In course of my research for this project, I’ve uncovered some interesting things connected to the LOUIE LOUIE universe. Here’s an example of one of those things. This is a page of…
Category: Louie of Week
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…
Jimmy and the Riddles – LOUIE of the Week
This week, we’ll point the LOUIE spotlight at Jimmy and the Riddles, who are known as an “Upbeat Reggae Dub Ska Party Band!” They are from a place known as ‘Folkestone.’ I…
RIP: Nokie Edwards of the Ventures, LOUIE of the Week
Nokie Edwards, guitar player for The Ventures, one of the most successful bands to emerge from the Pacific Northwest during the 1960s, has passed away at the age of 82 years old….
Tom Bishop – LOUIE of the Week
For this week’s LOUIE, I’m sharing a performance by Tom Bishop who performs LOUIE LOUIE to honor his late grandparents, Louie and Louise Poltevecque! His YouTube page provides more details: Tom Bishop,…
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…
The R.F.’s – Smells like LOUIE LOUIE 2018 (LOUIE of the Week)
This week, the mighty LOUIE REPORT spotlight points in the direction of our friend Ron Fowler and his band The R.F.’s (formerly known as Jeff & the R.F.’s), who just unveiled a…
Big Sandy – Havana Moon (LOUIE relative of the Week)
OK, time for another Sandy fix. Last week, I witnessed an excellent performance by one of the coolest cats on Planet Earth – my pal Robert Williams, aka Big Sandy, who was…
Sandy and The Wild Wombats – Have Love Will Travel – LOUIE relative of the Week
I just out about a cool German rockabilly band known as Sandy and The Wild Wombats. Apparently, they’ve been doing some extensive touring all over Europe, and they’ve already played the “Viva…