Dennis Chambers, Los Cabos & Is Your Drumstick Actually 5A? | The Back Beat #8

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Dennis Chambers holds down one of the tightest live records in the catalogue, Steely Dan's Alive in America. This week: his playing on that record, a look at Los Cabos sticks, and a question that's been bugging me, are your drumsticks actually the size the label says?

00:00 - Cold open / what's on this week
00:30 - Heavy Rotation: Steely Dan, Alive in America
02:44 - Drummer Spotlight: Dennis Chambers
04:22 - New Gear: Los Cabos
05:42 - Think Piece: Is your drumstick actually the size it says it is?
07:11 - Outro & fanmail

Referenced in this episode:
 → Steely Dan, Alive in America: https://open.spotify.com/album/66rBZ848b4aO0hCJQF6GGc?si=GYVbDTQiTKO91DwOj5mx5g
 → Dennis Chambers video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvbY2Y5LLeg

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