Today, we pay tribute to my friend Mike Slavko, aka the legendary disc jockey known as “M. Dung.” M.Dung was a very popular disc jockey on KFOG Radio in San Francisco for…
RIP: P.F. Sloan, singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter P.F. Sloan died on Sunday, November 15th. Last year, the LOUIE team (myself, Eric Predoehl + Jesse Block, co-owner of the Octalouie.com video production company) had an opportunity to document his…
John Doe’s Keeper album – NON-LOUIE of the week
This week, my focus is elsewhere…. not necessarily spending a lot time in the LOUIE universe.. as there’s too much on the plate… too busy working on other projects… and otherwise trying…
RIP: Allen Toussaint / LOUIE of the Week
Allen Toussaint, an extremely talented musician, passed away on November 10, 2015 while on tour in Madrid, Spain. He was 77 years old. Emerging from the fertile hotbed of New Orleans R&B…
Hail Hail, Sam Carlson – military veteran + Pacific NW music archivist
If you’ve ever done any kind of online research on the music of the Pacific Northwest, you’ve probably seen the work of my friend Sam Carlson. The pnwbands.com page is an amazing…
All-Niters Live At The Barn – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s another LOUIE rarity I’ve never heard of.. . but it popped up on YouTube. This is a LOUIE LOUIE by the All-Niters “Recorded Live At The Barn” sometime in 1966. It…
RIP: Steve Mackay, sax player with Stooges, Snakefinger – LOUIE of Week
Steve Mackay, a super talented sax player and all-around nice guy, died two weeks ago on October 10th. Last year, I had an opportunity to interview Steve for the LOUIE documentary project,…
2015 Oregon Music Hall of Fame Finale – LOUIE of the Week
Here’s the most important LOUIE performance of the past seven days – the big 2015 Oregon Music Hall of Fame Finale! Three core members of Paul Revere & the Raiders during 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…
RIP: Gail Zappa, wife of Frank
Gail Zappa, beloved wife to Frank, mother for Dweezil, Moon, Ahmet & Diva, and keeper of the Zappa legacy, has left us. The official Frank Zappa Facebook page provided this statement: January…