I’m saddened to report that my friend John Thoennes has passed away. John was a musician from Seaside, Oregon that played with a variety of different bands – Patriot, Washington Merry-Go-Round, the…
Category: Portland
Soul Benders with special guests Jack Ely & Norm Sundholm of Kingsmen – LOUIE of Week
Here’s something you don’t see every day – a special performance by two former members of the Kingsmen that never toured together. The Soul Benders were performing live in Bend, Oregon, and…
Salem’s Rockin’ 60’s Show – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE is a cavalcade of Northwest superstars- live at the “Salem’s Rockin’ 60’s Show” on October 20, 2012 in Salem, Oregon. In this performance, you can see The Kingsmen (Mike…
RIP: Bob Dye, Northwest DJ / Promoter
Bob Dye, a radio DJ and promoter from Ontario, Oregon, has recently passed away. The Finley-Sunset Hills Mortuary and Sunset Hills Memorial Park provided a nice overview of his career: Bob spent…
RIP: Kearney Barton, Legendary NW Recording Engineer & Studio/Label Owner
When I embarked on this documentary project of mine, a bunch of people in the Pacific Northwest told me “Ya gotta interview Kearney Barton!” I’m so very glad I took their advice….
Jim Valley in Indonesia – LOUIE of the Week
Jim Valley is what you’d call a “Northwest LOUIE LOUIE veteran.” Born in Tacoma, Washington, Jim joined the Viceroys during high school, playing guitar on the 1963 regional hit “Granny’s Pad.” In…
The Kingsmen 1983 Delta House video – LOUIE of the Week
This week, for the LOUIE of the Week, the top prize goes to the grandaddies of garage, aka the Kingsmen, who created this special music video in 1983. It’s a Delta House…
The (Temporary) Rebirth of a Recording Studio
Last week, as I read about the misinformation about the “Portland restaurant recording studio,” I thought it’d be good to properly acknowledge the actual studio, especially as was the location was recently…
More LOUIE misinformation – part #3,574
The Willamette Week recently posted some excerpts from the unauthorized biography of Ken Kesey, “Acid Christ,” which was written by Mark Christensen. Here’s one paragraph that caught my attention, with thanks to…