Weirdstock 3 – August 23. 2008. I don’t what this was, or where it was, but here’s a video of The Decades performing LOUIE LOUIE at this very special event. They are…
Category: Garage Rock
Teenage Death Star – LOUIE of the Week
Teenage Death Star is a band that was formed in Bandung-Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia in 2001. I found this cool video of these guys doing LOUIE LOUIE on YouTube, courtesy of ZekeKhaseli….
Pat Moriarity & Blasted BoyZ – LOUIE of the Week
It’s always a hoot when I stumble upon nice musical recordings from an unlikely musicians. I fully expect to find different versions of LOUIE LOUIE by both “up-and-coming” rock bands and “drunken-guys-in-the-garage”…
Graziano Romani – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the LOUIE REPORT recognizes Graziano Romani of Italy, for performing an excellent version of LOUIE LOUIE that I discovered on YouTube. Graziano Romani started his career forming his first band,…
A bunch of people at a party, singing to a karaoke disc – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s one of the sloppier versions of LOUIE LOUIE to ever win the LOUIE OF THE WEEK award. It’s called “louie louie sf madness” and the description is simply “stuiees in the…
Update on Jack Ely & Courtmen at Las Vegas
Here’s the official word on the Las Vegas show, direct from the source: The cat is out of the bag. The “Sand Dollar Blues Nightclub and Lounge,” Las Vegas, NV. will be…
Jack Ely & The Courtmen to play special show in Las Vegas
I got an interesting announcement from Jack Ely, the original lead vocalist for the Kingsmen on the infamous LOUIE LOUIE recording: Wednesday evening, October 1, 2008, JACK ELY and the original COURTMEN…
Desgaste Natural – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s the kind of LOUIE just feels really great to listen to. Four guys crammed in a crowded garage. A solid drumbeat. A wailing harmonica. Guitars that are more or less in…
Chip Kinman and PCH – LOUIE of the Week
HEY! Anyone out there remember Rank and File? How about The Dils? Cowboy Nation? All of the bands featured the very talented Chip Kinman, whose name kinda sounds like “Kingsmen” if you…
Flipper (Oakland 2008) + Kinks (France 1965)- LOUIE (and half) of the Week
Last weekend , I was at a fun party at the Oakland Museum, celebrating the East Bay Express (newspaper) annual “Best of the East Bay” issue. There were six stages of live…