Last weekend, San Jose lost a great man by the name of Ted Gehrke. Ted was the founder of the San Jose Fountain Blues Festival, the longest running blues festival in the…
Category: San Francisco Bay Area
RIP: Tom Guido, garage rock impresario of North Beach SF
We just lost another San Francisco rocker. Tom Guido, who produced a lot of rock ‘n’ roll shows, passed away a few weeks ago. Tom Guido was responsible for reviving the legendary…
The Ace of Cups – long awaited 1st album (non-LOUIE of the Week)
test For the past 7 or so years, the LOUIE production team has also been quietly working on another project. LOUIE co-producer Jesse Block has been directing a documentary on the band…
Celebrating M. Dung and Richard Berry – LOUIE of the Week
Today is a special celebration for two friends that are deeply missed. We lost Richard Berry in 1989, and Mike Slavko, aka “M. Dung” in 2017. Today, Mike Slavko is getting inducted…
The Maximum LOUIE LOUIE list
In a few hours, I’ll attending a birthday party for Ms. Gloria Jones and then participating in a very special presentation at Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA. Some of you have asked……
In Memory of Andrew Peejack and Eagle Buckett – LOUIE of the Week
Earlier this year, my friend Andrew Pejack sent me a special message… Hi Eric ! Not sure if you have this LL version, from SJ’s own Eagle Buckett. He released an album…
Star La’Moan & Kitchenettes in April 2018 – LOUIE of the Week
It was just another Friday night in Santa Cruz, California. My friend Star La’Moan and her Kitchenettes were playing at the Poet & Patriot, and my friend Stretch was also there. As…
Jim Phelps & the Clandestones (KALX premiere) – LOUIE of the Week
Today, in celebration of International LOUIE LOUIE Day, we’re sharing a very special recording of LOUIE LOUIE by Jim Phelps & the Clandestones that had a special world premiere at the 1984…
RIP: Martin G. Cameron, friend + motion graphics visionary for LOUIE project
I am deeply saddened to report the passing of our dear friend Martin G. Cameron. Three days after my mother’s ashes were laid to rest, Martin died peacefully in his sleep. I…
The Return of Stretch – non-LOUIE of the Week
Last Saturday, my friend Jeff “Stretch” Riedle returned to the stage to finish an incomplete show that occurred three months earlier when he experienced a cardiac arrest, and his life could have…