music music MUSIC of all types, Chicago - which leads to - eating - which leads to - New Orleans, Cuba, politics, ethnomusicology, drums, latin percussion, comedy, transcribing music/drums (if I really hear something I like), chilling/working with smart creative kind progressive inspiring folks (aka the people I love), eating a Little Debbie Nutty Bar one layer at a time so i can lick all the peanut butter in between each wafer....kinky...
"There's a morphic subconsciousness here about music. It's part of the genetic history. There's so many musicians around here. I don't mean popular, fancy, well-known, rich ones... I mean natural musicians. Children being born, children coming up... it's morphic resonance. It's in the air. There's nothing sterile about music here. We're isolated down here. Nothing gets out, too, because we're below sea-level and it's hard to get that shit through a bunch of thick ass water." ---- Johnny Vidacovich, my drum teacher, on New Orleans
Dan's self-indulgent iPod list: Cubanismo!, A Tribe Called Quest, Aesop Rock, Afro Celt Sound System, Afro-Cuban Jazz Project, Al Green, Alpha Blondy, Andre 3000, Ani Difranco, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Archie Shepp, Art Blakey, Astral Project, Atmosphere, Atom & His Package, Azuquita, Babbletron, The Band, Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Beck, Bela Fleck, Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Ben Folds Five, Ben Harper, Big Lebowski Soundtrack, Bill Evans, Bill Hicks, Bill Laswell, Blackalicious, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Boiled In Lead, Boom Bip & Dose One, Bootsy Collins, Brian Blade, Brighton MA, Brother Ali, Bruce Springsteen, Brushfire, Buck 65, Buddy Rich, Buena Vista Social Club, Buju Banton, Busdriver, C-Rayz Walz, C.R. Avery, Cajmere, Cake, Cannonball Adderley, Cat Stevens, Cee-Lo, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Chicago, Chick Corea, Chucho Valdes, Cirque Du Soliel, Company Flow, The Cranberries, CCR, Critters Buggin', Cypress Hill, D'Angelo, Danger Mouse, Danger Mouse & Jemini, Dave Atell, David Bowie, Dee-Lite, Dexter Gordon, Digable Planets, Diverse, Dizzy Gillespie, Dose One, Dr. Didg, Dr. John, The Drugs, Dungeon Family, The Dynospectrum, E.S.T., Eddie Bobe, El-P, Eminem, Erykah Badu, Fela Kuti, Fishbone, Francisco Aguabella, Frank Zappa, Freddie Hubbard, Von Freeman & Ed Petersen, Frequency Below , The Fugees, Funkadelic, Funkadesi, Funkdoobiest, Gallery 37 Latin Big Band, Garage a Trois, Gene Krupa, George Clinton, Gil Scott Heron, Glasgow!, Gogol Bordello, Gorillaz, Grant Green, Green Velvet, The Greyboy Alltars, Groovesect, Grupo Afro Boricua, Guys & Dolls Soundtrack, Hampton Hawes, Harold Battiste, Harry Nilsson, Herbie Hancock, Hieroglyphics, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Ibrahim Ferrer, Immortal Technique, Imogen Heap, Irakere, Jaco Pastrius, Jaga Jazzist, JaGoFF, James Booker, James Brown, Jamiroquai, Jay Collins Band, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Jethro Tull, Jill Scott, Jim Hall, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Smith, Jo Jones, Joanna Newsom, John Coltrane, John Frusciante, John McLaughlin, John Prine, John Santos & Machete Ensemble, John Scofield, Johnny Vidacovich, Johnny Vidacovich w/ Chris Wood & Skerik, Johnny Vidacovich w/ June Yamagishi & George Porter Jr., JUICE, Justin Timberlake ('Futuresex' ONLY! haha), Keb' Mo', Kevin Coval, King Missile, King Tubby, Kool & the Gang, Kurt Elling, Labtekwon, Led