This week’s LOUIE is by a band known as White Sodium, and I believe this performance is from a 2010 music festival in Lyon, France. I don’t know how old these kids…
Category: Garage Rock
Warn The Neighbours – LOUIE of the Week
Any band playing LOUIE LOUIE with the nerve to call themselves “Warn The Neighbours” is A-OK with me! What the hey…. Warn The Neighbours! It’s LOUIE LOUIE time! This was recorded at…
Barry Rillera, Bobby Kennedy, Demi Moore + Five Degrees of LOUIE – LOUIE of Week
Last week, I was alerted to an excellent article in the Huntington Beach Independent on Barry Rillera of the Rillera Brothers. The Rillera Brothers had a band in the 1950s called the…
The 2 & 1/2 Band – LOUIE of the Week
This week, it’s a LOUIE LOUIE for charity. The band is The 2 &1/2 Band, and their performance of LOUIE LOUIE is for The Mount Vernon Animal Shelter Charity event of 2014,…
The Black Spirit – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE is a French version of the song by a band that no longer exists. The band was called The Black Spirit, and in this clip they are performing LOUIE…
Bruce Springsteen in Charlotte – LOUIE of the Week
It’s been a long time since Bruce Springsteen performed LOUIE LOUIE. According to Stan Goldstein of the (New Jersey) Star-Ledger, the last time Bruce ever played LOUIE LOUIE was on May 7,…
The Cleopatras – LOUIE of the Week
This weeks’s LOUIE comes from Livorno, Italy! Live from the Ungawa Tiki Bar, it’s The Cleopatras! http://youtu.be/NCMwD9Iv9CY
The Strypes – LOUIE(s) of the Week
I’ve just found out about The Strypes = four teenagers from Cavan, Ireland that transcend their youth, playing a sweet fusion of rhythm and blues that feels like a pub band that’s…
Nuclear Holocaust, the Kennedy Assassination, and Louie Louie
Our friend Christopher Doll will be giving a special presentation at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on Wednesday, March 26th at 7pm EDT. Christopher Doll (Rutgers University), “Nuclear…
RIP: Scott Asheton, drummer of the Stooges
Another great rocker has left us. Drummer Scott Asheton, a founding member of The Stooges, passed away on March 15th. Iggy Pop shared the news on his Facebook page: My dear friend…