Wednesday Rock Blogging

Imagine being 22 years old and asked to play lead guitar in Paul McCartney's post-Beatles band? Then do 65 shows over the next 14 months with Wings Over America? Jimmy died on Sept. 27, 1979 of heart failure due to morphine and alcohol poisoning. He was 26 years old:

Hard to believe that there are kids graduating from Carlsbad High School that weren't born when this happened - MTV had a three-part series on it:

War is playing at the Belly Up next Wednesday! They were at Kaaboo last year: Multi-platinum-selling WAR, the original street band, has been sharing its timeless music and message of brotherhood and harmony for over 4 decades before millions across the globe.The long...

I wanted to make a special mention about the charity gig at the Belly Up next Wednesday. The Museum of Making Music opened in Carlsbad in 2000, and is a fantastic non-profit enterprise that "explores the accomplishments and impact of the music products industry...

The Cars were the first new-wave band in my life, followed by the Pretenders.  Both felt like the straight ahead rock and roll that we were used to, with a bit of a twist musically and visually. As I remember, the Cars didn't tour much in the beginning - at least not...

Two weeks ago, David Berman died at age 52. Here's what wiki says: David Cloud Berman (born David Craig Berman; January 4, 1967 – August 7, 2019) was an American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist best known for his work with indie-rock band the Silver Jews....