Last month, we lost Hugh Hefner, the creator of Playboy magazine. A lot of things have been written about this man and the empire he created. When he started this magazine his…
Category: Seattle
Please Help Freddie Dennis! (singer w/ Sonics, Kingsmen) – LOUIE of Week
A few months ago Freddie Dennis suffered a medical setback with two strokes and now needs some help with his bills as he continues to recover. A fundraising campaign for Freddie has…
RIP: Larry Coryell, jazz guitarist from Pacific Northwest
Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell passed away earlier this week on Sunday, February 19th. The NY Times carried a cool headline for his obituary – “Larry Coryell, Guitarist of Fusion Before It Had…
RIP: Jim Manolides, legendary musician with Frantics, Dave Lewis, and more….
Jim Manolides has left the land of the living. I asked my friend Barry Curtis of the Kingsmen (now retired) and the Daily Flash, to share a few words.. We are incomplete…
The Pink Chunk / Conrad Uno – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE came about via a Facebook post by Art Chantry… Back in the 1970’s, Seattle had it’s fair share of “proto-punk” bands. in the very early part of the decade,…
Hail Hail Girl Trouble! (LOUIE of the Week)
I am in awe of Girl Trouble! (The band, not the actual concept…) I can’t remember the first time I ever witnessed the band in concert… whether it was at Marsugi’s, the…
RIP: Dennis Eichhorn, writer, adventurer, underground comic book creator
Writer Dennis Eichhorn died last week on Thursday, October 8th, and I’m kinda bummed about it. With the life that he lived, shared via the stories that he wrote, I imagine he…
The Fab Six – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE LOUIE was shot by my friend Merri Sutton, who’s a fine photographer and friend of various Northwest musical groups. The band performing LOUIE LOUIE is The Fab Six, a…
RIP: Bobby “Blue” Bland, blues singer extraordinaire
We lost another great singer this week. Legendary blues singer Bobby “Blue” Bland has left the land of the living. I’ve read and heard some excellent tributes for Bobby, with various people…
Freddie & the Screamers – LOUIE of the Week
“A Little Sea Shanty” is the way Barry Curtis liked to describe it. Along with Freddie Dennis, Andy Parypa and Steve Peterson, they are a mixture of former and current members of…