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Tonight, celebrated drummer Nikki Glaspie returns to Late Night With Seth Meyers to begin her four-night residency behind the kit with the 8G Band Dec. 6-9. This marks Glaspie’s third in-studio appearance on the show, and she performs in support of her band The Nth Power’s new album, Reverence. "I'm so happy to be back in studio this week with The 8G Band. What Eric Leiderman has created with these sit-ins is so cool and fun. It's an honor," Glaspie says.

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Modern Drummer Magazine Why is the TV producer from Late Night with Seth Meyers featured on the cover of Modern Drummer, you ask? Eric Leiderman was a drummer first, and he has been playing drums since childhood. Because of Leiderman’s love for drums and drummers, whenever the multitalented Late Night band leader/drummer Fred Armisen is doing another project, the musical guest on the show is the drummer. Think about it. How many shows have featured a few hundred drummers? “It has given me a huge appreciation for the different DNA each drummer brings to the show,” says Late Night ho...

Modern Drummer Magazine Late Night with Seth Meyers If Fred Armisen was “just” the band leader, drummer, and former guitarist of The 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers, it would be a pretty monumental accomplishment. But Armisen is also an actor, writer, TV and film producer, a former cast member of Saturday Night Live, the co-creator and co-star of the IFC comedy series Portlandia, and even a presence on television commercials. In fact, it was Armisen’s full calendar that made it necessary to create one of the coolest features of Late Night—the show’s rotating guest-drummer ...

Modern Drummer Magazine A Celebration and Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Neil Peart Modern Drummer had been planning to bring back the world-renowned MD festival in 2020, and we were ready to put the plan into action. Then the world stopped due to COVID-19. After many discussions, we decided that instead of canceling the festival, we would change formats and produce a pay-per-view show. That would allow anyone to watch it on their TV, computer, or mobile device. The date we chose was September 12th, which is the late/great Neil Peart’s birthday. We also decided to combine the show with a...