This coming weekend will be my debut appearance with Blind Pilots at Number One Broadway in Los Gatos. Performing a variety of dance covers ranging in style from rock, new wave, disco and punk, the band has appeared at a wide range of venues throughout the South Bay, San Francisco and the Peninsula. We crossed [...]
This photo was snapped by Bernardo Grijalva during a Redwood performance at The Campbell Coop. It’s since been used on my musical and social profiles. I’m featuring it on the Facebook Event page for this weekends St Patrick’s Day Party at The Sonoma Chicken Coop. Also performing at the St. Patrick’s Day soiree will be [...]
Tagged drive, grijalva photography, saucy, st patrick's day, sugadadyThere are lots of great drummer jokes, and perhaps there’s one in Jane’s Addition drummer Stephen Perkins being spokes person for the band’s alleged plans to record soon. I kid of course, but surely there’s a laugh waiting to happen. In speaking to Billboard.com, Perkins gives insight into how the band might tackle the writing [...]
…Continued from Part 3 The band came back on after this beautiful moment and the excitement was rising to a fever pitch as everyone wondered what he was going to pull out of his velvet sleeve next. As the opening notes to “Every Time I Think Of You” began, the crowd exploded with gratitude and [...]
Tagged christmas, rock & roll hall of fame…Continued from Part 2 The audience was on their feet the entire time, dancing, screaming, singing along, loving every minute of a show that we’d all waited too long to see. “Imaginary Girl”, one of my favorites and another off “When You Were Mine”, was a treat to hear live. John admonishes his love for [...]
Tagged 1984, the babys, Trivia Queen…Continued from Part 1 A few new ones followed, including the single “If You Ever Get Lonely”. Waite considers himself more of a lyricist than anything else and truly, his lyrics tug at the heartstrings. Wistful, romantic works that are reflective of what he calls his “dark, northern English soul”, he is a master of [...]
Tagged bob dylan, christmasThe voice. Instantly recognizable and utterly undiminished by time, it is special and stunning to behold. Its power, quite staggering. His delivery always urgent, heartfelt. John Waite is, simply, a hell of a talent. He came to Santa Clara Sunday December 11th in support of his terrific new album, “Rough & Tumble” and turned the [...]
Tagged the babysIt’s been over two weeks since John Waite and his band performed at The Avalon in Santa Clara, but I had to post a review series contributed by my favorite guest blogger, The Trivia Queen. While The Trivia Queen is a long time follower, this was my first time to see Waite. He still has [...]
Tagged Rhondo, Rondo, The Avalon, The Canyon Club, Trivia QueenWhen I purchased my Gretsch Catalina Birch kit from an individual, the bass drum head came with a crudely cut hole, that looked like something a child had done. I finally took the time to fix it, using an inexpensive tool called a Bass Drum O’s Hole Cutter, which I bought for under $10. The [...]
I have the distinguished pleasure of performing with the mighty Redwood at the Downtown Campbell Sonoma Chicken Coop (aka Campbell Brewing Co.) this Saturday Nov 5th. The venue has been spruced up with a stage, and the band has added some new high-energy tunes since. Arrive early to get a good seat and a bite [...]
I believe it’s been about 6 years since the Stones released A Bigger Bang, and I’m sure that in at least some of the time since, Keith has been chomping at the bit to do a followup. Looks like he’ll wait a bit longer. Jagger first gave it a go at being a solo artist [...]
Soon, I’ll be doing something I’ve wanted to do for a long time–paying homage to the first band that inspired me to play music. On Friday May 13th, friends and musicians from Chrome Deluxe, StompBox, Blind Pilot, Still Kickin’ and longtime friend and Texas guitarist Lance Neckar, will help me tear through a few of [...]
