Steve Maxwell Drums

Steve Maxwell Jr sits down with incredible jazz drummer, composer, and educator Ari Hoenig before his clinic at our shop! (Recorded in April 2024) arihoenig.com patreon.com/arihoenig If you enjoy these product demos, showcases, and insights around our shop be sure to subscribe! And sign up for our newsletter to stay tuned for in-store events and deals: https://www.maxwelldrums.com/maxwell-newsletter-c-70.html   All interviews and footage are property of Steve Maxwell © 2024

Steve Maxwell Sr. calls up Bobby Colomby to talk Blood, Sweat & Tears; making a documentary; Jaco Pastorius, Mark Knopfler, Jesús Molina; Rogers Wine Red Ripple, and more!

Steve Jr sits down with 9 Cymbal smiths to talk about their backgrounds and the process of their craft. Live from the 32nd Chicago Drum Show! Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwIxSTIHpJA Cymbal Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-daBCxjrP0

Steve Sr and Steve Jr sit down to talk happenings around the shop, new drums in stock, and gearing up for the 32nd Rebeats Chicago Drum Show!

Steve Jr. sits down with George Fludas and Terry Keating to talk drums, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Ludwig and click tracks!

Steve Jr. sits down with jazz drummer Jack Mouse to talk about his story, the Falconaires, Yamaha, Brushes, and his latest projects!

Steve Maxwell Jr sits down with author Rob Cook to talk Rebeats, The Leedy Company, Biking, and The Chicago Drum Show!

Steve Jr. and Noah sit down with Adam Topol (Percussionist, RootsEQ, Jack Johnson) and talk vintage drums, hand percussion, tape machines, touring, and RootsEQ!   Huge thanks to Adam for stopping in while on tour!

Steve Jr. sits down with drummer Steve Hawk to talk drumming lineage, hot jazz, vintage sound, and local venues!

Steve Jr. sits down with his old friend Nils Higdon to talk about their history, Second Line, traditional beats, Bosphorus, and cats! Featuring a follow-up demo by Higdon!

Steve Maxwell Jr sits down with his dad and Mike Curotto to talk drums (pre-Chicago Drum Show 2022)

Steve Maxwell Jr. sits down with our very own Noah Ice to talk about the shop, the Chicago Drum Show, Trains, and Band Names

Steve Jr. sits down with Randy Rainwater to talk drum collecting, welding, Cheap Trick, and the upcoming 31st Chicago Drum Show

Steve Maxwell Jr. sits down and chats with Cleo Cole, drummer for The Mike Wheeler band!

Steve Maxwell Jr. sits down with Matt Wilson to talk Jazz, Craviotto, the New School, and Touring!

This podcast is long overdue. We finally have arrived at Gretsch, the company we have worked with for many years. We hope you enjoy this!!

I had a great time with my good friend B3 or Bill Ludwig the third on this podcast. We get into all sorts of good stuff, including many entertaining stories from his childhood growing up in the second Chicago Ludwig factory and on to him working with musicians all over the world. B3 is always a treat to have around and he is still at it making drums with his current company WFL III. Lots of good stuff here, we hope you enjoy this episode!!

We all had a fantastic time at the show in 2021 and our good friend Joe was good enough to join me for a podcast! He has been there from the start and has plenty of good stories about collecting drums, the origins of the Rebeats Chicago Vintage Drum Show and even his contribution to the modern drum world, Hot Rods, the original bundled dowel drumsticks. He has been collecting drums from back when most people did not know what they had, and has some of the toughest to find unique rare drums out there. This is a fun one, enjoy it!!

Hello again everyone, here with another installment of our podcast. Just a shop update here, with some Craviotto news and a sad note and tribute. Arnie Lang renown NY city percussionist and owner of Lang Gladstone has passed away. He lived a tremendously productive and important life with great influence in bringing back the genius innovations of the Gladstone snare drum with it's three way tuning system for modern players.  We will all miss him and give thanks for all that he did to enrich our world during his life. 

Paul Jacki is a household name in certain circles around Chicagoland. He has worked in just about every successful drum shop from Frank's to Drums Ltd. to The Drum Pad.  We here at Maxwell Drums have been friends with Paul for many years with my father first meeting him back at Frank's in the seventies/eighties and Jr. experiencing his first drum shop (The Drum Pad) during Paul's time there. Paul is a great jazz player also with plenty of enjoyable stories to tell! We are happy to have him here with all of his insights and knowledge for this fun dialog, enjoy!!

This is our talk on the history of one of Chicago's own historic drum manufacturing companies, Slingerland. This company made many innovations over the years, and we try to touch on many of these. They had their own personal sound that you really can not miss and is rarely replicated today. They are also soon to see a renaissance as the name is now owned by DW and they have big plans for the future! We hope you enjoy this episode.  

Here me and a friend of mine have a talk about drums and music. We get into modern players of interest, and all sorts of fun stuff involving recording and other musical aspects. We hope you enjoy!!

Fun podcast here with both Steves on how things are at the shop and also on some new cool products to check out. We hope you enjoy!

