The Prolific, Unique Kurt Vile
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....
Weekend At Bernie’s – A First Offering
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...
Mark your Calendar!
Some amazing bands for an amazing cause. Well at least at a great club and venue that deserves to continue on once we are done with Covid! Today, it needs our help to get through...
Random Thoughts And A Plane Ride Home
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...
Go West Young Man
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...
‘Uh Oh, It’s The Coolies’
My very first Dawson’s Pick will be the phenomenal pop punk album ‘Uh Oh, It’s The Coolies’ EP. ( Wicked Cool Records). This fantastic July, 2019 release is everything you want in power pop with...
Dawson’s Pick
The Wild West is trying out something new. We have invited Cyndi Dawson of the Cynz to share with the Wild West new music she finds herself checking out. This will include local bands and...
What is This?
What is this? Yeah it is Jeff Beck, but with who? Perhaps doing some tune off of Beck, Bogert & Appice? And on BBC2 TV. America certainly had no equivalent in 1974. Nor today. Fifteen...
Starting the New Year Right!
New year. New day. Still had my chocolate croissant and coffee this morning. I did pause, however, and ponder what I was listening to first. What was the first piece of music to start the...
The Title Is “Truth” And The Music Is Good
Truth is an amazing album. It of course starts with the band’s take on the Yardbirds tune, “Shapes of Things”. Same song but done oh so much differently. Things had just evolved. Of course, this version...