DRUM CLINIC - LIVERMORE, CA - DECEMBER 15
On Saturday, December 15 Kenny gives a drum clinic at The
Burro located in Burnin' Burro Studios, Livermore California. Tickets
are on sale at www.ticketweb.com.
There's a limited amount of seating. Call Jadon at 925-550-1955 if you
have questions or go to www.myspace.com/burninburro.
Burnin' Burro Studios
6651 Brisa Street
Livermore CA, 94550
925-550-1955
DRUM CLINIC - DALLAS - DECEMBER 10
Kenny gives a drum clinic at Lone Star Percussion in Dallas,
TX on Monday, December 10. For more information click
here or contact the store:
Lone Star Percussion
Lonestarpercussion.com
10611 Control Place
Dallas, TX 75238
(214) 340-0835 or
(866) 792-0143
GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 6,
2007
Revival, the latest CD from John Fogerty, featuring
Kenny on drums, is nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best
Rock Album. Also nominated are albums by Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen,
Daughtry and Wilco.
In the Producer of the Year category, Howard Benson is
nominated. Included in the albums he produced this year is Direction
by The Starting Line, which features Kenny on 3 tracks.
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be presented on February
10, 2008. For a complete list of nominees visit Grammy.com.
FOGERTY'S REVIVAL TOUR - NEWS & REVIEWS
Kenny is on tour with John Fogerty in November and December
(dates are listed below). Check out these links to concert reviews and
news articles from the tour:
Boston
Globe - 11/5/07
The
Post-Standard, Syracuse NY - 11/6/07
Boston
Herald - 11/7/07
Boston
Globe - 11/8/07
LA
Daily News - 11/22/07
LA
Times - 11/26/07
Pioneer
Press, Minneapolis - 11/27/07
The
Courier-Journal, Louisville - 12/3/07
The
Tennessean, Nashville - 12/5/07
Dallas
Observer - 12/6/07
Dallas
Morning News - 12/7/07
JOHN FOGERTY FALL 2007 TOUR DATES
Kenny joins John Fogerty on the Revival Tour in November and
December. Below are the dates, cities and venues. For more information
visit www.johnfogerty.com
Nov 2 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
Nov 3 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
Nov 5 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone
Nov 6 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
Nov 8 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
Nov 9 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov 10 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Music Box
Nov 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
Nov 24 - Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa Events Center
Nov 25 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
Nov 27 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
Nov 28 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
Nov 29 - Chicago, IL - PBS Soundstage
Nov 30 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
Dec 1 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
Dec 3 - Louisville, KY - The Louisville Palace
Dec 4 - Atlanta, GA - Cobb Energy PAC
Dec 5 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
Dec 7 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre
RHYTHM MAGAZINE - DECEMBER 2007
Check out the December issue of Rhythm magazine, which
includes a Guest Lesson with Kenny, focusing on how to groove. Also
included is a DVD with a video of the lesson. This is the second in
series of lessons featured in Rhythm magazine.
YURIDIA CD #1 IN MEXICO
The new CD from Yuridia, Entre Mariposas, was released
December 4. It features Kenny on drums and has been #1 in sales in Mexico
for two weeks.
2007 MONTREAL DRUM FEST - NOV. 11
Kenny performs at the 2007 Montreal Drum Fest on November 11.
For more information click
here.
THE TUB MAGAZINE INTERVIEW
Be sure to check out the November issue of online magazine
The
Tub which features an interview with Kenny on page 38.
DRUM CLINIC - BARRIE, ONTARIO, CANADA - NOV. 12
On November 12 Kenny gives a drum clinic at Music Pro in Barrie,
Ontario. For tickets and other information please contact the store:
Music
Pro
56 Barrie View Drive
Barrie, Ontario
CANADA
Tel: 705-725-1070
RHYTHM MAGAZINE - NOVEMBER 2007
Be sure to check out the November issue of Rhythm
magazine, which includes a Guest Lesson with Kenny, focusing on his
four-point philosophy of drumming (beat, time, groove and creativity).
Also included is a DVD with a video of the lesson. This is the first
of several lessons with Kenny to be featured in upcoming issues of Rhythm.
