October 2, 2003
Just back from a quick trip to the Sabian Cymbal Factory in Meductic, New Brunswick earlier this week. I spent a few hours picking new cymbals with Robert Mason from Sabian in the cymbal vault, found a lot of great sounding new stuff. My friend Dan Loach came along for the marathon ride, we drove there and back in about 36 hours after spending the night in Woodstock, NB.
September 18, 2003
I have been working on a few different projects in the last little while, nothing has moving too fast but it’s keeping me busy.
I finally got myself a 15 GB Apple iPod for all my music. So now I have all my favorite tunes (which I own!) and all the tunes of the bands I play in. It is the best thing I have ever bought, I have about 1,600 songs on it so far. It goes with me everywhere, I use it in my truck all the time. It’s great for those long drives to and from gigs.
I also had the time to see Dave Weckl and Steve Smith drum clinics at separate occasions the last little while. The Steve Smith clinic was probably the best one I’ve seen in a long time. He had some impressive patterns going on.
September 17, 2003
J.J. Antrobus will be opening for the Mudmen tonight at Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa.
Zaphod Beeblebrox
27 York Street
Ottawa, ON
Tickets: $8.00 at the door
J.J. Antrobus – 9:00 pm
Mudmen – 10:00 pm
August 15, 2003
The Carole Pope show in Toronto has been rescheduled from Friday night to Sunday afternoon due to the power problems in Ontario.
Gobsmacked! a revel of offbeat expression
Sunday, August 17, 3:30 p.m.
CIBC Stage
Harbourfront Centre
Toronto, ON
August 6, 2003
J. J. ANTROBUS
CD RELEASE PARTY
Thursday August 7th
Barrymores Music Hall
323 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Cover: $5.00
Special Guests
The Busboyeez and Robot Kill City
August 5, 2003
Carole Pope
Gobsmacked! a revel of offbeat expression
Friday, August 15, 9:30 p.m.
CIBC Stage
Harbourfront Centre
Toronto, ON
July 24, 2003
Just finished recording some tracks with Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Rick Knowles at Pebble Studios.
July 21, 2003
Andrew will be performing at the J.J. Antrobus CD Release Party show on August 7 at Barrymore’s Music Hall in Ottawa. The band is currently rehearsing the material.
More details to follow.
July 14, 2003
The Carole Pope show was cool, lots of people out. It turned into a Rough Trade reunion show. Guitarist Kevan Staples flew into Ottawa that afternoon, before the show and ended up playing a few old Rough Trade songs. Hopefully get to do it again sometime soon.
July 12, 2003
The Long Goners will be playing live at Barrymore’s (323 Bank St., Ottawa) tonight for the 19th Annual No Borders Ultimate Tournament Official Party.
There will be a limited amount of walk-in customers, get there early if you want to attend.
July 11, 2003
I will be taking part in the World’s Largest Drumming Ensemble, Earthbeat 2003, on Sunday, September 7th, as part of the Urban Music Festival in Ottawa. Derek Debeer (former drummer for Johnny Clegg and Savuka), will be the Chief Master Drummer for the event. The event is to get in the Guinness Book of World Records and raise funds for the support of children affected by war. Derek called me to be a part of it, I have to admit I’m not one for “Drum Circles”, but he has composed a percussion piece that will be performed by the 2,500 hand drummers.
They are looking for 2,500 drummers to register and take part in the event as soon as possible, to register see the Drummer Registration Page on the Earthbeat site.
Last week I was honoured to be the drummer for the Philip Glass and Friends SOSS (SAVE OUR SEAS AND SHORES) Concert at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, presented by Bluesfest and the Sierra Club of Canada. The concert was put together to raise awareness to the threat of oil and gas explorations off the Cape Breton shoreline in Atlantic Canada. The show featured Philip Glass, Loreena McKennitt, Colin James, Rita MacNeil, The McGarrigle Sisters, Chocolate Genius, Mary Jane Lamond, and Kendra MacGillivray. Played some gigs with 2002 Juno Nominated R&B Artist Carl Henry, in Montreal and Toronto at the beginning of June. Carl and the band/staff were excellent to work with, hopefully have a few more dates in the future. I’ve also had a few sessions over the last month or so.
The Photos section of the site has also been updated in the last little while.
July 7, 2003
Andrew will be playing drums for the Carole Pope show at the Ottawa Pride Festival, in Ottawa on Sunday, July 13 at 9 pm. The stage will be at the corner of Bank and Somerset St.
July 3, 2003
Andrew will be performing as part of the Philip Glass and Friends SOSS (SAVE OUR SEAS AND SHORES) Concert at the National Arts Centre, Saturday, July 5 at 10 pm.
The line-up for the show includes:
May 31, 2003
Andrew is off to Montreal this week for rehearsals with Juno nominated R&B artist Carl Henry. They will be playing a few dates later this week in Montreal and in Toronto for the North by Northeast Music Conference. Check live dates page for details.