No Address Session

Well. It has been almost 3 weeks of not touring and I am finally settling into "normal" life. I am now a full-time baby tech. It is easier for me to make comparisons of my at home life with my working (touring) life for the 1st month or so. It's funny because my 9 month old son is on a pretty regimented schedule as far as feeding and sleeping goes, so that compares to the monotonous schedule of touring. I find these similarities amusing.

On another note, No address rocked last weekend. It actually happened. Ben, Justin, Phil and myself scheduled 2 nights of writing and recording at 2 secret locations in Florida. We had no outside influence or pressure, which was awesome, and we were able to be creative in that No address kind of way. It is hard to explain, so I'll just say that the magic is still there. Unfortunately I was not feeling very well the 2nd night, but that did not stop our progress.

In the end we were able to work out somewhere between 7-10 new songs. That is no small feat for a band given the time. I am going to be working with Justin on the mixes shortly. I will know more then. As for the rest of the fellows, I believe that we are excited as to what could possible come in the future. Time will only tell. I have learned not to be selfish and prematurely rush these things.

There will be more to come. Here is a low light photo I took from my Blackberry. It shows my drums in my favorite studio mic set-up. You can't reall see, but there are 4 mics on my drums. Kick, snare, and 2 overheads.

Ok...so I never kept a diary.

Well...it seems that I suck pretty hard at this blogging thing. I was attempting to blog about the tour regularly and it seems that I have come up short. In fact I have been home 4 days from the tour, and I just thought to myself maybe I should post a blog.

Here is a list of the dates I did on this last run.

10/01 Charlotte, NC
10/02 Atlanta, GA
10/03 Orlando, FL
10/04 Miami, FL
10/05 St. Petersburg, FL
10/07 Dallas, TX
10/08 Houston, TX
10/09 Austin, TX
10/11 Tempe, AZ
10/14 Las Vegas, NV
10/15 Los Angelas, CA
10/16 Los Angelas, CA
10/17 San Diego, CA
10/18 Anahiem, CA
10/19 San Fransisco, CA
10/21 Vancouver, B.C.
10/22 Seattle, WA
10/23 Portland, OR
10/25 Salt Lake City, UT
10/26 Denver, CO

I will try to blog about some of the highlights after my brain digests them for a bit. There were plenty of great times, great tunes, awesome fans and insane adventures and parties! Thanks to all the guys in Carolina Liar for the opportunity. Special thanks to Sam Cole and the one and only Bill Handlin....I love you man!

Austin, Tempe, Vegas, Los Angelas

Wow! What a week I have had. Since my last blog I have played in 4 different cities, have travelled over 1700 miles, have had way too much fun in Vegas and rocked to some killer crowds. The boys and I have just been having a blast on this tour so far. Here is a recap of what has happened.



10/9/08 AUSTIN, TX -Emo's

This was my first time in Austin. What a cool little rock and roll town. The venue we played is called Emo's. It was a dilapidated old building that was kinda outside. The place reminded me of Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, Fl. Austin has a funky vibe that I enjoyed. The crowd was fantastic. I believe the audience really appreciates music, so that always makes for a good time. The monitor problems I was experiencing were solved and I had the best mix so far.



10/11/2008 TEMPE, AZ - Marquee Theater

Well we drove for around 15 hours in the van to get here. That is always fun. We arrived at the gig and I took my usual tour of the club. The Theater is unlike most theaters I have played. This place was a 1 story big open room with concrete floors. Although we had a good gig, the band seemed to not be "feeling" it. I thought we played fine...I guess things can seem weird on the stage after being cooped up in the van for over 1000 miles in one day. That night we drove into Las Vegas. We would spend the next 3 days in Vegas. here is a clip from the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgWw_LchXQs

10/14/2008 LAS VEGAS, NV - House Of Blues/Mandalay Bay

This show was exciting for me because I had not played this H.O.B. before. After having 2 days off in Vegas, the show was work for me. I did enjoy playing the show, but it was work. The dry desert air is somewhat foreign to a Florida boy and makes for a dry mouth during the set. I would like to state that I am in no way complaining about what I do....I LOVE playing the drums. Sometimes it is harder than other nights. Boo-hoo, poor little rockstar! Well I did have a great time, and the show went well. I am enjoying the company of the other band members on the tour and we all seem to be having fun. All the guys and girls from We the Kings and Hey Monday are Florida natives like me, so we do have lots in common. That night we drove to LA. Sorry, I cannot disclose anymore info about Vegas, you know the saying!