JOHN FOGERTY ON NPR'S WORLD CAFE
John Fogerty is featured on the NPR radio program World
Cafe on October 26. The interview and performance, with Kenny on
drums, can also be heard on the NPR website at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15658872
PUDDLE OF MUDD SINGLE "PSYCHO"
"Psycho", the new single from Puddle of Mudd's latest CD Famous,
was released on September 18. It features Kenny on drums, and is a follow
up to the hit single "Famous", also with Kenny on drums. For
more information check out the band's official
website. The CD is in stores on October 9.
JOHN FOGERTY - LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
- MONDAY, OCT. 22
On Monday, October 22 The Late Show with David Letterman will
re-broadcast the show featuring John Fogerty's performance. The band,
with Kenny on drums, performs "Long Dark Night" and "I
Can't Take It No More".
INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 14
& 15
Kenny performs at the International
Percussion Festival in Opole, Poland on October 14 and 15, 2007.
For a schedule and more information click
here.
JOHN FOGERTY CD REVIVAL
John Fogerty's new CD Revival, with Kenny on drums,
is in stores October 2.
Starbucks will feature the CD as one of their key releases
in October and it is on sale at the counter at all North American Starbucks
stores.
A special edition with a bonus DVD is available at
Walmart stores. The DVD includes a 30 minute interview with
John on the making of Revival and two performances from the
June 2007 Glastonbury Festival: "Ramble Tamble" and "Keep
On Chooglin". The total approximate running time is 40 minutes.
The first single from the CD, "Don't You Wish It
Was True" is available now on iTunes.
Click
here for an interview with engineer Jim Scott about the recording
sessions for the CD.
For more information visit http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/FCD-30001/
Album Reviews:
Billboard
Lexington
Herald-Leader
Chicago
Sun-Times
Orlando
Sentinel
The
Phoenix
JOHN FOGERTY ON LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
OCT. 2
Kenny performed with John Fogerty on the Late Show with David
Letterman on Tuesday, October 2. The new CD Revival, with Kenny
on drums, was released the same day. For a video of the show
click:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GnQG8apWQ
PUDDLE OF MUDD SINGLE "FAMOUS"
"Famous", the first single from Puddle
of Mudd's upcoming CD, features Kenny on drums and a #1 single on
the Album and Mainstream Rock format charts. Check out a clip on the
Audio/Video
page or on the band's official
website and myspace
page. The CD is set to be released October 9.
ANDY WALO SHOWS - OCTOBER 9 & 23
Kenny performs with Andy
Walo at the La
Ve Lee Club in Studio City, California on Tuesday, October 9, and
Tuesday, October 23, 2007. Check the club's website
for show times and more information.
NEW AUDIO CLIPS ADDED
Be sure to check out the Audio/Video
page where some new audio clips were recently added, including songs
by John Mellencamp, Jon Bon Jovi, Iggy Pop and others.
NAMM "WANNA PLAY?"
Kenny supports the NAMM "Wanna Play?" campaign. For
more information on the program click
here.
IN THE STUDIO - SEPTEMBER 2007
Kenny records this month with Ryan
Star in Los Angeles.
13 YARDS TO VICTORY PROJECT
In September Kenny had the opportunity to work with a new band,
13 Yards to Victory, helping them to record a song at Long View Farm
Studios in Massachusetts. Click
here to read the band's blog about the sessions, and check the website
UnsignedArtists.com
in the next few months for videos of the sessions. Also check out Kenny's
blog about the project.
TRAVIS TRITT'S THE STORM
The new CD from Travis Tritt, The Storm, featurning
Kenny on drums, is in stores August 21.
BODEANS SHOWS
Kenny joins the BoDeans
for concerts in August and September. For tickets and other information
visit http://www.bodeans.com/tour.shtml:
August 10 - Wisconsin State Fair - Milwaukee, WI
August 11 - Party in the Park - Brillion, WI
August 17 - Iowa State Fair - Des Moines, IA
August 18 - Mohican No. Star Casino - Bowler, WI
September 1 - Last Fling - Naperville, IL
September 2 - Harrah's Casino Whiskey Roadhouse - Council Bluffs,
IA
September 3 - A Taste of Colorado - Denver, CO
BOSTON RED SOX FOUNDATION EVENT
On Wednesday, August 29 Kenny performs at a benefit for the
Red Sox Foundation at Sonny McClean's in Santa Monica. The event will
feature a silent auction of items from the Red Sox as well as from music,
film and television, with 100% of the proceeds to be donated to the
Red Sox Foundation. For more information click
here.
