Odd Man Out / Ray Stevens II – LOUIE of the Month

Today, we’re going to shine the LOUIE spotlight at San Jose music legend, and longtime associate Ray Stevens II. Ray’s been in a bunch of fun punk/rock bands – Los Olvidados, The Faction, Drunk Injuns, and Clay Wheels, among others, and today we’re going to share a very special clip of him with one […]

May 8th, 2021 | Category: Covid-19, EP World, Garage Rock, LOUIE celebrations, Louie of Week, LOUIE Parade, Music Therapy, Production at LOUIE Central, San Francisco Bay Area | Leave a comment

12 Days of LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas – Day 1

On the first day of LOUIE LOUIE 2020 Christmas, someone gave to me…

DESPERADOS!

As the Cambridge English Dictionary defines this word as “someone who is willing to do things that involve risk or danger, often criminal things,” one could argue this concept became a common element in 2020.

The term “desperados” could apply […]

December 14th, 2020 | Category: Covid-19, Current Affairs, International, LOUIE Universe, Old Versions | Leave a comment

Thinking of Toots, pandemics and misplaced LOUIEs

This has been a challenging year, to put it mildly. The world is experiencing a pandemic unlike any other, and there’s some radical changes taking place that could permanently alter the way society deals with public events, with scary repercussions for those in the music industry. The death count for those infected by covid-19 […]

September 3rd, 2020 | Category: Covid-19, Garage Rock, LOUIE Universe, Music Biz | Leave a comment

A Midsummer Update (the 2020 edition)

(from Louis Restaurant Facebook page)

In the city of San Francisco, Geary is a major thoroughfare that runs almost 6 miles east–west, starting off downtown at Market Street, running westbound through the Civic Center area, cutting through what used to be the Fillmore district, with a majority of the street running through the […]

July 28th, 2020 | Category: Covid-19, Current Affairs, EP World, LOUIE Universe, Music Biz, Pop Culture, Record Collecting, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Tacoma | Leave a comment