Between Smokey the Cannon, the Eyes of Texas, Big Bertha the bass drum and Bevo (the famous steer), there are plenty of traditions that keep a Saturday afternoon in the stands interesting.( ...

Big Bertha II was rolled onto centerfield during the Longhorn Band’s performance and gave her first note, the deepest possible from any bass drum on Earth. The drum measures over 9.5 feet in ...

This is what John Barrett, the founder of Bass Drum of Death, tells me when I ask why his fifth full-length album is the first non-solo LP from the often one-man band. Say I Won’t was written ...