PHILIP SAYCE & PEACE MACHINE SHOW - AUGUST
14
Philip Sayce & Peace Machine, with Kenny on drums, performs
August 14 at the La
Ve Lee Club in Studio City, CA.
"OFF THE RECORD WITH JOE BENSON" - RADIO
PROGRAM - AUG. 12
The syndicated radio show Off The Record with Joe Benson
will feature an interview with Kenny at 9 PM PST on Sunday, August 12
on radio station KLOS-FM (Los Angeles). It will also air on affiliate
stations around the USA. For details visit the
Off The Record web site.
BRATZ SOUNDTRACK CD
Kenny can be heard on the song "Now or Never" by
the artist Orianthi,
on the Bratz movie soundtrack CD, released July 31.
JOHN FOGERTY SUMMER TOUR '07
Kenny tours with John Fogerty this summer, with dates in Europe,
Canada and the USA. The tour dates are listed below and for more information
visit www.JohnFogerty.com.
His new album, Revival, will be released in the fall of 2007.
May 20 - Dana Point, CA - Doheny Blues Festival
June 22 - London, England - Wembly Arena
June 23 - Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
June 25 - Zwickau, Germany - Neue, Stadthalle
June 26 - Dresden, Germany - Junge Garden
June 27 - Rostock, Germany - IGA Gelande
June 29 - Mainz, Germany - Mainzer Zeltfestival
June 30 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Amphitheatre
July 1 - Paris, France - Olympia Theatre
July 3 - Hamburg, Germany - Stadtpark
July 4 - Odense, Denmark - City Square
July 5 - Frederikshavn, Denmark - City Square
July 7 - Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Festival
July 8 - Weert, Netherlands - Bospop Festival
July 10 - Berlin, Germany - Zitadelle
July 11 - Abenburg, Germany - Schloss
July 13 - Zurich, Switzerland - Live at Sunset
July 14 - Klam, Austria - Clam Castle
July 15 - Wiesen, Austria - Festival Tent
July 17 - Montreal, Quebec - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
July 18 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
July 20 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
July 21 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
July 22 - Kettering, Ohio - Fraze Pavillion
July 24 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
July 26 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
July 28 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
July 29 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
July 31 - Kelowna, BC - Prospera Place
August 1 - Victoria, BC - Sav On Foods Centre
August 2 - Vancouver, BC - Deer Lake Park
Concert reviews:
July
18 - Ottawa
July
18 - Ottawa
July
17 - Montreal
July
20 - Toronto
July
24 - Milwaukee
July
28 - Calgary
July
28 - Calgary
July
28 - Calgary
July
29 - Edmonton
July
29 - Edmonton
August
1 - Victoria, BC
BILLY RAY CYRUS SONG
Kenny's playing can be heard on the song "You Can't Lose
Me" on Billy Ray Cyrus' latest CD Home At Last, released
July 24.
NATE SALLIE CD RUINED FOR ORDINARY
The latest CD from Nate Sallie, Ruined for Ordinary,
features Kenny's playing on several tracks, including the single "Lone
Ranger", which is currently #16 on the Billboard Hot Christian
Songs chart for the week ended 8/18/07.
MD ARTICLE - 9/07
Be sure to check out the September 2007 issue of Modern Drummer
and the article "It's All About Time!" in which Kenny and
other drumming greats discuss tips on keeping time, including working
with a click both live and in the studio.
JAKE OWEN'S "STARTIN' WITH ME" AT #6
Jake Owen's latest single "Startin' With Me", with
Kenny on drums, is currently #6 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs chart for the week ended July 28. You can check out
a clip of the song on the Audio/Video
page.
VIDEO - CHILE DRUM CLINICS
Be sure to check out this video
footage from Kenny's recent drum clinics in Santiago
and Concepcion, Chile.
IN THE STUDIO - JUNE
Kenny's recording sessions this month include John Fogerty
and Gavin DeGraw.
