It was on March 25th 1957 that US Customs confiscated five-hundred-and-twenty copies of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”, a collection of poetry Ginsberg recently had published. That was sixty-four years ago. US Customs had claimed that Ginsburg’s...
Jay Shepard of Shepard the Breeze offers up ten basic rules. . . guidelines to keep in mind when we do make it back to concerts, which should be happening sooner than later! Yep. The...
For this installment of ‘Dawson’s Pick’ I am delighted to bring you Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts! Many of you already know Tuk as the very charismatic front man from The Biters. My dear...
Cyndi, who is usually is offering up bands and music, this time just laments where we are in the midst of Covid, and likewise the road ahead. A weird thing has been happening to me...
Our second Weekend with Bernie all courtesy of Kyoko Cooley! Our new largely weekly feature, focusing on the music and guitar of Bernie Torme. This week we look at how the man plays. . ....
Only In NYC / The Red Eye / The Western Front
by wildwestrocks · Published January 29, 2021 · Last modified January 30, 2021
This post is a reminder of what was going a year ago today, and likewise a reminder of things to come. It is a place- marker. A reminder of what was normal and hopefully what...
Every once in a while I stumble upon a video or song that makes me have to find out who the artist is. Then I become obsessed. I felt this way about Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Kurt Vile....
Of course a nod to the 1989 American film directed by Ted Kotcheff, but more importantly a tribute to the late great rock guitarist Bernie Torme. Fellow Torme fan, Kyoko Cooley has been posting almost...
So why abandon the band right before Woodstock? In hopping that flight to London, Jeff Beck not only bailed on Woodstock but likewise on that band, his band. A project which he had spent the...
The first show in the US was at the Filmore East in New York. They were warming up for the Grateful Dead. That was June 14, 1968. It was a good night, a stellar night...