With this posting, HollywoodDrum.com—a-thank you—is adding reviews to our growing list of Features content. What this means for you: If you happen to miss an L.A. show of particular drum-related interest, and we happen to not miss it, then you can trust all we have to say about it as second-best only to being there yourself; if you happen to catch an L.A. show of particular drum-related interest that we happen to be reviewing, then you get to shake your fist and cuss at how wrong we got it. What it means for us: free shows.

Two Mints In One
Our coverage of The Meters Experience with Stanton Moore at the Mint on October 9, 2009, also marks our first double feature: a review of the show, and a Q&A with Stanton. So much for free shows. By the way, where were you people?! I know you’re not all gigging on a Friday night. I expected to see the drummers out for this one. It was pretty much me, Jonathan “Sugar Foot” Moffett, and a bunch of rhythmically-challenged crawfish aficionados. C’mon.

Stanton talks a bit about the show and his overflowing cardboard box-lid sized (ever been to a crawfish party?) plate of current projects. Bon Ton Roulet!