I’m very excited about the new documentary that Alex Winter is producing on Frank Zappa. Would you believe this project is the highest-funded documentary ever on Kickstarter? … and the Kickstarter campaign…
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,…
Alexander Surmont of Belgium – LOUIE of the Week
This week, I’m going to do a little bit of recycling. This week, the world is thinking about Belgium after the awful incident in Brussels. Last year, around this time, I shared…
a Frank & Ernest cartoon appropriate for LOUIE LOUIE
A cartoon for the day, courtesy of Bob Thaves’ wonderful Frank & Ernest strip!
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…
Jello Biafra & Hampton Wicks “Have Love Will Travel” – LOUIE clone of the Week
This week, the mighty LOUIE spotlight is pointed on a performance from the Steve Mackay memorial concert last weekend. In this clip, Jello Biafra joins the The Hampton Wicks for an performance…
Celebrating the life of Steve Mackay this weekend!
This weekend in SF Bay Area, we’re celebrating the life of Steve Mackay! On Thursday, Feb 24th at KFJC Radio (home of the infamous Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon) there was a big…
Louis and Louis – Armstrong and Jordan – LOUIES of the Week
Today, we share a special song featuring two very important LOUIEs of the 20th Century – Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan! https://youtu.be/IDMMeDOj2wc The song is “Life is So Peculiar,” recorded by two…
a busy week… (no LOUIE of the week)
Things have been busy at LOUIE central. A broken water pipe and an out-of-control tree can do that sort of thing….. … but there’s always next week…
David Bowie + LOUIE connection part 3 / Footstompin’ – non-LOUIE of the Week
(David Bowie and Carlos Alomar – superb photo by David Plastik of IconicPix) For the past few weeks, I’ve been using this LOUIE blog as an excuse to explore some of the…