Brian Griffin

Author: Brian

  • June Update

    We had a great time touring down to New Orleans and back. Tracked with JMB at Piety Street Studios in New Orleans, with Ivan Neville, Terence Higgins, Anders Osborne, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Killer! These are my ludwigs that I used – featuring my newly acquired 60’s red white and blue sparkle 26″ marching…

  • Steve Potts!

  • Paradinhas

    Some helpful info about the “paradinhas” or drum breaks that are played by different samba schools. http://sambagypsy.com/lions/Breaks%20&%20Paradinhas.html

  • Video of the day!

    James Gadson with Bill Withers. This feel is so beautiful! And I love the live fade out ending.

  • New Orleans

    Looking forward to heading down to NoLa this month to do some playing and recording with the Jamie McLean Band! Looks like we’ll be recording at the legendary Piety Street Studios, with special guests Terence Higgins, Kirk Joseph & Ivan Neville!!

  • Great shows

    2 exciting nyc shows this week. Played at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 last night with Zach Williams & The Bellow. This is a great new band that features great singers, upright bass, pedal steel, piano and Zach’s singing and songwriting. Also – tomorrow night March 3rd is the official release and release party for…

  • The Bellow & The Civil Wars

  • Speechless

    Since seeing Prince live at Madison Square Garden on January 18th, I have been very interested in the roots of stage shows. Prince’s stage show was spectacular – with no one minute overlooked. Choreography, crowd interaction, lights, costumes, and a band and a set list that is perfectly crafted and rehearsed. It dawned on me…

  • the ONE!

    Bootsy Collins and Jabo Starks explain the James Brown “One”…

  • New EP

    Recently recorded a 6 song EP with the Jamie McLean Band at Trout Recording with Bryce Goggin. Great place. Great Sounds. Used mostly my old ludwigs. Everything was recorded to tape which is unfortunately rare these days. And now recently we just finished mixing with John Agnello, who has made some really great records. Can’t…