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Danny Carey

Danny Carey is the drummer for the band Tool, and also plays regularly in Los Angeles as part of Volto! and various other acts at the Baked Potato.

Danny is also considered one of the worlds leading drummers, and regularly appears at the pointy end of many Top Drummers lists. For all articles on Danny Carey, use this category!

Justin & Danny join Primus for Jimmy Hayward benefit

Justin & Danny join Primus for Jimmy Hayward benefit

Les Claypool and his mates in Primus are throwing a benefit show for his buddy Jimmy Hayward. Among other things, Jimmy worked with Danny Carey in Legend of the Seagullmen and Freebird. The show will take place on the 17th of April, 2023 at the Belasco in Los Angeles. It wouldn’t surprise me if there are more guests putting in an appearance on the night! Danny and Tool bass player… Read More »Justin & Danny join Primus for Jimmy Hayward benefit

Stumpfest 2023 lineup announced

Stumpfest 2023 lineup announced

Stumpfest is back for 2023, and as expected this mini-festival delivers a bunch of great acts worth checking out, including a rare appearance of the Danny Carey Trio. Stumpfest IX will take place over the 20th, 21st and 22nd of April at the Mississippi Studios Here’s what ChatGPT has to say about some of the other bands on the lineup: Elder is one of the most exciting and dynamic bands… Read More »Stumpfest 2023 lineup announced

Danny Carey added to Taylor Hawkins Tribute lineup

Danny Carey added to Taylor Hawkins Tribute lineup

This Tuesday night the 27th of September is the second Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, and it was announced recently that Tool‘s Danny Carey has joined the list of guests for the evening. No word on who Danny will be performing with, but with members of Yes and Rush on the lineup, prog fans worldwide could be in for an interesting night! It’s not really confirmed yet if this show will… Read More »Danny Carey added to Taylor Hawkins Tribute lineup

Danny Arrested at Kansas Airport

I’m sure you’ve all heard the news by now, but recent reports from TMZ tell us that Danny Carey was arrested last night at the Kansas Airport following an alleged altercation with a staff member. Reports are unflattering to say the least, and Danny probably has some explaining to do. On a more positive note, while in town Danny sat in with the Kansas University band during a recent basketball… Read More »Danny Arrested at Kansas Airport

cEvin Key tours the Loft with Peter Grenader

cEvin Key tours the Loft with Peter Grenader

cEvin Key from Skinny Puppy recently had the opportunity to tour The Loft, and chat with Tool drummer Danny Carey, as well as synth guru Peter Grenader to checkout the collection of vintage synths within. I haven’t seen the footage, but apparently it’s available to subscribers on cEvin’s Patreon channel. Peter was kind enough to share a few photos on Facebook though! Here’s an Imgur link for you non-Facebookers!

Danny Carey chats with cEvin Key

Danny Carey chats with cEvin Key

Interesting interview come out over the weekend, with Tool drummer Danny Carey having a lengthy chat with cEvin Key from Skinny Puppy. It’s a pretty chilled and laid back chat. Not a lot of new news of note, but covers a range of Tool related things, as well as covering a bunch of other Danny related projects. We worth your time I reckon.

Danny Carey & friends cover Rush’s “Anthem”

Danny Carey & friends cover Rush’s “Anthem”

Tool drummer Danny Carey has teamed up with musical luminaries such as Bill Kelliher from Mastodon, Les Claypool from Primus and Claudio Sanchez from Coheed & Cambria for a cover of prog rock legends Rush. The chosen track is Anthem and presented by the Two Minutes to Late Night Youtube channel. Here it is for your listening and viewing pleasure!

Danny & Justin streaming soon!

Danny & Justin streaming soon!

Just a couple of quick updates, firstly Tool bass player Justin Chancellor will be taking part in the Berklee College of Music’s bass player seminar this Thursday at 10 am US Pacific time. Instagram has all the details you need! Also happening this weekend is a stream from the Baked Potato, featuring Danny Carey sitting in with the Webb All Stars. If you’re like me, and always been keen to… Read More »Danny & Justin streaming soon!

Daniel Romano’s Outfit featuring Danny Carey

Daniel Romano’s Outfit featuring Danny Carey

In between being a new Dad, and writing a new Tool EP (lol) it seems that Tool drummer Danny Carey has found the time to appear on Daniel Romano’s latest creation: Forever Love’s Fool Danny’s playing tabla and percussion on this proggy album (FOREVER LOVE’S FOOL) by DANIEL ROMANO’S OUTFIT. That’s one way to keep your mind occupied during the quarantine. Thanks to Ben Sherazi for tracking files sent via… Read More »Daniel Romano’s Outfit featuring Danny Carey

Vic Firth presents Danny Carey playing Pneuma

Vic Firth presents Danny Carey playing Pneuma

Amazing footage this morning, with some multi-angle and excellent sounding footage of Danny Carey working the kit during a recent performance of the track Pneuma off Tool‘s latest album Fear Inoculum. It’s great stuff, and well worth the time investment for drummers and Tool fans alike!