Tag Archives: Jeff Beck

October Desk Clearing (part one?): Buck Owens To Frank Zappa

I wanted to share some of the music news that surfaced on my radar during October. Well, at least some of it. It got to the point that I needed just to wrap it up and ship it out. So, … Continue reading

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Monday Morning Desk Clearing: Eggs Over Easy, Gov’t Mule & Joan Baez

I wanted to caught up with some of the music news that I have come across so far this month. First,  I will admit it – I am a fan of pub rock music. Brinsley Schwarz, Duck Deluxe, the Motors … Continue reading

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Friday Desk Clearing: Jerry Lee Lewis, Allen Ginsberg, Dylan, The Dead and the rest (updated)

I wanted to catch up on some recent and somewhat recent news. It seems like it is a particular popular time for covers albums. You have probably have heard that Bob Dylan is following up last year’s Shadows of the … Continue reading

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Go See Here In L.A. Aug. 11-18 (The Superchunk/Sonics Edition)

This week offers nostalgia acts in all types of musical shapes. Starting with Bobby Rush and Bettye LaVette on Monday and wrapping up with the Counting Crows and Toad The Wet Sprocket on Sunday. In between, you can see ZZ … Continue reading

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Go See Hear in L.A. Oct. 14-20 (the Overseas/Wavves edition)

ew week – new job – new time constraints, so I am trying out a new format at least temporarily. Mon. 14 Top Show: Kim Taylor at the Hotel Café. The Ohio-based troubadour will be celebrating her recently released disc … Continue reading

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A High Tide Of Beach Boys News

What better way to ring in summertime (which officially begins on June 21) with some Beach Boys news. Capitol/UMe has announced a mega 6-CD Beach Boys collections, entitled Made In California, which is slated for release on Aug. 27. Packed … Continue reading

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The Yardbirds & Vanilla Fudge: A Great Concert – For 1966

News came through the Internet that the Yardbirds and Vanilla Fudge will be touring the Northeast in February. Back in the day, they were both significant bands with merged blues and rock with a doses of psychedelica. Of course, those … Continue reading

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