SOUTH AMERICA DRUM CLINICS - JUNE
Here are the dates, cities and other information for Kenny's
drum clinic tour of South America, sponsored by Tama:
June 6 - 4 PM
Manny's Music Center
- Auditorio
Bartolome Mitre 1250
Capital Federal
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Phone 005411 5129.9700
E-mail: info@mannys.net
June 7
Fancy Music
Centro de Eventos
Galpón 6 Chucre Manzur
Providencia, Chile
Tickets at: Fancy Music Crowne Plaza, Ticketmaster, Cine Hoyts and Falabella
E-mail: info@fancymusic.com
June 8
Sala 2
Anibal Pinto 343
Concepción, Chile
Tickets at: Ticketmaster, Sono, Espacio 0 and Sala 2
PHILIP SAYCE & PEACE MACHINE SHOW - JUNE 12
Philip Sayce & Peace Machine, with Kenny on drums, performs
June 12 at the La
Ve Lee Club in Studio City, CA.
NEW AUDIO/VIDEO ADDED
Be sure to check out the Audio/Video
page, where some new clips and links have been added, including a link
to an excellent video
of Kenny with the Smashing Pumpkins from the Adore Tour in Brussels,
Belgium in 1998.
MODERN DRUMMER READERS POLL
Kenny was voted the #3 Studio drummer and #3 Pop drummer in
the 2007 Modern Drummer Magazine Readers Poll. Check out the July 2007
issue for the results, and thanks to all who voted!
THE NEWZ: MAY 28-JUNE 3
Kenny reports The
Newz on rehearsals.com this week!
AVRIL LAVIGNE CD AT #1
Kenny's playing can be heard on the song "Everything Back But You",
from Avril Lavigne's new CD, The
Best Damn Thing, released April 17. The CD debuted at #1 on
the Billboard 200 album chart and remains there for a second week.
MODERN DRUMMER QUICK BEATS - JUNE, 2007
Be sure to check out the June 2007 issue of Modern Drummer
Magazine where Kenny is featured in the Quick Beats column (pg. 18).
IN THE STUDIO - MAY
Kenny's recording sessions this month include John Fogerty,
Puddle of Mudd, Gavin DeGraw, Philip Sayce and Orianthi (a song for
the soundtrack to the upcoming movie "Bratz")
REHEARSALS.COM - THE NEWZ
Check out Kenny reporting the
Newz for the week of May 14 - 20, 2007 on Rehearsals.com.
PHILIP SAYCE SHOW - MAY 15
Philip Sayce & Peace Machine, with Kenny on drums, performs
May 15 at the La
Ve Lee Club in Studio City, CA.
LEE SEUNG-HWAN SHOW - SEOUL
On May 12 Kenny performs a concert
in Seoul, South Korea with Lee
Seung-hwan, one of the biggest rock stars in South Korea, at the
Jamsil
Olympic Stadium. In addition to the show, the event includes a festival
with special events for fans and a fireworks display later in the evening.
Click here
for an article about Kenny's taking part in the concert.
MARION RAVEN CD
Kenny can be heard on the new CD from Marion Raven, Set
Me Free, released on May 1.
DRUM CLINICS - APRIL & MAY
In April and May Kenny does a 5-city drum clinic tour in California.
Below are the dates and other details. Also check out the Tama
website for more information.
April 29
Drum Circuit
1 PM (drum competition and clinic)
@ The Graduate
990 Industrial Way
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 543-0338
April 30
San
Jose Pro Drum
7 PM
820 Willow Street C100B
San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 298-1999
May 1
Zone Music and Recording
7884 Old Redwood Hwy.
Cotati, CA 94931
(707) 664-1213
May 2
Encore
Music
7 PM
140 Cleveland Ave.
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 889-0514
May 3
West LA Music
11345 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 477-1945
SLO TRIBUNE ARTICLE
Check out this article
about Kenny in the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
REHEARSALS.COM - THE NEWZ
Be sure to visit Rehearsals.com
during the week of April 16 - 22 and click on The NEWZ, to
see Kenny reporting the week's music news.
PHILIP SAYCE SHOW - APRIL 24
Kenny performs with Philip Sayce & Peace Machine on April
24 at the La
Ve Lee Club in Studio City, CA.
MiG CD
Kenny can be heard on the new CD from MiG, released April 10.
JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING CONCERT - APRIL 6
On April 6 Kenny performs at a free outdoor concert with an all star
band in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The band includes Fran Sheehan and Barry
Goudreau (Boston), Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction), Jeff "Skunk"
Baxter (Doobie Brothers and James Brown), and others. With opening acts
Graybeard and Fosterchild. Fireworks will follow the show. Click on
the link below for more information.
