From Stretch Riedle, the uber-archivist of LOUIE recordings: Only slightly Louie Louie related but very worthy of mention: Sandy West, the drummer for the Runaways, has died of lung cancer. She was…
Category: Garage Rock
RIP: Harold Welch, bay area restaurateur, music promoter
A few days ago, I was reading the San Jose Mercury when I ran across an obituary of an old friend. Harold Welch was a very colorful character in the San Francisco…
YouTube presents Bob Dylan’s LOUIE LOUIE!
I love good ol’ YouTube! Somebody posted a rare clip of Bob Dylan and Tom Petty performing THE SONG! The venue was the rehearsal for the 1985 Farm-Aid.
Summertime LOUIE Events!
Once again, I’m amazed how quickly the summer is slipping by. Already it’s August, and I’ve barely been able to attend to any summertime events. I’ve gone to a couple of outdoor…
In Search of a 1966 Jefferson Airplane Santa Barbara poster
I’m trying to find a poster or handbill for Jefferson Airplane gig at University of California, Santa Barbara dated October 22, 1966. Or maybe a newspaper ad, a newspaper article, a radio…
Coming soon…. the NEW Comets DVD!
I recently completed one of the coolest video jobs I’ve had the privilege to work on. I just produced and directed a music concert DVD of the one of the true pioneers…
Remembering Syd Barrett
This week, we lost Syd Barrett, founder of the band Pink Floyd. Early news reports mentioned that his death was due to cancer, while others mention diabetes as a leading cause. All…
Teenage Music International does LOUIE!
Here’s another fun LOUIE LOUIE performance from YouTube. It’s described as: “Short part of the performance of Germany´s Soul-Beat hipsters Teenage Music International on tour in Italy.”
Holy Crud… it’s the MUMMIES!
Somehow or another, I stumbled over at the official Mummies‘ webpage tonight. The Mummies haven’t been a band since 1994, and I do miss them. I used to see them all the…
What about Vince Welnick?
It’s been a busy couple of weeks over at LOUIE Central. I recently purchased another DV deck, and I’ve been transferring a lot of old videos to the big hard drives. One…