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I'll be posting on carlbahner.blogspot.com from now on, so here are the last few blog entries from my website. Enjoy!


February 24, 2011:

I'm completely convinced that the bad things in life will always be balanced out by the good things in life. When my girlfriend's car finally kicked the bucket last week, we were really stressing out about money (considering I just bought a new car less than two months ago). Then, in the span of about 48 hours I book 5 gigs, including one playing with Pablo Batista. He's played with some tiny little unknown artists like Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and Bono (to name a few).

All obvious sarcasm aside, it's weird how much life balances itself out. The skeptic in me still believes that when things are going great, inevitably something bad will happen to keep the balance - but that's a conversation for another time!

Back to positive thinking...

This year is really looking to be fantastic. I've been invited to be a part of an arts and sciences project with the genetics department at Temple, and I'm also starting to piece together my first instructional book. I'm tossing around some ideas on how to raise funds for a few new art/music projects I'm involved in, but more on that as things develop.

I've also posted a few new tracks to the music player:

1) "To See About A Girl" is a track by Former Belle that turned out even better than I had hoped! Listen close for my stereo dueling snare drums. :-P

2) "Movement Two" is a free improv during a duo recording session with Jarrett Gilgore. The album should be released in the next few weeks.

3) "Dig Yourself" is a new tune from The Day Life. So hot, we didn't even release it for sale yet - Here's a sneak preview!

4) "Plan B" is a composition of mine, also from the upcoming Bahner Gilgore Duo record. Enjoy!

If you've made it all the way through this long (and hopefully semi-entertaining) blog, you're my hero and thanks for reading!



February 3, 2011:
Greetings y'all!

After 24 hours of craziness, I have a ton of springtime drumming updates to share with you! Not only did I add a few more perfomance dates and a (tentative) improvisation workshop to the "tour" page, I also will be teaching an eight-week hand percussion/rhythm workshop at The Lighthouse Lounge in Phoenixville.

The classes begin on March 6th and will be held on Sundays from
2-4pm. I'll post registration information shortly, but if you're interested please let me know through the "contact" page message form.

2011 is panning out to be a year of growth. Fingers crossed, I hope this continues!



February 1, 2011:

If you go to the "tour" page of my website, you'll see a few new dates, but also the poster I designed for the upcoming clinics I'm doing. The first of three is less than a month away, and all of the information is listed there.

Feb 26th @ The Lighthouse in Phoenixville
Mar 25th @ Music & Arts in Newtown Square
Mar 31st @ Harrisburg Media Arts Center

Hope to see you there!



January 24, 2011:
One of the most rewarding parts of what I do is the chance to meet all sorts of humans - from the cool and collected to the crazy and comical, the challenging and perhaps even the certifiable. I'm lucky to have so many friends, bandmates, and students that fit into one (or more) of those categories.

I have to say, I'm very lucky to have so many unique people cross my musical "path".

That pretty much sums up how I'm feeling on this chilly January afternoon while trying to stay warm and reflect on where 2011 is already taking me.



January 18, 2011:

This morning I finished mixing the new Bahner Gilgore Duo album (title TBA), and we're both very happy with how it turned out. We've been talking about doing a duo album for years but never had the opportunity. Our patience paid off, and we I truly feel we've made some beautiful music.

Two tracks, "Plan B" and "Movement Two" are now in the music player, and I'll be sure to keep you posted when we set up a release date this spring.

Many thanks to Scott Herzog at Third Story Recording for engineering, and to Chris Richards for lending me his beautiful 18" Gretsch bass drum. :-)

More clinic updates to come later in the week!

Much love,
Carl



December 30, 2010:
R.I.P. Claudette, Trusty 1996 Mercury Sable.

You were a fine car, safely transporting me to countless rehearsals, gigs, Starbucks runs, and other such necessary rituals. Wise and overflowing with integrity, you never allowed newer, fancier vehicles make you feel like less of a car.

You were trusted (and rightfully so) by three generations of drivers, until in September of this year, when... well... quite frankly you let yourself go.

The radiator fluid was the beginning of the end, when you began to leak antifreeze all over the %&#*ing place. Even after I gave you a clean slate with a totally new coolant tank, you still managed to burn away more of that stuff than a Cheech & Chong movie. So much, in fact, that the steam and smoke eventually warped a gasket and you became... unfixable.

*tear*

You just... couldn't get enough, COULD you?! You had a world's supply of antifreeze but you ALWAYS... WANTED... MORE!!

Well, now it seems like your addiction finally got the best of you. $2000 of rehab later, it was all for nought! I hope you're happy...

...you devil whore.

*ahem* Sorry, I... I... don't know what came over me. I guess the car has made me so frustrated over the past few months that I needed to just let it all out...

My apologies for doing so at such an inappropriate time. This is a time for mourning the loss of a close friend, and celebrating the joyous times spent together.

...

Ah, screw it. Rest In Pieces, you four-wheeled pile of junk.