Here we have a fun conversation with our friend Chris Wilson the owner of The Academy Of Music And Art in Westmont Illinois. We get into his history and musicianship and current events and how they are effecting education. We hope you enjoy!

Tim is a good friend who has been a musician in the Chicagoland area for many years. He has been a good friend of the shops and even helps us out sometimes during the drum show. He provides some insight into ways to create a career in music also, we hope you enjoy!

The Fibes Drum Company made fiberglass and acrylic drums, later getting into wood drums also. Here we have some info on how they got started and how Steve Maxwell Sr. was introduced to this innovative brand. Really worth listening, check it out!

Steve Hart is a good friend of the shop, we have enjoyed many jam sessions together. He is a bass, tuba and drum set player. In this podcast we get into many subjects including agriculture, a little different than usual but we hope you will enjoy it all the same!

Here Steve Jr. and Sr. have a fun talk about Ludwig and their incredibly influential history in the percussion field. We hope you enjoy!

We hope you enjoy this chat with our family friend Dave Victor!

Hang with Steve and listen to what he has to say about stick control. 

This was recorded on the day our last jam session pre covid 19. We had a great time and hope you will enjoy Steve Jr and Charles reminiscing about the early 2000s. Charles is a fantastic creative musician, it is definitely worth checking out his work!

Hello friends, just an update concerning our three shops here, Maxwell Drums in Illinois and New York and Fork's Drum Closet in Nashville. We hope everyone is doing well and staying safe!

This episode is dedicated to legendary jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney - 1960 - 2020, He was an inspiration to all of us and will be missed. Also on this podcast pianist Oscar Williams II and bass player Paul Kufari. 

Here we have Steve Sr. giving some insight about cymbals and what musically you can do with them. We hope you enjoy!!

In this episode we go over the history of Rogers USA mainly focusing on the era from the 1950s through the 1970s. We hope you enjoy!

Here we have the first Steve's sessions where Steve Maxwell Sr. can share some insight with everyone. These are a separate part of our podcast series that includes playing, so you can check it out on Youtube also. We hope you enjoy it!

We hope you enjoy this episode! Many more to come, thanks for listening. 

This is an overview of the big drum manufacturers in the US from between 1900 to 1975. This was a time of great innovation, when some really fine instruments were made. More to come that will focus on each manufacturer individually. We hope you enjoy and can get something out of it! 

Here is episode 2, Steve Jr. and Sr. focusing on historic drum shops. We hope you enjoy!

We are happy to be back to the podcasting world! In this first episode of our new series Steve Jr. interviews Steve Sr. about how he got into music, and about his early life. 

In this episode, Steve talks about the process of aging for wood shells.  Visit us at www.maxwelldrums.com

In this episode Steve talks about our new monthly jam sessions in Naperville, Illinois.  Visit us at www.maxwelldrums.com

Steve talks about some of the fun stuff he saw at this year's NAMM show.  Visit us at www.maxwelldrums.com

Steve gives us a heads-up on what to expect at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, CA.    Duration: 5m 12s

Steve chats with long-time artist representative Lennie DiMuzio about his days with the Zildjian and Sabian cymbal companies, working with artists like Buddy Rich, Papa Jo Jones, Barrett Deems, and many others. Recorded 10/25/14 at the Meet The Masters event at our NY location.   Duration: 11m 12s

In this podcast Steve shares his memories of Frank's Drum Shop, the Chicago based shop owned by Maury Lishon. Frank's was one of the finest independent shops in the nation, and Steve tells you what it was like to experience this wonderful, magical place. Let us know how you like this podcast and also what other topics you'd like Steve to cover. Contact Steve directly at vintagedrums@aol.com

In this podcast I provide some information on the import sets that we started to see with frequency back in the 60s. I'm not an expert on the imports but I can give you some guidance as to the type of sets that are worth considering and which ones to avoid. Since quality was not a driving factor on those first import kits it's good to have some information. Thanks! Steve Contact Steve at vintagedrums@aol.com and be sure to visit us on the web at www.maxwelldrums.com

In this podcast I talk about Bob Zildjian, who was not only an incredible influence on me, he was also a wonderful person. And, I ALMOST missed my chance to get to know him. So, take it from me: If you have a chance to cross paths with someone you hold in high regard, don't pass it up. You never know if you'll have another chance. I was lucky. Enjoy.  Contact Steve at vintagedrums@aol.com and be sure to visit us on the web at www.maxwelldrums.com Thanks! Steve  

Steve reviews the new offerings from Craviotto at Winter NAMM, 2014. Contact Steve at vintagedrums@aol.com and be sure to visit us on the web at www.maxwelldrums.com

Steve talks about the people who influenced him and educated him about vintage drums. This episode focuses on Charlie Donnelly, who was truly "THE guy" when it came to vintage drums.Please email Steve at vintagedrums@aol.com and let him know how you like our podcasts and also let us know what you'd like to hear in the future. Visit us on the web at www.maxwelldrums.com