on my music page at THIS location.I perform so many different kinds of music...
Posted by John Sparrow on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:21:00 PST

UPDATES, FINALLY!

Hello everyone. I want to mention to all of you that don't live in my region or my friends that are out of the US, that it has been a rough winter here in Milwaukee, WI USA! Bitter cold temperatures...
Posted by John Sparrow on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:35:00 PST

QUICK UPDATE

I have posted my newest dates on the front page here. The Danglers' show at Martyr's was fun and it was great to connect with old fans and make new ones. My clinic at Cascio Interstate Music was a g...
Posted by John Sparrow on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:24:00 PST

Percussion Clinic in New Berlin, WI

I am so pleased to announce that I will be giving a percussion clinic in New Berlin, WI February 2, 2008 1pm. The event will take place at Cascio Interstate Music. The clinic will also feature two o...
Posted by John Sparrow on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:50:00 PST

THE NEW YEAR...

Hi! Wow how about those holidays huh? OK, they are over.... let's move on. NYE? OH, amateur night? Well, I will play an early gig and go home to my family for the first time in a number of years....
Posted by John Sparrow on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:20:00 PST