The drummer is the heartbeat of songs, no pun intended. The driving sound turns up the motor on so many pieces of music and you need to have the writer person in the right place on the right song.

After Led Zeppelin hit the road in late 1968, it didn’t take long for the band to earn a reputation for thrilling live shows. In Jan. ’69, Zeppelin broke through with a four-hour, four-encore ...

A new era of Who history began earlier this month with the launch of the Song Is Over farewell tour in Italy. The show marked not only the start of the band’s supposed last tour, but also the ...

Rush stickman Neil Peart said he had to scale back his drum solo for his appearance Thursday night on CBS' 'Late Show With David Letterman,' but that didn't stop the performance from being a tour de ...

Chicago jazz listeners know Douglas Ewart as a leader of several genre-defying bands, none more exotic than the Nyahbingi Drum Choir, which makes a rare appearance this weekend at the Velvet Lounge.

If you grew up in the late 60s or early 70s, this was THE drum solo. One of first long drum solos in an album. Every drummer knew this song and we all measured ourselves by whether we could play.