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GEORGE CANYON CD
Kenny can be heard on the new CD from George Canyon, Somebody
Wrote Love, released July 11.
ROD STEWART CD DUE OCT. 10
A new CD from Rod Stewart, Still
the Same ... Great Rock Classics of Our Time, with Kenny on
drums, will be released October 10. Click here
for an article. Check out the photo gallery
for pictures from the sessions.
JOHN FOGERTY TOUR
Kenny tours with John
Fogerty this summer, beginning in Europe and continuing in the USA
and Mexico, with Willie Nelson opening on many of the dates. For ticket
information visit JohnFogerty.com.
The tour dates are:
June 28 Paris, France - Palais des Congres
June 29 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
July 1 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportspalace
July 2 Bonn, Germany - Museum Platz
July 3 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
July 5 Alborg, Denmark - Skovdalen
July 7 Sundsvall, Sweden - Gatufesten
July 8 Piteå, Sweden - Pite Havsbad
July 10 Stockholm, Sweden - Sjöhistoriska Museet
July 12 Langesund, Norway - Krogshavn
July 14 Sotra, Norway - Straume Idrettspark
July 15 Kunsbacka, Sweden - Tingbergsvallen
July 16 Helsingborg, Sweden - Sofiero Slott
July 18 Hamburg, Germany - Stadtpark
July 19 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
The tour continues in the USA. Willie Nelson is opening on many of the following dates:Jul 22 West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
Jul 23 Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
Jul 25 Nashville, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre
Jul 26 Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jul 28 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul 29 Raleigh, NC - ALLTEL Pavilion
Jul 30 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug 4 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Aug 5 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 6 Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug 8 Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (John Fogerty only)
Aug 9 Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Aug 11 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Theater
Aug 12 Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Resort Spa & Casino
Aug 13 Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake PAC
Aug 15 Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre
Aug 16 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Aug 18 Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Center
Aug 19 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug 20 Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
Aug 22 St. Louis, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
Aug 23 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
Aug 25 Denver, CO - City Lights Pavilion (John Fogerty only)
Aug 26 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
Aug 27 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
Aug 29 Alpine, CA - Viejas Concerts in the Park (John Fogerty only)
Aug 30 Lemoore, CA - Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino
Sept 1 Hemet, CA - Soboba Casino (John Fogerty only)
Sept 2 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (with Lucida Williams)
Sept 3 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl (with Lucinda Williams)
September 13 Mexico City - National Auditorium
ASIA CLINIC TOUR - OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
In October and November Kenny will be doing a clinic tour of Asia. Check
back for more details as they become available.
NEW PHOTO GALLERY
Be sure to check out the redesigned photo
gallery!
JAKE OWEN CD
Startin'
With Me, the new CD from Jake
Owen, with Kenny on drums, was released July 25. It debuted at #31
on the Rolling Stone Top 40 Albums chart, selling 22,867 units in one
week.
LENNON CD DUE SEPT. 19
Kenny can be heard on Damaged Goods, the new CD by Lennon,
due September 19.
KRYSTAL MEYERS CD PLATINUM IN JAPAN
The self-titled debut from Krystal Meyers was certified platinum in
Japan. The CD, with Kenny on drums, was released in June of 2005.
INTERVIEW & SOLOS ON VICFIRTH.COM
If you haven't seen it yet check out a video interview
along with some video clips
from one of of Kenny's recent drum clinics on the Vic
Firth website. Be sure to click on the Interview, and clips #1,
2 & 3.
TONIGHT SHOW APPEARANCE WITH JOHN FOGERTY - JUNE
7
On Wednesday, June 7 Kenny performs with John Fogerty on the Tonight
Show with Jay Leno on NBC-TV. It's an outdoor performance and part of
the Toyota Concert Series. To see one of the pre-show performances,
visit
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/Toyota_Concert_Series/videos/john_fogerty1.shtml
'LESSONS FROM THE LEGENDS' ON REHEARSALS.COM
Check out Kenny's session on the Lessons
from the Legends series on Rehearsals.com. Lessons
is a unique series of educational clinics recorded in high-definition
video and featuring some of today's top musicians, artists, songwriters,
producers and performers.
MODERN DRUMMER READER'S POLL
In the 2006 Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll Kenny was voted #2
Studio drummer and #3 Pop drummer. The results are in the July 2006
issue of MD.
MD - ASK A PRO
Be sure to check out Kenny's 'Ask a Pro' question & answer on page
20 of the July 2006 issue of Modern Drummer.
