Joe Daniels
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Joe Daniels is an American rock drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...

 best known as the ex-drummer for Local H
Local H
Local H is an American rock duo, formed by Joe Daniels and Scott Lucas in Zion, Illinois in 1987. Local H's 1996 album, As Good as Dead, includes the top 10 hit "Bound for the Floor" Author, rock critic and Rolling Stone contributor Greg Kot and the Chicago Tribune named the band its 2008 Chicago...

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Local H

In 1987, while attending high school in Zion, IL Daniels and Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas (musician)
David Scott Lucas, born May 10, 1970, is best known for being the singer and guitar/bass player, as well as the only remaining original member, of the post-grunge band Local H....

, eventually formed Local H
Local H
Local H is an American rock duo, formed by Joe Daniels and Scott Lucas in Zion, Illinois in 1987. Local H's 1996 album, As Good as Dead, includes the top 10 hit "Bound for the Floor" Author, rock critic and Rolling Stone contributor Greg Kot and the Chicago Tribune named the band its 2008 Chicago...

 in 1990. Local H was originally a three-piece band which consisted Joe Daniels on drums, Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas (musician)
David Scott Lucas, born May 10, 1970, is best known for being the singer and guitar/bass player, as well as the only remaining original member, of the post-grunge band Local H....

 on vocals and guitar, and Matthew Garcia on bass. In 1993 Matt Garcia left the band. Lucas and Daniels continued the band with Lucas having a highschool friend modify his guitar by adding a bass pick-up
Pickup (music technology)
A pickup device is a transducer that captures mechanical vibrations, usually from suitably equipped stringed instruments such as the electric guitar, electric bass guitar, Chapman Stick, or electric violin, and converts them to an electrical signal that is amplified, recorded, or broadcast.-...

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Daniels played one of his last shows with Local H by headlining Summerfest
Summerfest
Summerfest is a yearly music festival held at the Henry Maier Festival Park along the lakefront in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The festival lasts for 11 days, is made up of 11 stages with performances from over 700 bands, and since the mid-1970s has run from late June through early July, usually...

 in Milwaukee in June 1999. Daniels' last show was at The Metro
Metro Chicago
This page is about the concert hall; for the metro region surrounding Chicago, see Chicago metropolitan area.Metro is a concert hall at 3730 N. Clark Street in Chicago, Illinois that plays host to a variety of local, regional and national emerging bands and musicians. The Metro was first opened in...

 in Chicago.

Post Local H

Daniels was in the band Stendec from 1999 to 2001 when the band disbanded. From 2001 to 2004 Daniels was a founding member of The Black Panels. From 2005 to 2007 Daniels worked with the band Bruiser
Bruiser (band)
Bruiser is a rock band from Chicago. Bruiser formed in 2005.In 2006, Bruiser released the full-length album “Fantastic Theory”. They released “RightBeforeTheStopAhead” in 2008 and "I Sold Hand-Grenades To The Salvation Army" in 2009.- External links :**...

 and recorded and album with them.

Daniels married in 2006 and had a son in 2007. After their son, Daniels and his wife opened a boutique in a Chicago suburb and in 2009 started a children's T-shirt line.

Discography

Local H
  • Ham Fisted
    Ham Fisted
    Ham Fisted is the first album by the alternative rock band Local H. It was released in 1995 on Polygram Records.-Track listing:All songs by Local H#"Feed" – 2:38#"Cynic" – 5:01#"Mayonnaise and Malaise" – 4:46#"User" – 2:50#"Manipulator" – 4:09...

    (1995)
  • As Good as Dead
    As Good as Dead
    As Good as Dead is the second album released by Illinois-based alternative rock duo Local H. It was released in April 1996 on Island Records. This album is notable for including some of Local H's most recognizable songs, including "High-Fiving MF", "Fritz's Corner", "Eddie Vedder", and the hit...

    (1996)
  • Pack Up the Cats
    Pack Up the Cats
    Pack Up the Cats is an album by the alternative rock band Local H. It was released on September 1, 1998, on Island Records. The album seemed that it had a chance at being successful, especially with its catchy single "All the Kids Are Right", but this changed when Polygram, the parent label of...

    (1998)
  • "92 Demos" (2000)

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