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!
As many of you are aware Danny played with Primus in Chicago over the weekend, and played a set that included the usual Primus tracks, as well as a short version of Aenema: Keep your eyes peeled for some futher bootlegs from the show – I’m sure some better quality stuff will come out eventually. Here’s the full setlist: Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers Here Come the Bastards Last Salmon Man… Read More »Danny sucks with Primus, cover Tool
Primus and Tool fans are in for a treat the September as Danny is set to fill in for Tim “Herb” Alexander for a few shows in September. Rolling Stone reports: The drummer will be joining the bass-rumbling alt-rockers for their Riot Fest appearances in Chicago and Denver, as well as an after party at the Windy City’s Concord Music Hall on September 13th. Claypool reports that they decided to… Read More »Danny to fill in for Herb in September Primus shows
A new video came across my desk this morning – Red, White and Black by punk band OFF! The video features cameos from Danny Carey, as well as Dale Crover (Melvins) and David Yow (The Jesus Lizard) and possibly a few others. Check it out:
Sad news from the Tool camp today as Blair informs us that Danny’s father Bob passed away recently. According to Blair’s post: Last night I received the sad news that Danny’s father had passed away. Big Bob, as we called him, died peacefully from an illness in his house in Kansas, and Danny was able to visit with him in his last moments. Before suffering a stroke, Bob would attend… Read More »RIP “Big” Bob Carey
We’re back! Turns out my porno stash was getting out of hand and the disk was full! While we were offline Danny lost and found his dog, over 100 people emailed me about some kids playing 46&2, and zero progress on the new Tool album was made!
Kat messaged me this morning to let me know that the new Volto! album Incitare is now available for order as part of a Deluxe Bundle. According to the site the bundle includes: Exclusive, limited edition, 180 gram audiophile Vinyl edition of the album Incitare featuring the limited edition album artwork, an etching of the VOLTO! “Shock Rat” (same design as the T-shirt) on Side D, designed by Adam Jones… Read More »Incitare Deluxe Bundle now available
Volto!’s debut album Incitare is now streaming via the Rolling Stone website. It goes on sale via Amazon and iTunes very soon, and presumably physical media will be on sale early in August. Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Volto! have released a video today for the track Tocino from their album Incitare. Featuring Danny, Blair are presumably some other cameos, here it is:
Volto! have published a series of dates on their Facebook page, which I presume are tour dates as they celebrate the release of their new album Incitare. Without further fanfare: Sat Aug 3 Yestival Camden NJ Sun Aug 4 Highline Ballroom NYC Mon Aug 5 The Synclair Boston MA Tue Aug 6 Waiting Room Buffalo NY Wed Aug 7 Magic Bag Detroit MI Thur Aug 8 The Grog Shop Cleveland… Read More »Volto! announce East Coast dates
I discovered today that the Volto! website now seems to be up and running, and featured on it is a piece written by Blair where he discusses Danny, Volto! and Synthesizers, in particular the Minimoog he sold Danny. The piece also contains a few answers to the recent quiz posted in the June Tool Newsletter: Over the many years since Danny purchased the Minimoog, its distinctive control panel has, for… Read More »Volto! and Minimoogs