Mike is a tasteful drummer. He plays for the song. Sometimes a tambourine in one hand and a stick in the other. I appreciate his variable kit - sometimes two snare drums, sometimes a high hat between the rack tom and the ride cymbal. Sometimes he muffles a drum with a chamois or a towel. He gets the right sound and plays the right thing for the song. Mike is exactly the right drummer for this great band.
After seeing this dude live, he is easily one of my top 10. I mean, he carried on a convo with the crowd as he kept a perfectly timed funky groove.... That's hard folks! Congrats Mike C :)
I love this band! Seen them live twice, and this most recent time was in Birmingham, AL as a birthday present, and Mike tossed me his Vic Firth drumstick! (Presumably because of my stellar dance moves.)
That was awesome. I'm am always in awe of the fact that Mike can sing AND play drums. That in itself is a testament to his talent. Unrelatedly, my first pair were Vic Firth Corpsmaster MS5's, but first rock pair were 2B's. Still love 'em when I get to play.
been luv'n you catz for a couple years now .... keep up with writing, great grooves & tunes ... would dig to catch a show if you folks are ever in the Toronto Canada area !
They always seem to downplay their early stuff a lot, but they have a bunch of great songs on those first two albums - some of my favourites from them, in fact. I find Dupont and Be Cool to be way more interesting as songs than pretty much all of the stuff from Free Yourself Up, and I feel the same about the material from their self-titled as well - their new stuff just has little to no risk in it at all, as good as it is.
Mike is a tasteful drummer. He plays for the song. Sometimes a tambourine in one hand and a stick in the other. I appreciate his variable kit - sometimes two snare drums, sometimes a high hat between the rack tom and the ride cymbal. Sometimes he muffles a drum with a chamois or a towel. He gets the right sound and plays the right thing for the song. Mike is exactly the right drummer for this great band.
Great drummer and not to mention spot on harmony. I love this band. Everybody kicks ass.
I know this video is about Mike but poor Bridget is behind a post for all the live footage. We love you Bridget!
I love this band!!
After seeing this dude live, he is easily one of my top 10. I mean, he carried on a convo with the crowd as he kept a perfectly timed funky groove.... That's hard folks! Congrats Mike C :)
One of my favorite drummers. Glad to see him featured!
I love this band! Seen them live twice, and this most recent time was in Birmingham, AL as a birthday present, and Mike tossed me his Vic Firth drumstick! (Presumably because of my stellar dance moves.)
truly individual musicians and good in finding a way of inspiring band harmony. Simply Great!
That was awesome. I'm am always in awe of the fact that Mike can sing AND play drums. That in itself is a testament to his talent.
Unrelatedly, my first pair were Vic Firth Corpsmaster MS5's, but first rock pair were 2B's. Still love 'em when I get to play.
Oh sweet Mike - love this boy! So pleased for your success and your awesome sound- I am sure Uncle Larry is pleased too!
Great interview, abundantly talented band, bunch o' sweet souls, listen to their new album "Obviously" it's stunning !!
Get it Mike!
he broke a stick at about 3:00; nice to see a pro do that too !
been luv'n you catz for a couple years now .... keep up with writing, great grooves & tunes ... would dig to catch a show if you folks are ever in the Toronto Canada area !
They're at Toronto Jazz Festival this summer
so thankful for that info Atelerix98 thx ! will be check'n into that for sure :)
solid band
They always seem to downplay their early stuff a lot, but they have a bunch of great songs on those first two albums - some of my favourites from them, in fact. I find Dupont and Be Cool to be way more interesting as songs than pretty much all of the stuff from Free Yourself Up, and I feel the same about the material from their self-titled as well - their new stuff just has little to no risk in it at all, as good as it is.
Great job
I wanna see them live so bad
Do it!! Best live show I've ever seen.
Thats Jake Johnson from new girl
Love this band!