Ever since I got the Byrds album "Younger Than Yesterday" back when it came out in the 60's I have always liked it a lot. It has lots of nice Byrds tunes, Dylan's "My Back Pages", Clarence White guitar licks…
Read moreFree is Killing Music!
I don't mean the band "Free" (btw - a great group with Paul Rodgers before "Bad Company" (All Right Now,etc). I am just mentioning that music, especially live music, has become so de-valued that it is having an impact on…
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Summertime done come & gone my oh my!
Another season of music making is winding down. Thugz still have a few more shows before we go into winter semi-hibernation but overall it has been a blast. The current version of the band has really begun coming into it's…
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Big Bro Show
Peter Albin & I
Big Brother & the Holding Company, Yes! Big Brother has always been one of my favorite of the great San Francisco bands. One upon a time as a teenager I attended the "Santa Clara Folk Rock…
Read moreHow to prevent Your Favorite Bands from Playing at Your Favorite Venues
Two easy steps:
1. Go to the show
2. Don't buy any food or drink from the venue
Blue is the Color
Most thugz shows occur in what could be called humble or funky environments but once in while we get to do our thing in a more deluxe environment. Such was the case when we ventured east to Napa and the…
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Jazzin' it Up a Bit
Spring! April started out with a mess of showers but as the song says, "they bring the flowers that bloom on May".
Lots of Thugz stuff coming up and also a few side trips. One thing I have been working…
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Time to Get it Up Again
It's been a while since my last rant but I have been trying. I wrote a huge one that suddenly disappeared before I could publish it. Maybe it was for the best but it kind of discouraged me from writing…
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Winter Beans & Stuff
Well, not much about beans. I just wanted to show this picture of pickled green beans from our garden.
We had a really fun holiday show at Rio Nido Roadhouse this past weekend, one of our best ever maybe. The…
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Truckin' with Blackie
We had a very cool evening of music with another Sonoma county band "Solid Air" last night in Cotati. What a great band they are with beautiful originals and some rockin' Beatles arrangements. We are hoping to do more events…
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