IN THE STUDIO - JUNE
Kenny records in June with Marc Berley and Rasul 2.
BODEANS SHOWS
Kenny plays with the BoDeans at
these shows in June:
June 8 Oshkosh, WI - Waterfest - more info
June 10 Highland Park, IL - Ravinia - more info
June 11 - Fort Collins, CO - Taste of Ft. Collins - more infoBe sure to check out Homebrewed: Live from the Pabst, the live CD from the BoDeans, with Kenny on drums:
The live concert DVD Homebrewed: Live from the Pabst is also available:
JUNE DRUM CLINICS
Here's Kenny's drum clinic schedule for June. For information and tickets
please contact the store:
June 9, 2006 @ 6PM:
Henri's Music
500 S. Military Ave,
Green Bay, WI 54303
(920) 496-3710June 12, 2006 @ 7:30PM:
Watermelon Music
207 E Street
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 758-4010
NEW CARS SINGLE
Check out Kenny's playing on "Not Tonight", the first single
by the New Cars from their CD It's
Alive, to be released June 6, with Todd Rundgren on lead vocals.
Kenny also plays on the song "More" on this CD.
JAKE OWEN SINGLE
Kenny's playing can be heard on the new single from Jake Owen, "Yee
Haw". It's currently #25 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart
and is from his upcoming release Startin' With Me, due July
25 on RCA Records. Jake is currently on the road opening for Kenny Chesney.
PHILIP SAYCE SHOW - L.A.
On Tuesday June 6 Kenny will join Philip
Sayce for a show at Molly Malones, 575 South Fairfax Ave., LA, CA.
Tel: 323-935-1577. Set is at 9 PM.
POWER WORKOUT: COMPLETE RE-RELEASED ON
DVD
Kenny's Power
Workout: Complete is now available on DVD. It combines
Kenny's best-selling Power Workout I & II videos, along with nearly
30 minutes of special features including exclusive footage of Kenny's
drum solos while on tour with Melissa Etheridge, a photo gallery of
Kenny through the years, printable PDF files of all the onscreen examples,
and much more. Click here
to order.
LAYING IT DOWN: BASICS OF ROCK DRUMMING
RE-RELEASED ON DVD
Kenny's Laying
it Down: Basics of Rock Drumming is now available on DVD.
It includes exclusive, never-before-seen footage along with many other
special features including a candid recording session with Kenny, drum
solos, photo galleries, and printable PDF files of the onscreen
examples. Click here
to order.
HUECCO CD
The new self-titled CD from Huecco was released on June 27, and features
Kenny on five of the tracks.
IN THE STUDIO - MAY
Kenny records this month with Rod Stewart, Steve Rider with producer
Matt Serletic, and Marc Berley. Check out the photo
gallery for photos from the Rod Stewart sessions.
IN TUNE MAGAZINE
Kenny is featured in the May 2006 issue of In
Tune magazine. Click here
for a summary of the article.
KENNY ON "OFF THE RECORD" RADIO SHOW
- SUNDAY, MAY 7
On Sunday, May 7, the nationally-syndicated radio show OFF
THE RECORD with Joe Benson features an extensive conversation
with Kenny, along with the music of Melissa Etheridge, John Fogerty,
Bob Seger and Bon Jovi, among others. The show airs at 9 PM on 95.5
KLOS in Los Angeles and in 114 markets. For a partial list
of stations that air the program including stations streaming it online,
visit http://unclejoe.com/xotr.htm.
For an audio clip from the program visit WestwoodOne.com.
MTV's DAMIEN FAHEY ON MODERN DRUMMER'S ONLINE
WEB BLOG
Check out the Modern
Drummer blog where MTV's Damien Fahey talks about Kenny's recent
drum clinic at Daddy's Junky Music in Boston.
"LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND" - MAY 12
- JOHN FOGERTY
Kenny will be performing with John Fogerty in a live television performance
on the "Later
With Jools Holland" show. The show will broadcast from London
over BBC 2 on May 12, 2006 at 11:00pm.