10/15/2008 LOS ANGELAS, CA - House Of Blues

Back at the H.O.B. This time we are at the one in LA. which seems to have the smallest stage of all the H.O.B. clubs. Earlier in the day the band played an acoustic showcase at the radio station. We played 4 songs for station winners. We should have audio and video from the show soon. Back to the H.O.B. Because we are in LA the guest list for the show was 3 miles long, and there was a continuous party backstage all night consisting of friends, industry peeps, record label peeps, endorser peeps and I'm sure some people who happened to sneak in. We shared a dressing room w/ Hey Monday so both bands shared hospitality which means all the beer was gone in about 1 hour. Like I said there were lot's of guests backstage. The show was by far the best show of the tour so far. All bands performed great to an enthusiastic LA crowd. The Academy Is were awesome I thought.

Now here comes the fun part. Chad happens to have a totally rock-n-roll house nestled in the hills of Laurel Canyon. Well we had a party to rival all parties after the show at the house. I was acting bartender/cheerleader of the shots/insane margarita manufacturer. I did not leave the kitchen except to make last call. Our TM was the acting shuttle driver for 7 solid hours making it possible for all the bands and crew to safely make it to the house from their buses and hotel rooms. We are a responsible bunch if nothing. In addition to the entire touring party it seems as if half the club showed up as well. I made drinks for 4-5 solid hours and had a blast doing it. Some party highlights were.....well never mind all that. Let's just say it was everything that a Hollywood Hills rock party should be. Too much fun.

House Of Blues, Dallas Texas

So as promised I am back to blog about the shows, events, etc. Tonight was a good show, but as usual something always happens. Tonight I had some technical problems. Without sounding to "techy" I will try to explain. I use a little mixer on stage to input a stereo mix from the monitors. I also input the signal from my click track. Then I plug my In-Ear monitors into the headphone output of the mixer. That is how I am doing my monitors on this tour.

So tonight, when I was line checking the drums, every time I kicked the bass drum my in-ear monitors distorted. Sam, our trusty monitor engineer, figured out that the mixer I am using is F.U.B.A.R.D. If you don't know what that means...Google it! In the end this means I will be figuring out a new way to have monitors, or going to my favorite store ever....GUITAR CENTER!

All B/S aside, we had a very good show. The show was not sold out,(which is weird for this tour) but the crowd was enthusiastic. Chad sang very good, and the band played well. I am backstage right now blogging as The Academy Is are performing.

So I am getting to know the bands and crew a little bit more each day. Of course, I have spent the most time with all the drummers and drum techs, but everyone is really accommodating and pleasant to work with. I really am starting to enjoy all the music from the bands. I must admit I was not familiar with any of the material from the bands, but I assure you it is quite good.

We are heading to Austin tonight. I will update soon.

New tour, New posts

Wow!

I just realized I have not updated my blog since the start of this new tour. I'm slacking. Well I am gonna try to keep updating my blog as much as possible. Here is a short recap of what my world has been like. I started about 10 days ago in Charlotte, NC. We rehearsed for 3 days and the 1st show of the tour was in Charlotte. We then played the following cities:

Atlanta
Orlando
Miami
St. Petersburg
Houston

And tonight we are in the "Big D" a.k.a. Dallas. The shows have been great. the bands we are out with are very good and nice guys to boot. I am trying to remember some highlights.....all I can remember is I almost tore off my right thumb on the trailer door. It hurt VERY bad. the pain has subsided, but I have a terrible bruised thumbnail.

