Years ago, Matt Groening came up with a brilliant flowchart for musical roots. I’m thinking there’s at least 10, if not 20 of these special categories that could easily apply to the…
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…
Buck Ormsby memorial = March 26 in Tacoma
A date has been announced for the Buck Ormsby memorial – Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the Temple Theatre in Tacoma, Washington. Tacoma Weekly shared some specifics: Details have emerged for a…
LOUIE LOUIE Clubs of the World – part 2
Following up on the “Louie Louie Clubs of the World – part 1” post from last week, here’s the next chapter…. 6. Louie Louie Burger Cafe in Kobe, Japan Most of the…
Louie Louie Clubs of the World – part 1
Here’s something fun… my friend Clay Stabler assembled a travel list of a whole bunch of LOUIE LOUIE Clubs scattered all over the world! Here’s the first part of his list, expanded…
The Dizzy Brains – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s the first LOUIE of Week for 2017 – The Dizzy Brains live at TransMusicales 2015. https://youtu.be/BIUHwSQmQTU According to their YouTube description, this was their first-ever concert outside their native country of…
Remembering Those We Lost in 2016
2016 was certainly one for the history books In the political universe, 2016 was the year for the craziest, most divisive election in the modern history of the United States. While a…
Mojo Nixon’s CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS – Holiday LOUIE of the Week
Yes, once again… its that special time of the year! Celebrating the spirit of Christmas and the always-relevent theme of recycling, we bring you a semi-modern classic holiday LOUIE mutant-bastard recording by…
Stiv Bators “L.A. L.A.” – LOUIE bastard of the Week
It’s time to point the mighty LOUIE LOUIE spotlight at an oldie but goodie…. Stiv Bators (aka Steven John Bator), the singer from The Dead Boys and The Lords of the New…
RIP: Leon Russell / duet with Richard Berry – unreleased song of the week
2016 has been a rough year for losing musicians, and frankly we’re getting a bit tired of this sort of thing. In the past month, we’ve lost Leonard Cohen, Mose Alison, Sharon…