Zeppelin, Lewis Black, Lootpack, Los Lobos, Los Van Van, Lovage, Lovers In Arms , M.I.A., Maceo Parker, Mad Mike, Madlib, Madvillain, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Manu Chao, Maraca, Mario Bauza & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra, Master Musicians of Jajouka, MC Paul Barman, Medeski Martin & Wood, Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, The Meters, MF Doom, Michael Jackson, Midwest Funk, Miles Davis, Mindless Self Indulgence, Mongo Santamaria, Morphine, Moxy Fruvous, Mr. Lif, Mr. Oizo, Muddy Waters, Mudkids, Neil Young, Non-Prophets, O Brother Soundtrack, Old Crow Medicine Show, Opie & Anthony, Oregon, Orishas, Otra!, Outkast, Ozomatli, Paco De Lucia John McLaughlin & Al DiMeola, Paris Combo, Parliament, Paul Simon, Peeping Tom, Perez Prado Orchestra, Phish, The Pimps of Joytime, Pink Floyd, Pocket Fishermen, The Police, Portishead, Prefuse 73, Prince & The Revolution, Professor Longhair, Psalm One, Quasimoto, Queen, The Quintet, Quintology, Ralph Peterson Quintet, Ray Charles, Rebirth Brass Band, Red Elvises, Reverend Horton Heat, Ricardo Lemvo Y Makina Loca, Ricky Sebastian, Robert Walter, Rod MacDonald, The Rolling Stones, Roots Manuva, The Roots, Sage Francis, Scientist, Scolohofo, The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Scottish McMillan, Secret Agent Bill , Secret Garden Soundtrack, Shakti with John McLaughlin, Simon & Garfunkel, Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet, Slavek Hanzlik, Sly & Robbie, Sly & The Family Stone, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonny Rollins, Soulive, The Specials, Squarepusher, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Stanton Moore, Steely Dan, Stefon Harris, Steve Goodman, Steve Martin, Steve Masakowski, Steven Wright, Sublime, Supernatural, System Of A Down, Taalam Acey, Tabla Beat Science, Talking Heads, Team America Soundtrack, Tenacious D, Thelonius Monk, Them, They Might Be Giants, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tom Waits, Tony Williams, Tool, Tortoise, The Tossers, Trapezoid, Typical Cats, Ulele!, Van Morrison, Victor Wooten, War, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Ween, Wes Montgomery, Wesley Willis, The Who, Wilco, Willie Nelson, Yerba Buena, Yes Is A World, Yesterday's New Quintet, Youngblood Brass Band, Z-Rock Hawaii, Zap Mama, The Zydepunks. Diiiiiiiig.
WEEN!
Secret Agent Bill, my bro's the singer
Ulele!!
Steve Goodman (rip)...my dad used to play with him
FLECKTONES! I've seen them about 14-15 times since 6/91
And I'm lovin this guy...
A Mighty Wind, As Good As It Gets, Super Troopers, Buena Vista Social Club, PCU, Annie Hall, Deconstructing Harry, Amelie, The Big Lebowski, The Princess Bride, Labrynth, The Muppet Movie, Bowling For Columbine, Airplane, Blazing Saddles, Wayne's World, Pulp Fiction, High Fidelity, This is Spinal Tap, The Usual Suspects, Tombstone, Saving Grace, Kentucky Fried Movie, Team America, Top Secret, Bulworth, FLESH!!!(greatest low budget indie film ever!! And I'm sure I have the only copy, haha)
Family Guy, Simpsons, Sealab 2021, Aqua Teen, Harvey Birdman, South Park, Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show, Chapelle's Show, MST3K (RIP), Mr. Show (RIP), The Awful Truth, Seinfeld....but seriously folks, let's turn off our TV's once in a while.
I don't read much, but i like Al Franken's books, and Kurt Vonnegut, Confessions Of An Economic Hitman by John Perkins.....most of the books i pick up these days are drum books.
Jim Henson.