I will have more updates...I promise. Right now I have to start warming up for tonights show. More to come.

Beale Street, Blues, Ribs and Graceland

Hello,



So I have been hanging in Memphis for the last 3 days. We played a show tonight at the Delta Fair and Music Festival. It was a small turnout (due largely in part to weather from Gustav) but they were enthusiastic. There is nothing quite like dancing in the mud.



But....last night Chad, Johan, Chuck and myself ventured down to Beale Street and did the waltz. We also toured the Gibson guitar factory which was pretty neat. We ate at a funky little joint called Rendezvous and it was literally some of the best ribs I have ever had the pleasure to eat. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone serious about ribs.



This morning the whole gang, including Chuck from Atlantic, visited Graceland. Wow! If you ever had any thoughts of being a "rockstar" or if you ever need your ego to be put in check, you should visit Graceland. All I can say is "all hail the king"! Elvis was and will forever be the "King". He was the 1st to do everything. Oh, and he has a building to house all of his gold and platinum records and awards....no.... make that two buildings!



So we are off in a few hours to Chicago. Over & out.

Show Reviews

Hello,

Here is a short recap of the last few shows.

Richmond, VA - Canal Club. This show turned out to be a battle of the bands held by the local radio station. The 3 bands that played before us were quite good. I did not get to meet everyone, but I did enjoy hearing the songs from the dressing room. The crowd was small but enthusiastic and the radio station was very accommodating to the band.

Norfolk, VA - WROX Radio Show. We headlined the outside stage of the amphitheater with 2 local bands. Paramour was the headliner in the shed. The show went very well. The weather couldn't have been better for an outside show (the previous 2 days it had rained pretty heavy). We played in the late afternoon so it was not that hot. The venue was right on the water so I was able to look at million dollar boats as I played the drums. Chad had came down with a case of sinusitis and was not feeling well, but alas the show must go on. We departed that evening for Philly.

Philadelphia, PA - 104.5 Radio Show. Tonight was a free show put on by the local radio station 104.5 f.m. We played with Local H and Candle Box. This was another outdoor amphitheater on the water, but this time the water was behind me, so no boat viewing. The show went well. Chad was feeling better thanks to some rest and antibiotics. The band played well and the crowd was very receptive. Here is a link I found of the show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-adfimLj_s

Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft. This is a club attached to The Chance Theater. I had played The Chance before but this club was not The Chance. Although the club was smaller, that did not stop the crowd from going crazy. I felt horrible during our set due to the fact that I overate at dinner. Normally I do not eat like 2-3 hours before i play because I like to have sufficient time to digest my food, well that night I only had 1 hour. And to make matters worse I stuffed myself on lasagna. I am such a sucker for good Italian food. But the show went great....thankfully I play to a click-track live!

We now have 3 days of travel to make it to Memphis, Tennessee. More to come.

Randy Lane departs the Pat Travers Band

Hello,

I wanted to blog about my recent departure from the Pat Travers Band. I have recently departed the band and will no longer be touring with the band. I have enjoyed my time with Pat and the band, as well as meeting new friends and travelling the world. I will always be grateful of the opportunity Pat gave me to tour and record with him.

That being said, I am having blast touring with Atlantic records recording artists CAROLINA LIAR. The tour is going great. We are wrapping up this leg of the current tour, and will start the fall leg in October.

MGM Grand, Asbury Park, Washington D.C.

Hello,

So the MGM Grand show was awesome. It was nice to be in a big room with a receptive audience. The band did a great job of connecting with the larger than usual crowd despite the fact of only playing a 30 minute set. So we had a blast. I was able to visit w/ a friend of mine from Texas (it's amazing the distance people will travel to see a rock show). We drove that night into New Jersey.

Asbury Park was a good show. We played at a tiny little club called The Saint. The place was packed and the crowd was very enthusiastic. I had forgotten what it is like to tear up a club with 75 rabid fans...it can be quite intense! We departed that evening for D.C.

