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Hi Everyone! Here's a shot of me gigging with my "faux cocktail kit" while subbing with my friends, "The Clams", an Instro-Surf Rock band. It's comprised of the 10", 12" and 16" toms from my Gretsch Catalina Maple kit, with a closely-matching Mapex 12" Fastbac...

Hi Fellow Cocktail Drummers! This just in ... Here is some video of our Surf Rock Band, "The Aquatudes", playing this gig. Check out the audience participation portion of our show during the last couple of minutes. Kudos to our good friend and emerging videographer Kyle B. for putting this...

Great post, Dinkus!
Thanks for sharing it with us.

Drumsdick
http://www.aquatudes.com

Just a quick note to let you all know that “Surf’s Up!” with The Aquatudes, http://www.myspace.com/theaquatudes THIS Saturday evening, January 31st. This is a TWO band Surf Rock Show - with BOTH drummers playing our cocktail kits! We are wild with excitement to play a return engagement of “Surfin’ t...

Hi Everyone, Finding individual cases for our cocktail kits need not be frustrating any more! Check out "Drum Rolls" cases at the link below, the "Fitments" page in particular. I bought a set for my full size kit last year, and have discovered that they work perfectly for my Slin...

I use a "mini" drum rug, that is actually a sample of an oriental rug from a carpet store. It is finished on all four edges, and is about the size of a car floor mat. I just place it under the pedal and the two nearest legs of my cocktail kit. Works great, and looks cool, too.

Hi Cocktail Drummers! I purchase a Slingerland Expresso kit last summer with the idea that I could use it to help teach my kit-less drumming students in their homes. That is working out very well. But then I joined up with an instrumental surf rock guitarist, a bass player, and formed "The Aqua...

Our Surf Rock band "The Aquatudes" will rock the Funky Monkey Saturday March 29th, 2008, 8-10PM. In the Watch Factory Shoppes at 130 Elm St. Cheshire, CT USA. I'll use my Slingerland Expresso kit, with a Gretsch steel popcorn snare, to provide that distinctive "surf beat". Extra ...