MAY 2006 DRUM CLINICS
Here's Kenny's May drum clinic schedule. Please contact the
store or school for ticket information:
Monday, May 8 @ 6:30 PM
Ted Brown Music Richland
2600 N Columbia Center Blvd #102
Richland, WA 99352
( 509) 783-3481
Tuesday, May 9 @ 6:30 PM
Ted Brown Music
Yakima
2612-B W. Nob Hill Blvd
Yakima, WA 98902
(509) 248-6015
Wednesday, May 10 @ 6:30 PM
Ted Brown Music
Tacoma
6228 Tacoma Mall Blvd
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 272-3211
Thursday, May 11 @ 7 PM
Music Villa
539 E. Main St
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 587-4761
info@musicvilla.com
Saturday, May 13
The Music School
- Drumfest 2006
Utah Valley Campus
350 E. State Road
American Fork, UT 84003
1-866-566-MUSIC
PHILIP SAYCE SHOWS
Kenny performs with Philip
Sayce on Tuesday, May 16 at La
Ve Lee Club in Studio City, CA and on Thursday, May 18 at the Brass
Elephant in Monrovia, CA. Power Blues Rock. Influences from
Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Lenny Kravitz.
IN THE STUDIO - APRIL
Kenny records in April with Phil
Jones, Britney Christian, and Nolan Neal, as well as some American
Idol TV commericials.
NCAA BIG DANCE FINAL FOUR SHOW- BODEANS -
APRIL 1, 2006
Kenny will be performing with the BoDeans at a free concert on Saturday,
April 1 on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis as part of
the celebration of Indianapolis' hosting of the NCAA Final Four.
The show starts at 11 AM and features the BoDeans along with other
artists. For information click here
APRIL DRUM CLINICS
Kenny will be doing some drum clinics in April. See
below for the stores, links and other information. Please
contact the the store or organization for ticket information:
Wednesday, April 5 @ 7pm:
Tarpley Music,
Co.
3737 West 50th
Lubbock, TX 79413
(806) 797-5833
Thursday, April 6 @ 7pm:
Tarpley Music
Co.
Clinic at: Fifth Season Inn
Brilliance Ballroom
6801 I-40 West
Amarillo, TX 79106
(806) 352-5293
Saturday, April 8 @ 1:30 PM:
Missouri
Day of Percussion 2006
University of Missouri
Millennium Student Center
St. Louis, MO
For a schedule of this event click here
Monday, April 17 @ 6pm
Daddy's Boston
165 Mass Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 247-0909
Tuesday, April 18 @ 6pm
Daddy's Hartford
593 Hartford Rd.
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 224-4648
Wednesday, April 19 @ 6pm
Daddy's Salem
373 S. Broadway
Salem, NH 03079
(603) 893-4420
Thursday, April 20 @ 6pm
Daddy's Portsmouth
1465 Woodbury Ave.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-1142
PHILIP SAYCE SHOW - APRIL 27
Kenny will be performing with Philip Sayce at the Brass Elephant
club in Monrovia CA on Thursday, April 27. Show is from 10
PM to 1 AM. The club is located at the Aztec Hotel at 311 W. Foothill,
Monrovia, CA. For more information visit: http://www.aztechotel.com/brass.html
IN THE STUDIO - MARCH
Kenny records in March with Avril Lavigne, Rod Stewart, George Canyon,
Zucchero, and some American Idol/Ford TV commercials.
ZACHARY HUNTER CD
Kenny can be heard on all the tracks on In Your Dreams, the
new CD from Zachary Hunter, released on March 14.
"OFF THE RECORD WITH JOE BENSON" RADIO
SHOW - MARCH 26 & MAY 7
On Sunday, March 26, the nationally-sydicated radio show OFF
THE RECORD with Joe Benson will feature the music of John
Mellencamp, as well as a conversation with John and Kenny. The show
airs at 9 PM on 95.5
KLOS in Los Angeles and in 114 markets so check you local radio
stations. On Sunday, May 7 the show will feature Joe's extensive
conversation with Kenny along with the music of Melissa Etheridge, John
Fogerty, Bob Seger and Bon Jovi among others.
INTERVIEW WITH KENNY ON MIKEDOLBEAR.COM
Check out this interview with Kenny by Mike Dolbear and Andy
Edwards: http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/story.asp?StoryID=1103
PHILIP SAYCE SHOW - MARCH 23
Kenny will be performing with Philip Sayce at the Brass
Elephant club in Monrovia CA on Thursday, March 23.
Show is from 10 PM to 1 AM.
LES PAUL TRIBUTE - STEVE LUKATHER PERFORMANCE
In February Kenny was honored to perform with many great artists at
the Les Paul & Friends tribute concert in Los Angeles. Check
out this article
on Kenny's performance with guitar legend Steve Lukather.