Washington D.C. was a good show as well. We played a venue that I have never been to before called the Rock-n-Roll Hotel. It was a good crowd as well. The staff at the club was fantastic. The dressing room was one of the weirdest I have ever been in. The was a "Red China" theme throughout the room. In fact, one wall was a huge mural of some Chinese leader (he must have been important) and the rest of the walls were covered in these propaganda posers.

I met up with an old friend of mine and we hung out and reminisced. There were some people in the audience who remembered me from No Address....that still feels good. The city was great, and I am looking forward to returning again soon.

Boston, NYC, Hartford

Hello,

So I am going to try to update the blog, as much as a wifi connection allows me, with my experiences with Carolina Liar. I met the guys in Boston 3 days ago, after tracking for 17 straight hours in a Canadian Studio w/ Pat Travers, and immediately started rehearsal. Later that evening we played Boston and the show went great. It was good to be back in "B" town.

We left Boston that evening and travelled to NYC. Upon arriving at our hotel our tour manager found out that the hotel had sold our rooms, and were trying to put us in a cheaper, shittier hotel uptown. Being the pro that he is, our tour manager somehow managed to put us in a much swankier, expensive hotel....a.k.a. The Soho Grand.

The next night the band was at the Bowery Ballroom. The show went good and it was nice to see some old friends from Atlantic Records. The rest of the band burned both ends of the candle by going out that night to party. I decided to get some sleep and catch up on some programming for the set....I believe I felt much better the next morning.

Next was Hartford, Connecticut. We played the Webster Underground. I had played The Webster before with No Address, which is a big room (2000-3000), but this was NOT the Webster....it was the Webster Underground (100-200). It reminded me of a club in Tallahassee called Big Daddy's (which happened to be the smallest club ever). And the clubs actually had the same smell....Ahhh the smell of week old beer funk! The show was great and the crowd was very enthusiastic.

Today we are at the MGM Grand at the Foxwoods Casino and Resort. We are playing a great room (4000) and we are supporting DAUGHTRY. I am in my dressing room and about to sound check. I will let ya know how tonight goes soon.

Carolina Liar

8/5/2008 - Randy Lane will be touring with Atlantic Records own CAROLINA LIAR. You may have heard their hit single "I'm Not Over" on your radio or on MTV's "The Hills". Below are the confirmed dates as of now. Please come out and see us.

CAROLINA LIAR TOUR DATES
17-Aug Cincinnati, OH The Madhatter
18-Aug Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
19-Aug Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft
20-Aug Boston, MA WFNX Radio event TBA
21-Aug New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
22-Aug Hartford, CT Webster Theatre Underground
23-Aug T.B.A
24-Aug Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
25-Aug Farmingdale, NY Crazy Donkey
26-Aug Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
27-Aug T.B.A.
28-Aug Richmond, VA Canal Club
29-Aug Norfolk, VA WROX Radio Show
30-Aug Philadelphia, PA WKRFF Radio Show
31-Aug T.B.A.
1-Sep T.B.A.
2-Sep T.B.A.
3-Sep T.B.A.
4-Sep T.B.A.
5-Sep T.B.A.
6-Sep Chicago, IL Oyster Fest
7-Sep Kansas City, MO Rock the Vote

Studio Update 2

Hello,


The band has been working hard since my last blog. We have also been playing hard as well. We have been going into the studio and working everyday since we have been here. The songs are coming right along. We have enjoyed the luxury of having the studio on-call 24 hours a day which allows Rodney and I to sneak down to the lake for some prime-time fishing between recording.

This bugger almost pulled me in the lake.

We had a photographer come out yesterday and take around 700 pics of the band recording, fishing, boating, and goofing off. Thanks Lucas. Hopefully I can get some up soon.

I got a new set of drums for the recording. The new set is a Ludwig Exotic Series in Waterfall Bubinga. The sizes are 20 kick, 12 tom, 14 floor tom. They are small but they sound good with a bunch of Nuemann Microphones.

Awesome!

