To celebrate the upcoming Louie Fest 2007, the organizers of the LouieFest have teamed up with LouieLouie.net, in conjunction with MOstuf Productions and Natalis Group to create the very first Plug-In LOUIE…
Category: Garage Rock
NEW Richard Berry video- live with Shockwaves 1988
I haven’t posted any original video footage to the blog lately, so I’ve decided to change that today… This is Richard Berry performing with the Shockwaves at the 1988 LOUIE LOUIE Parade…
Was San Jose actually the site for First Rock ‘n’ Roll Riot?
After I sent out a little bulletin about the historical significance of the 1956 San Jose riot to my friends on MySpace, I got a reply back from my pal Joey Myers:…
July 7 = Rock and Roll History in San Jose
July 7th is a big day in rock and roll, both in history past tense and history about to be written. For some of you, July 7th is very important because Al…
Patti Smith does “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Some folks have mentioned to me that they thought “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana was an updated sequel to LOUIE LOUIE. In fact, I’ve been told that the Rock and Roll…
BBC Radio show on LOUIE LOUIE
BBC Radio 2 will be broadcasting a program about LOUIE LOUIE and the F.B.I. Steve Van Zandt of Little Steven’s Underground Garage and The Sopranos will be narrating this thing. This one…
Winner of the “That’s Cool- That’s Trash” fashion category
San Francisco rock legend Russell Quan (the Mummies, Phantom Surfers, BobbyTeens, and way too many other bands) demonstrates a great sense of rockin’ fashion at a recent Roy Loney (ex- Flamin’ Groovies)…
Another Jack Ely YouTube clip
Do you remember how I once mentioned that Jack Ely, original vocalist for the Kingsmen‘s LOUIE LOUIE was scheduled to perform a show in North Carolina last November for the Carolina Beach…
The Big Dirk Fest
I’m not sure if this is really LOUIE-related topic, but next month, there’s going to be a major 2-day celebration to honor the late Dirk Dirksen, the “pope of San Francisco punk…
I Just Want to Rock and Roll!
My friend Andy Martello is a very talented man that appreciates good music. He makes his living telling jokes, spinning plates, throwing objects up in the air, and he happens to maintain…