KENNY'S ULTIMATE TOP TEN
Tune into WKLU 101.9
in Indianapolis on March 16 at 6 PM when they countdown Kenny's Ultimate top
ten favorite rock songs.
PHILIP SAYCE SHOW - MARCH 14
Kenny will be performing on Tuesday March 14 with the Philip Sayce
at
La Ve Lee Club on Ventura Blvd. in Studio City, CA. The band features
Philip Sayce, Mark Browne and Kenny. Power Blues Rock. Influences
from Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Lenny Kravitz. Shows
are at 8:30 and 10:30 PM.
BODEANS SHOWS
In March Kenny performs with the BoDeans at
these concerts:
March 16 Menasha,
WI - Waverly Beach - more
info
March 17 Denver, CO
- The Fillmore - more
info
JOHN FOGERTY SHOW - HOUSTON
On March 7 Kenny will be performing with John Fogerty on at the
Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo at Reliant Stadium. For a complete list of
upcoming tour dates visit Johnfogerty.com.
KENNY NAMED BEST STUDIO/SESSION DRUMMER - RHYTHM
MAGAZINE READERS POLL
In the January 2006 issue of Rhythm Magazine Kenny was named Best Studio/Session
Drummer of 2005 in the magazine's annual Readers Poll.
The issue includes an interview with Kenny.
JOE COCKER GOLD
Kenny can be heard on two tracks, "Sail Away" and "You
Can't Have My Heart", on Gold, the new greatest hits CD
from Joe Cocker, released on March 7.
IN THE STUDIO - FEBRUARY
Kenny records in February with Meat Loaf, for his upcoming "Bat
Out of Hell III" CD, due in October. He also records wtih Jake
Owen, Jane Jensen, Grant Olsen, and KoldWar.
KENNY ON GRAMMY WINNING RECORDS
All of the nominated records featuring Kenny were winners at the 48th
Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8. See the December
news for more information inclulding nominees in the categories.
For a complete list of winners visit the Grammy Awards website. The
winners are:
Best Pop Instrumental Performance: "Caravan," Les Paul (track from American Made World Played)
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: "69 Freedom Special," Les Paul and Friends (track from American Made World Played)
Best Pop Vocal Album: Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson
GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
Several songs featuring Kenny on drums are nominated for Grammy Awards
this year, which will air Feb. 8 on CBS. The song "Caravan",
from the Les Paul CD "American Made World Played" is nominated in the
category Best Pop Instrumental Performance. From the same Les
Paul CD, another track with Kenny on drums, "69 Freedom Special", is
nominated in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Also,
the album "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson is nominated for Best Pop Vocal
Album. That album features Kenny on the song "You Found Me".
BODEANS SHOWS
Kenny will be performing with the BoDeans at these upcoming concerts:
February 21 - VooDoo Lounge, Harrah's Casino, Kansas City, MO - more info
February 22 - Columbia, MO
February 23 - VooDoo Lounge, Harrah's Casino, St. Louis, MO - more info
February 24 - Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN - more info
February 25 - "Hopefest 2006" - Park West, Chicago, IL - more info
LES PAUL TRIBUTE CONCERT - FEB. 7
Kenny will be performing at "Les
Paul & Friends: 90th Birthday Salute", an all-star concert to
benefit A Place Called
Home, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on February
7 at 8 PM. He'll be performing along with many other artists including
Joe Perry, Merle Haggard, Buddy Guy, Alison Krauss and Edgar Winter.
For more information and tickets visit the Gibson
Amphitheatre website.
IN THE STUDIO - JANUARY
Kenny records in January with Avril Lavigne, Meat Loaf, After Midnight
Project, Lena Park, George Canyon, Jeff Adkins, and a Beatles tribute
CD.
TREVOR HALL CD
Check out Kenny's playing on the new Trevor
Hall CD, "The Rascals Have Returned" released in January.
NAMM SHOW APPEARANCES
Kenny will be at making some appearances at the NAMM
Show this month at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, CA.
He'll be performing at the Tama booth on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 12:30,
2:30 and 4:00 and will be signing autographs there at 1:30 PM.
He'll also be appearing and signing autographs at the Zildjian booth
on Saturday from 3 - 4 PM. On Sunday he'll be signing
autographs at the Meinl
booth from 11:30 AM - 12 Noon, and at the Vic Firth booth
from 1 -2 PM. This is a music industry trade show and is not open
to the general public.
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