PT and Kirk have around 30 vintage guitars to choose from including Strats, Telecasters, Gretsch's, Les Pauls, and of course Paul Reed Smiths. Hopefully I can get a picture of all the guitars...this is harder than it may sound.

Until then.....be good to yourself.

Studio Update 1

Hello,

This is the first of what should be any updates from the studio. We arrived at the cottage / studio yesterday and received the tour of the grounds from Johnny B. After taking a boat ride on the lake and scoping out some fishing holes, we returned to land and visited the studio. No work today, just getting unpacked and settled.

Today (Friday) we started pre-production / rehearsal. I am actually on break, sitting in the control room of the studio typing this blog. I'm about to do a little fishing, then we will resume rehearsal later this evening.

The studio is fantastic, SSL 4000G, plenty of analogue outboard gear, and plenty of U47's and U87's. There are about 30 guitars here and plenty of amps. I will have pics soon.

The cottage is beautiful. There are stunning views overlooking the lake from all 3 cottages and the studio. The weather is great and the nights are peaceful. Again, pics coming shortly.

Recording

Hello.

I am departing on a voyage to the land of Maple Leafs and Molson, better known as CANADA.
I will be there with the Pat, Kirk and Rodney recording the new Pat Travers album. We will be at a secret location outside Toronto recording through the month of July. Steve Thompson will be producing the album http://www.stevethompsonproducer.com/ . Check his page out, I think you may have heard some music he has worked on. I am excited about this opportunity and hope to make great music, new friends and raise a little hell. I'll blog some throughout the recording process and hopefully have some pics. Until then....keep it between the lines!

The Sound Of Madness

Hello.

I wanted to express my excitement and joy to the Blogosphere about the new Shinedown record "The Sound Of Madness". In my opinion, this is the band's best album to date. I have been listening to the album non-stop since last week when I purchased it.

As some of you know, I toured with Shinedown in early 2005 with No Address. I became friends with the guys and still stay in contact with Barry Kerch (drummer). Barry kept me posted about the album while the band was in L.A. recording, and he had told me that he thought this was the bands best album as well. Barry my friend, I could not agree with you more.

Shinedown has gone through some changes as far as band members since I toured with them. I do not think this has affected Brent's ability to write great songs with beautiful melodies and lyrics.

Good job guys.

6/21/2008 - AWESOME BIKER NIGHTS

6/21/2008 - Awesome Biker Nights - Sioux City, Iowa

This day was "officially" the longest day of the year, (a.k.a. Summer Solstice).

It sure did feel like it to me. Here is my recap of the day.

3:45 a.m. ET - Awake and depart for airport.

6:00 a.m. ET - Depart Jacksonville to Houston.

7:17 a.m. CT - arrive Houston
9:15 a.m. CT - depart Houston

11:19 a.m. CT - arrive Omaha

11:30 a.m. CT - Meet the band and start driving to Sioux City, Iowa

1:00 p.m. CT - arrive at hotel in Sioux City

2-5 P.m. CT - ****NAP****

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. CT - Soundcheck

8:00 - 9:30 p.m. CT - Showtime

10:30 - 12:00 CT - I watched NIGHTRANGER play.

2:00 a.m. CT - bedtime

The show was awesome just like the title of the concert. I had the opportunity to finally play a set of Ludwig Vistalites. This was a original set from the seventies. I had my tech slap a new set of heads on them and they sounded HUGE!!!!! I will definitely be playing these on tour soon!!!!

NIGHTRANGER was great. Pat is friends with the guys and he went out of his way to introduce myself and Rodney to the band. They were pleasant to hang with and they brought the house down!

Sioux City fans are fantastic! I look forward to coming back to rock again! Maybe next time I can get more sleep....yeah right!!!!

Ponce Inlet 5/22/08

Hello.

I forgot to blog about the last show I played w/ Pat Travers. Sorry. We played a package show with Rick Derringer at the Inlet Harbor in Ponce Inlet, Florida. Rick, Tommy and Charlie are pals of the band and they always put on a great show. The weather was a little damp, but the crowd did not seem to mind. During our set Pat's monitor blew up. But like PT always says "the Beatles didn't have monitors". I think that is a great way to put a positive spin on a negative situation. I'll stick to my in-ear monitors. All in all it was a good show.