House
of Blues All Stars of Rock and Roll Concert
April 6, 2007
Time: 4 PM
Location: Clock Tower Main Stage
PHILIP SAYCE CD RELEASE AND PROMO TOUR - JAPAN
From March 26 - 28 Kenny travels to Tokyo to perform and promote Philip
Sayce's latest CD, Silver Wheel of Stars. The CD was released
in Japan on March 28 and is available at CD
Japan.
PHILIP SAYCE SHOWS - MARCH 2007
Kenny performs with Philip Sayce & Peace Machine on March
20 at the La
Ve Lee Club in Studio City, CA, and on March 22 at the Brass Elephant
in Monrovia, CA.
IN THE STUDIO - MARCH
This month Kenny records in Los Angeles with Puddle of Mudd, Paul Freeman,
Starting Line, and on some American Idol TV commercials.
IN THE STUDIO - FEBRUARY
Recording sessions this month include Travis Tritt, John Fogerty and
MiG,
all in Los Angeles.
JOHN WAITE SESSIONS - ARTICLE
Check out this article
in prosoundnews.com about the John Waite recording sessions that
Kenny did last year at the
Pop Machine studios in Indianapolis. http://prosoundnews.com/articles/article_5109.shtml
INTERVIEW - TAMA
Be sure to check out this interview
with Kenny on Tama's website.
ANDY WALO SHOW - LA VE LEE CLUB - 2/27
Kenny performs with Andy
Walo at the La
Ve Lee Club in Studio City, California on Tuesday February 27. Check
the club's website
for show times and more information.
BASS AT THE BEACH LIVE - MYRTLE BEACH, SC - FEB.
15-17
CARMINE APPICE'S ULTIMATE REALISTIC ROCK
In honor of the 35th anniversary of drumming legend Carmine
Appice’s classic book Realistic Rock, a new 2-DVD set Ultimate
Realistic Rock has been released. The DVD features
Kenny along with world-renowned drummers Vinny Appice, John Tempesta,
Rick Gratton and Bobby Rondinelli explaining and demonstrating concepts
from the book. Also released is a book/2
CD/1 DVD set.
PHIL JONES UPDATE
Kenny recently recorded with Phil
Jones. Be sure to check out his myspace
page, where you can listen to four songs featuring Kenny.
JOHN FOGERTY SHOW - FEB. 7
Kenny performs with John Fogerty at the House of Blues in Los Angeles
on Wednesday, February 7.
MIX MAGAZINE ARTICLE - "PINK HOUSES"
A recent article in Mix Magazine, Classic
Tracks: John Cougar Mellencamp's "Pink Houses", about
the 1983 recording sessions for the song and the album Uh Huh, is
from an upcoming book about John Mellencamp to be released in November.
PHILIP SAYCE & PEACE MACHINE SHOW - FEB. 6
On Tuesday, February 6 Kenny performs with Philip Sayce &
Peace Machine at the La
Ve Lee Jazz Club in Studio City, CA. Check out Philip's myspace
page which includes songs featuring Kenny on drums.
DEAN DAVIDSON UPDATE
Kenny recently recorded with Dean Davidson. The CD, Drive
My Karma, is set to be released this month and a documentary about
the recording project is in the works. Check out Dean's website
and myspace
pages.
IN THE STUDIO - JANUARY
Kenny records this month with Avril Lavigne in Los Angeles.
NAMM SHOW APPEARANCES - SATURDAY 1/20
Kenny will be at making appearances and signing autographs at the NAMM
Show at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, CA on Saturday,
January 20. This is a music industry trade show and not open to the
general public. Here's his schedule - check back for changes!:
11 AM Remo
1 PM Vic Firth
2:30 PM Tama
3:30 PM Zildjian
4:30 PM Alfred Publishing
GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT THE CHILDREN'S PLACE
AT HOME SAFE FOUNDATION
On January 29 Kenny will participate in The Classic!, a golf tournament
in Boca Raton, Florida, hosted by Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's
E Street Band. The event is a benefit for The
Childrens Place at Home Safe Foundation, a charity protecting abused
children for more than 28 years.
NEW LESSONS FROM THE LEGENDS CLIP ONLINE
The third installment of Kenny's Lessons
From The Legends series is now live at Rehearsals.com.
It features Kenny's concepts of functional practicing, the art of paradiddling,
proper stroke techniques and more.
