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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!

Pigmy Love Circus gig August 4 @ the Dragonfly, LA

As hinted at on a Reddit post I was reading, Pigmy Love Circus (with Danny on drums in case you’ve forgotten!) are coming out of their drug induced coma and doing a gig in Los Angeles in August, and after a bit of searching I managed to come across this post for the gig: The gig is happening at the Dragonfly in Los Angeles on Saturday the 4th of August.… Read More »Pigmy Love Circus gig August 4 @ the Dragonfly, LA

Danny playing with Bubbatron and Crimson ProjeKct

A couple of Danny related items have crossed my desk over the last couple of days. Firstly it appears Danny will be playing drums with fellow Volto! member John Ziegler in his band Bubbatron. According to the post on Toolband: On FRIDAY, JULY 6, DANNY will perform with BUBBATRON (JOHN ZIEGLER, SCOTT KINSEY & JIMMY EARL) also at the BAKED POTATO (3787 Cahuenga Blvd., West, Studio City, Ca. 91604). Here… Read More »Danny playing with Bubbatron and Crimson ProjeKct

Danny’s Glass Snare

An article on Toolband today reveals a new snare drum in Danny‘s arsenal, this time made of glass. The post reveals: Aaron Harris shows me Danny’s new prototype GLASS SNARE while dismantling the drum kit that will be used during TOOL’S performance at the RIVER’S EDGE FESTIVAL on St. Paul’s Harriet Island SATURDAY, JUNE 23. Aaron will be Danny’s drum tech for the gig, so let’s hope the damn thing… Read More »Danny’s Glass Snare

Danny Carey with the School of Rock house band

I know you all love watching Danny Carey videos, and memphisdj emailed me a new one this morning, where Danny plays with the kids from the School of Rock house band: Not a bad effort from all involved, and it was great to see Danny rocking out on a relatively small drumkit! Update: According to Loudwire, Danny also offered an update on the new album: While the group hasn’t fully… Read More »Danny Carey with the School of Rock house band

Happy Birthday Danny!

Doesn’t seem like all that long ago that Danny hit the big five-oh, but it was indeed one year ago. No word on what celebrations Danny may be undertaking this year, hopefully it will involve writing something while having a few beers under his belt! While we can’t celebrate with Danny in the Loft, we can celebrate in our own special way. And that way will be via a new… Read More »Happy Birthday Danny!

Danny & Maynard video double!

A couple of videos made it into my inbox in the last 24 hours, one featuring Danny, and the other Maynard. The first one is a promotional video of sorts on the Mandala Drum channel on Youtube. It shows Danny playing his range of Mandala drums during a sound check prior to the 2012 Las Vegas gig: The second is a short new piece from CBS news who talk with… Read More »Danny & Maynard video double!

Want to be Danny’s Synth Tech?

Danny posted an advertisment of sorts on Facebook today, looking for a tech and an intern to work an EMS Synthi 100 Analogue Synthesizer: I’m looking for a tech to get this monster up and running, and an intern with advanced knowledge of midi to cv gate conversion and protools. Anyone qualified please contact me at Thanks for spreading the word. D.C. If you fit the bill, then make sure… Read More »Want to be Danny’s Synth Tech?

Adam providing art for new Volto album?

As most of you know by now, Danny’s other band Volto! have recorded a new album, which hopefully should be released soon.  A post on the Volto Facebook page today suggests that someone we know may be helping out with the artwork: artwork direction adam j Not sure exactly what this entails, or if it’s the right Adam, so keep your eye peeled for further info! Speaking of Volto! don’t… Read More »Adam providing art for new Volto album?

Volto! gig! Maynard! speaks!

For some reason I rarely seem to post Volto! gigs, but I figured there’s no time like the present to start!  Especially as they have a new album coming out soon.  According to Blair the next gig is on Friday the 24th of February at the Baked Potato, and features two sets.  Entry is $25 a bookings in advance are recommended. In other old news, Maynard did some public speaking… Read More »Volto! gig! Maynard! speaks!

Volto! Preview available now!

John Zeigler from Volto! has just posted a preview of the new album up on Facebook.  Those not on Facebook can check it out here.  Sounds great, and I hope the full album is just around the corner!