If anyone has some pics from the show, please let me know.

I would like to thank the band, Joe Elgin (and his friend who's name I can't remember), Rick Derringer, Tommy Curiale and Charlie Frog.

Studio News

Hello.

I have been diligently working on two albums lately. The first. I have been working with Pat Travers and he is recording a new album this summer. The news is that the songs are coming together and we have a tentative July 1st date to begin working. We are going to be recording the album at a secret location in Canada. I am looking forward to getting started w/ Kirk, Rodney and Pat on what will surely be his best album in many years.

The second album. As you may know, I was in a band called No Address. The singer/songwriter from that band is Ben Lauren. Well Ben is working on his debut solo record and I will be playing drums & various other noise makers on this album. The songs are reminiscent of No Address before the record label made us change. I believe this will be a great record. I will keep ya posted. You can check Ben out here: www.benlauren.blogspot.com

Shows-Updates

Hello,



This is a long overdue blog. Typically I write these blogs after a show, kind of a show review from my perspective. But like I said this one is overdue.

• Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL 4/5/08

This was a show I have been looking forward to for some time fro two reasons.

Reason one. My brother from another mother, best damn roadie alive, king of the late-night get yer ya-ya's out, goofy-footed, Mirada driving, world famous JOHNSON lives on the west coast of Florida and he was coming out. As John describes the venue at Jannus Landin, "that's MY venue." Well, it's not really his, but I'm not gonna argue with him! It was great to spend some long overdue time with the JOHNSONATOR. Some of you might remember John as the only guy to keep me fed, alive and sane on the first No Address tour w/ Shinedown. He is a legend.

Reason two. I played Jannus Landing before as a opener for Crossfade and Seether. I thought it would be cool to go back and headline the venue. There was more debauchery and excitement backstage for the Crossfade, Seether concert, but there was more sanity backstage with Pat. At this point in my life I prefer sanity and responsible partying. Or as I like to say "I take my fun very seriously."

The show was a meteorologists dream. When we were driving in from Orlando we drove through some heavy thunderstorms. When we drove through the Tampa area the skies cleared for us and the sun shined on. As we were sound checking, I could barely see due to the sun blinding me. As the opening act (a S.R.V. tribute band) took the stage, the skies opened and dumped around 1 inch of rain. I believe it rained there entire set. The scary thing was the rain got on Kirk's pedal board. Didn't this just happen at the last gig? But his pedal board survived.

The show went on. My shoes were wet as I took the stage from walking through puddles, and my foot kept slipping off my bass drum pedal during the 1st song. In addition, because the humidity was around 100%, I dropped around 6-7 sticks throughout the show. But in general the show was great. Everyone seemed to have fun despite the wet weather.

It was nice to play the Jannus Landing once again.

Special thanks goes out to John "Johnson" Robinson, Monica Travers, Joe Elgin, Gary Lynn and RodNasty for the truck and trailer.

Houston, TX. 3/14/2008

Hello friends,

I played with Pat Travers this past Friday night in Houston, Texas. The following is a recap of the events.

• Wake up @ 6 am


• Arrive at airport

I had a direct flight from Jacksonville to Houston. I flew on a small jet and my cymbal bag would not fir in the overhead compartment...DAMN. So we took off and I quickly went into sleep mode. About an hour into my flight I noticed that I was FREEZING! I was sitting in seat 2A, which happened to be a window and an aisle seat combo, and apparently this seat was catching the draft from the front door.

So I landed safe in Houston about 10:30 am. I checked my voicemail to find a message from PT saying that his flight had been cancelled due to the storms that ravished Atlanta. No biggie. After all I was in Houston with my baggage and everything was o.k. So PT sent me the hotel info and contact info for the promoter. Don't ya just love Blackberry's and iPhone's.

