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Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders

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About Me

My name is Taylor Hawkins. I play drums in a band called the Foo Fighters. I really love my gig, but like a lot of drummers I am a frustrated songwriter; have been for years. About a year ago I found myself at my bro's house, Drew Hester, recording some tunes. Just fucking around, really. By the way, Drew is a drummer as well. He plays with Joe Walsh among others. Drew is not a frustrated songwriter, he is a frustrated producer/engineer. Anyways, we started recording some tunes in his shitty living room/bedroom/studio that consists of a $2000 Pro Tools rig and a couple hundred dollars' worth of microphones (see kids you can make an album, too.)I enlisted the help of Drew's roommate Gannin, a ripping guitarist/funny motherfucker. Once we started recording we couldn't stop. We were having too much fun. The songs piled up, averaging a song a day. Somewhere along the line I decided we were making a record. Fuck sound quality, fuck analyzing song structures, fuck all that stuff. We are making a record. After finishing most of the songs we decided we needed the best bass player in town to glue this shit together. Enter Chris Chaney. You need rock? Call Chaney. You need Afro Cuban fusion hip hop? Call Chaney. You need bass on your dog food jingle? Call Chaney. I think you get the picture. Chris came in and finished the bass for the album in about a day. We finished the album. Now we are ready to put it out there, warts and all. I hope you enjoy it.
Here is our video for the single "Louise" - directed by Alma Harel
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Member Since: 11/21/2005
Band Website: taylorhawkins.com
Band Members: Taylor Hawkins / Drums and Vocals, Chris Chaney / Bass, and Gannin /Guitars.
Record Label: Thrive Records (www.thrivemusic.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hi From Gannin

Hello to all. Thanks so much for your support!! We appreciate all the messages!! It's been a great year so far. Japan was an amazing experience and we'll be going back very soon to do a proper club to...
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:24:00 PST

Hey Everybody, it's Taylor here.

Hey everybody, it's Taylor here. Sorry it's been a long time. I've been busy with the Foos. I just got back with The Coattails, we played at The Udo Festival in Japan. We got to hang out with KISS and...
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:04:00 PST

Last Call with Carson Daly show tonight

Be sure to tune into Last Call w/ Carson Daily tonight on NBC  (following Conan) to see the debut television performance from Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders http://www.nbc.com/Last_Call...
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:48:00 PST

Call your radio stations!!!!

Every rock radio station in the country has been sent the first single, "Louise". Let's all call our local stations everyday and request "Louise". The more calls, the better chance we have to be ad...
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 08:39:00 PST

"Love Line" with Taylor Hawkins 4/2/06

Check out the link below for a LIVE stream. This will be a fun listen. http://www.kroq.com/loveline/ Sunday 4/2/06 10pm - 12am (Pacific Standard Time) - Thrive
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 02:39:00 PST

Official TH & TCR Website is up and rocking !!!!

The debut album is in stores, the east coast leg of the tour is about to start, and the official "spiffy looking" website is up and running. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. Stay tuned her...
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 04:17:00 PST

AOL Music feature!

AOLMusic.com promo for Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders Get a Free Download of the Single "Louise" http://music.aol.com/songs/downloads/mp3_main.adp Listen to the Full CD http://music.aol.com...
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:03:00 PST

Itunes feature

We have some amazing Homepage placement for the Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders album on the iTunes Music Store! HOMEPAGE: We are featured as the top middle banner of the uppermost bann...
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:30:00 PST

East Coast Tour Dates confirmed !!!!

First round of East coast tour dates confirmed.  Check your local listings and call clubs for more info. April 12 Atlanta @ Vinyl April 14 Washington DC @  Black Cat April 15 Philadelphia ...
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:59:00 PST

SXSW show review

Check it out ! http://www.livedaily.com/sxsw/9780.html?t=98   - Thrive....
Posted by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:56:00 PST