Paul on BBC2 talking about Disco Demolition |
This weekend marks the 30th Anniversary of Disco Demolition at Comiskey Park in Chicago, which I attended as a 15 year old, mulleted, ne'er do well. Last month I was asked by BBC Radio to sit down and...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:37:00 GMT |
Playing Live on WLUW |
I am looking forward to playing some songs and chatting with the very cool Di on her show, Full On Friday, on June 12th. WLUW is at 88.7 on your FM dial and they stream live at wluw.org. Di is tireles...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:29:00 GMT |
Go To The CHIRP Record Fair |
Hey all you musicians and music types. Next weekend is the CHIRP Record Fair. They are working hard at bringing a new, local, low-power FM station to Chicago to support artists both local and global. ...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:21:00 GMT |
Great Service - Midwest Buy and Sell |
This past Saturday I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and run some errands. One of the errands was to pick up a 20" ride cymbal for the drum kit. I went into Midwest Buy and Sell on Irvin...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:31:00 GMT |
Thanks |
Thanks to the folks who came out for the "Good Evening Chicago" performance. It was fun to jump up and do a few songs and knock a little rust off. Hope you guys enjoyed yourselves. The new CD, "Quarte...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:31:00 GMT |
Buddy Holly |
Hey Folks:I know it will be Super Bowl Sunday and all, but I will spend at least a moment of reflection on what occured 49 years ago. Three musicians, Buddy Holly, J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson, an...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:58:00 GMT |
Milt Trenier |
Kathy and I, along with her bass player, Rob Fore, sloshed out through last night's snow and slop to nearby Vince's Restaurant. Now, we go to Vince's quite often. It is a nice family Italian restauran...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:56:00 GMT |
The Flat Five |
Kathy and I went out on a lark last night to catch local band, The Flat Five, at the Hideout. I knew of most of the members of the band; Scott Ligon, Gerald Dowd (Frisbie, Robbie Fulks and several oth...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:23:00 GMT |
John Fogerty |
All I can say is "John effin Fogerty!". Last night, Steve, Marko, Ron Jones and I headed out to the Chicago Theater for the John Fogerty concert. He was fantastic.
The show opened with Fogerty silhoue...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:35:00 GMT |
You Weren’t There: A History of Chicago Punk |
Tonight, Kathy and I, along with Rob and Mike Fore, ventured out to catch the premiere of the new rock documentary "You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984."
I didn't have great expect...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:04:00 GMT |
