Bluesman Bobby Parker will help you get your holiday blues on this Saturday, November 28th at Madam’s Organ in Adams Morgan. With stinging guitar licks and years of experience playing and touring with musicians such as Bo Diddley, Sam Cooke and Chuck Berry, the blues are in his bones, and you can hear it when he plays and when he sings. Born in Lousiana, but a DC-area resident now, check him...
27 & 28 November 2009, The Front Rooms Fancy a bitter music this weekend? The Red Lemons, a celebrated British soul band, are performing at The Front Rooms on Friday and Saturday night. Famed for their ''funky'' and lively style, the seven-piece group has played for a host of celebrities including Princess Anne, Billy Connolly, David Frost and Jeremy Irons. The band - which includes a rhythm, brass...
The Chuck Berry discussion got me thinking: What would Word readers put on their riders - pre-supposing a level of musical success where you'd get what you asked for with a straight face. Me? Nothing too exotic really. Maybe some Jelly Beans. Some rum perhaps. Some unsalted nuts. Fresh towels. Yogi teas. Some dark chocolate. And maybe a monkey.
Nanaimo: Songs from both of Theo Massop's releases along with a unique repertoire of pop, rock, alt-country, blues and Americana can be expected from this talented trio in Nanaimo's most intimate lounge.
Here's another alternative to traditional pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving this year: Paula Deen's pumpkin gooey butter cake . Paula has an entire squadron of gooey butter cakes in her repertoire, from standard to chocolate to toffee and pumpkin. These are extremely sweet and, well, gooey desserts the basis of which is an actual boxed cake mix - so you can't beat them for ease of construction. According...
Taken from the Dead's much loved run at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY in 1971, this dorm room staple was on regular rotation during my college years. Blasting from boom-boxes along with Phish and Blues Traveler while we played hacky sack and frisbee on the lawn. The Adams Family themed pinball machine at the student center was also prime entertainment in those pre-web days. But I digress...
Well, it's Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental Groinal Aerodynamics consultant Fah Lo Suee and I will be heading for the hills now that Attorney General Eric Holder has made the New York City area a terrorist target again. Seriously, what was he thinking? As a result, posting by moi will be sporadic for a couple of days, or at least until we find an abandoned bomb shelter from the...
Legendary rock 'n' roller CHUCK BERRY has postponed his upcoming U.K. tour, just two days before the trek was due to begin.The guitarist was set to perform in...
It's a very happy **st birthday to Carole today - this photo was taken last year at a wedding at Finzean - and, for the non-Scots readers, that's "Fingun" phonetically - it's a small village just past Strachan - "Strawn". Thankfully, neither place is anywhere near Milngavie (Millguy) or Culzean (Cullane) - I think I'll stop there. On this day in history: 1863 - The Gettysburg Address...
I like this concept, y’all. I like it a lot. If you know other songs that belong on this list, let me know in the comments section. 1. “Anna (Go to Him)” – The Beatles Early in their nightclub and recording careers, the Beatles performed many songs by black songwriters. Not only hall-of-famers like Chuck Berry and Smokey Robinson, but forgotten artists such as Larry Williams,...
Hello, We are contacting you for listing or doing a feature story on USA Rock Guitar Legend Adam Bomb for the Adam Bomb As Dirty As It Gets Tour 2009 Adam Bomb is the featured lead guitarist on John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) most recent solo album, The Thunderthief . Adam is also the lead guitarist & musical force on Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe last solo record, Whatcha Want . As a concert...
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