Brother Louie by the Stories – LOUIE of the Week

Posted on July 27, 2009

Just clockwork, it seems like every two months I get an email from someone that wants to know about “a song called LOUIE LOUIE that’s not the Richard Berry song, and it’s…

Yellow Pillow – LOUIE of the Week

Posted on July 21, 2009

This week, we celebrate a LOUIE of the Week that came from St. Petersburg, Russia. Ladies & Gentlemen, meet Yellow Pillow!

Arnie Fruit Quartet – LOUIE of the Week

Posted on July 14, 2009

A slightly primitive version of the song, enhanced by the dancing of of Ms. Bettie Page? Why Not? Some things just kind fit together nicely… Congratulations, Arnie Fruit Quartet! You are the…

More on Drake Levin

Posted on July 11, 2009

The past week has brought a lot of traffic to the website, with a lot of people paying respect to Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & Raiders that died on July…

Louie Armstrong – LOUIE of the Week

Posted on July 8, 2009

This week, while there’s all sorts of coverage of the big celebrity funeral of the guy folks are calling the “Entertainer of the Century,” I thought I’d take the time to acknowledge…

Distyl- LOUIE of the Week

Posted on June 30, 2009

If it’s Tuesday, then it’s time to name the LOUIE of the Week. Today, the award goes to a band known as Distyl, a band from France that embraces the Iggy Pop…

Benefit for Paul Williams- Sunday in San Francisco

Posted on June 25, 2009

For the past two weeks, I’ve been away from home, helping a dear friend with a big move to Southern California. This weekend, I’m coming back home just in time to attend…

RIP: Bob Bogle, founding member of the Ventures

Posted on June 16, 2009

Two months after the Ventures performed with the Fabulous Wailers at the Moore Theater in Seattle to celebrate their new collaboration “Two Car Garage,” Bob Bogle, founding member of the Ventures has…