Street Drum Corps

From John Bonham to Clyde Stubblefield to?uestlove, the drum has always been the backbone of any successful group. Hell, go further back in time, when drums were at the center of any tribal ritual. It’s carnal. Primeval. A good song hits you in the head. A good beat nails you in the stomach. So in an era of squeaky-clean, polished production, Los Angeles’ Street Drum Corps (SDC) are more important than ever. What started as, to quote co-founder Adam Alt, “just a couple of guys playing buckets at parties,” has quickly morphed into a mini-empire, complete with affiliates around the world and grandiose, theatrical shows in the works. The trio, consisting of Alt, brother Bobby and Frank Zummo, is currently preparing their Interscope Records debut (and third overall), while their energetic rock-band-meets-performance-art sets continue to astound and mesmerize anyone with the good fortune to catch them.