Jen Lowe Gets a Great Write Up In The Hartford Courant

JEN LOWE
From The End Of This Hallway
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More often that not, singer-songwriters’ inspirations flourish from their relationships and life experiences. Such is the case on “From the End of This Hallway,” Jen Lowe’s solo debut.

A recent transplant to Connecticut from Atlanta, the drummer/percussionist adds acoustic guitar and sings in a sultry and sinewy alto. Her vocal delivery has a delicate yet sturdy girl-next-door-quality, sometimes pristine and sometimes edgy. She sings saccharine sweet acoustic-pop melodies that are upbeat and cheerful, an elegant veil for the more somber lyrical content.

Lowe, who’s toured internationally with pop rockers Jason Mraz and Tristan Prettyman, writes about the identifiable highs and lows of relationships. CD opener “Waitress Song” is a free-spirited jaunt that finds her on the open road experiencing newfound freedom. The lilting harmony vocals and gently plucked guitar on “Coming to Get You” masks the realization that a relationship probably isn’t meant to be. In contrast, the brooding ballad “Tragedy” is every bit as dark as its title suggests, with the singer and her subject separated spiritually and literally in stormy times.

Essential download: “Waitress Song”

Jen Lowe performs Thursday at Black-eyed Sally’s in Hartford. Information: 860-278-7427.

— Bill Clifford

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Phantom Regiment Bass Line Technique

Check out the 2008 Phantom Regiment bass line technique explained here by Joshua Love. Good Stuff.

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Jen Lowe

Phantom Regiment Snare Line Shows BoomBoom Some Licks!

Check out part of the Phantom Regiment Snare line. Filmed on 7.26.08 in Atlanta, GA They rock!
You can find Dynasty Drums on BoomBoom

Check out Phantom Regiment’s Outstanding Bass Line

On July 26th, 2008 BoomBoom caught up with The Phantom Regiment percussion section here in Atlanta, GA. Here is a glimpse of the bass line doing their bass cadence. Amazing!

Phantom plays Dynasty Percussion. You can get the same drums the Phantom Regiment plays here at BoomBoom

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Jen Lowe

BoomBoom Catches up With Paul Rennick and The Phantom Regiment

BoomBoom caught up with Paul Rennick, drum caption head for The Phantom Regiment. Here he gives a little insight to the tuning they use for their new Dynasty Drums. Get Dynasty drums exactly like the Phantom Regiment at BoomBoom

Phantom Regiment Plays Dynasty Percussion!

Here is some footage of The Phantom Regiment in Atlanta, GA. They are new to the Dynasty Family. They won drums on 7.26.08, and Mike and I were there to hang with them as they rehearsed. More footage to come. You can go to BoomBoom to get all kinds of Dynasty products. The very same products Blue Devils, Phantom, Glassmen, and many other choose to play. It’s great gear that we believe in here at BoomBoom.

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Jen Lowe

Jen Lowe Releases Her New Record!

Jen Lowe released her first solo record on Tuesday July 8th.  It was a huge success here in Atlanta.  The show consisted of the Vagabonds, Butterfly Stitch, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and History of Rock and Roll.  The room was packed as Jen and her friends celebrated a journey through music and rejoiced in the Atlanta creative community.  

The stage was set so that all the musicians sat on Meinl Cajons.  Jen’s new song “Trigger” ends in a well  choreographed Cajon break down.  The sound was superb.

 

Get Jen’s New CD Here!

YES YOU CAN!

Mike Nessen and I spoke at the Summer NAMM yesterday morning. He flew in from Chicago, coming from the EBAY Live convention, and I drove in from Atlanta. Mike is one of my business partners at BoomBoomPercussion We spoke about viral marketing on the internet. We wanted to prove that content is key and that reaching out to people is always effective. I decided to start a home grown campaign called the “yes you can” campaign. In a nut shell it encourages anyone who has always wanted to play an instrument to do so. I gathered a few friends to help me, and this is what I put together.

The world needs more musicians. Music makes the world a happier place. Help me out. Spread it around with love.

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Jen

 

Running….Walking…Running

I am staying with a friend this summer who runs. I am working out with a personal trainer. I am trying to stay on a mostly raw food diet. I got to Atlanta and hit the ground running. I love it all. Just got back from a run. I did better than I ever have in the past. I think the gym and the diet are huge contributors. And I am glad, because the next few hours of my life are going to be insane. Tonight I play kit for our last review of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. I get in a car and drive to Nashville. I speak at the Idea Center at the NAMM show at 10:30AM. I get on a plane and come back to Atlanta at 12:43PM. I have call at 4PM for a 5PM opening of the show tomorrow. Holy traveling Bat Man! But I am glad I have been taking care of my body, because I can feel the difference and it really helps with anything that might be stressful…like trying to be in two places at once. If you are at the NAMM show, come say hey tomorrow morning. If you are in Atlanta, come to the show during the run. It’s all gonna be sweet. Here are the links with the details.

Hedwig Details

NAMM University

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Jen

The Summer NAMM Show is back in Music City

Hello BoomBoom World!  We are embarking to the NAMM Show just about 4 hours up the road in Nashville.  We will be reporting back right here on all of the cool new gear that we’ve seen, and I am SURE that there will be some innovative new products just around the corner.  We’ve got big news here at BoomBoom, but we are going to have to leave you in suspense for about a few more weeks.

In the spirit of the show up in Nashville, I wanted to share with you a really great Q&A session by two of our favorite drummers, Johnny Rabb & Benny Greb.  They recorded this off-the-cuff interview back in January at the Winter NAMM show in Southern California.  Not only are they great drummers that you need to check out if you haven’t already, but they are two of the nicest people you will ever meet.  This clip, along with MANY others are now available @ www.meinlcymbals.com . 

See this interview by clicking here.