I arrived at the Holiday Inn and proceeded to have a Chicken Ceasar Salad from the hotel restaurant. Then I went to my room for a little R&R. Later that afternoon I met up with my friend Jerry "Rock" Stark and his lovely wife Barbara, which was a good thing because they actually drove me to and from the gig. At this point the rest of the band had not arrived yet. Damn storms in Atlanta.

So we go to the gig. PT, Kirk and Rodney FINALLY arrived and looked like hell worn over! They had been up since 3 am, because they had to fly out of Orlando, and had been stuck in the Atlanta airport all day. To make matters worse, when their original flight was cancelled, the wonderful T.S.A. workers left Kirk's effects pedals in the rain. Kirk found that out as he was attempting to sound check...note the word attempting.

So now the concert is delayed. Do we see a pattern developing here? Luckily Kirk is from Houston so he called in a few favors and managed to borrow some effects pedals from his buddies. So alas, the show goes on.

We had a good show. Rodney was playing his NEW bass, and his amp sounded like a lawnmower with a fouled-out spark plug. I played a set of Yamaha's. I think they make better jet-ski's than drums! But everyone loved it, so all is well.

The concert ended and after packing up and driving back to hotel, I believe it was near 3am. It was then PT says to us, "Wake-up call at 5am". I thought to myself "you have to actually sleep to receive a wake-up call".

• Back to airport at 5:30 am


• Board plane


• fall asleep around 7am

ANOTHER 24 HOUR DAY OF ROCK!!!

I LOVE MY JOB!

March 7-8th Concerts

Hello,

I played 2 shows this past weekend with the Pat Travers Band. The first show was on 3/7/09 in Poughkeepsie, NY at The Chance Theater. This was a theater show (duh) which I have grown fond of playing. In particular I like the layout of the theater, a big stage, and an upper floor. From where I sit behind the drums it looks pretty cool. Also, most theaters that I have played are between 75 and 100 years old. The Chance Theater was built in 1912. Pretty amazing! I can only imagine the acts that have played there. We had a good crowd, and the show rocked!

The following night I played in Newport, RI at The Newport Blues Cafe. This was my anniversary gig w/ Pat Travers because the first show I ever played with PT was there over a year ago. The crowds in Newport are fantastic! We played to a sold-out crowd and the show rocked!

I would like to thank the fellows @ Babickz Guitars for all their hospitality and support.

I would also like to thank Rob @ The Chance Theater for making us sound great!

And a special thanks goes out to the PTB fans.....your the best!

Randy Lane

Randy Lane on new CD

Hello.



Well it seems I have made it on to yet another CD. This time I am featured w/ Pat Travers on a compilation CD entitled "Led Box- The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Collection". This was released by Deadline Music on 2/05/2008 and is available online at the following link:
http://www.amazon.com/Led-Box-Ultimate-Zeppelin-Tribute/dp/B0011BJPXK



We recorded 2 tracks for the CD. We recorded these songs last summer at Big Shot Music Studios in Orlando, FL. This is a fantastic studio and I highly recommend working there. Check it out at the following link.
http://www.bigshotmusicstudios.com/the_studio.html


I had a great time recording this session. It is especially cool to know that the tracks have actually been released instead of being shelved. The band recorded these tracks in 1 day, and I beleive Pat returned for vocals a few days later.

I used a combination of Ludwig and D.W. drums on this session. Also, I used my 6.5 x 14 Ludwig Black Beauty Snare. I used all Paiste 2002 cymbals (hey it was a Led Zeppelin tribute).

Special thanks goes out to Sean Shannon and Brad.

First Blog

Hello.

I have decided to try my hand at blogging. This seems like a little much to me because I already have a MySpace page, as well as a website, but for some reason or another I have not been successful at persuading the gentleman that host these sights to add such a feature. So alas, I have decided to jump unto blog spot. I have a basic idea how this works....you just type! No really I would like to use this program to blog about my happenings (live shows, studio updates, touring life, etc) so I hope there are people interested. I will try to keep things short and lighthearted. As always, I appreciate all the support.

Randy Lane