While doing some YouTube research for my story on the Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band--which plays the Vancouver Fan Club this Wednesday--I came across a pretty cool video from 2009 for the tune "Mama's Fried Potatoes". What struck me most about the clip--apart from the awesome shitkicker music--was the Rev's use of a homemade shootin' … Continue reading Peyton’s redneck weaponry proves the spud gun’s range beyond Powell River
Month: November 2013
Big Country’s Stuart Adamson plays just what he feels
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 5, 1993 By Steve Newton Big Country? You mean those guys from Scotland who had the guitars that sounded like bagpipes? Didn't they have a hit song back in '83 called "In a Big Country"? Yeah, I remember the chorus: "In a big country dreams stay with you, like a lover's … Continue reading Big Country’s Stuart Adamson plays just what he feels
Tedeschi Trucks Band lays the soul on heavy in Vancouver
There was a whole lotta soul rolling off of the Vogue Theatre stage last night. That's what happens when you've got a hugely talented 11-piece band joyfully letting go with bluesy, heartfelt, and sometimes funky-as-hell rock music. That's also what happens whenever bottleneck-guitar master Derek Trucks' glass slide grazes the strings of his trusty red … Continue reading Tedeschi Trucks Band lays the soul on heavy in Vancouver
Steve Hackett says that everyone he’s ever played with in Genesis has managed to write at least one incredible song
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 5, 1993 By Steve Newton Whatever happened to Steve Hackett? Good question. Considering how visible all four of his former bandmates in Genesis have been, Hackett has been conspicuously absent from the music scene. Or at least it seems that way here in North America. But in actual fact, the 43-year-old … Continue reading Steve Hackett says that everyone he’s ever played with in Genesis has managed to write at least one incredible song
Blind Melon’s Shannon Hoon pees on stage in Vancouver
He caught my attention again when he started peeing all over the stage and then aimed his weenie at the poor folks in the front row.
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band has a secret weapon
TWO WEEKS AGO I got turned on to one of the coolest musical acts ever, when veteran Vancouver promoter and blues expert Ron Simmons sent in some info on the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. It got me watching the video for “Devils Look Like Angels”, a tune off the group’s latest album, Between the Ditches, and … Continue reading Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band has a secret weapon
It’s ’70s-rock heaven as Blue Öyster Cult, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep, and Nazareth play Vancouver
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 12, 1993 By Steve Newton In last week's paper we ran a little panel discussion wherein various local music experts put forth their thoughts on the pros and con of '70s rock. Strong melodies, simplicity, and a positive outlook were pointed to as favourable aspects of that musical era, while the … Continue reading It’s ’70s-rock heaven as Blue Öyster Cult, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep, and Nazareth play Vancouver
Tedeschi Trucks enlists Clapton collaborator Doyle Bramhall II
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 5, 2013 By Steve Newton You might think that the pressure of travelling around the world with an 11-piece band that includes your soul mate might be a tad hard to take at times. But guitarist Derek Trucks—coleader of the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi—says not so … Continue reading Tedeschi Trucks enlists Clapton collaborator Doyle Bramhall II
Derek Trucks offers advice to 14-year-old guitar star Quinn Sullivan
Derek Trucks knows what it's like to be just a kid and have everybody hollerin' about how goddamn great you are. He bought his first guitar at a yard sale when he was nine and by his 13th birthday had played alongside Buddy Guy and opened for the Allman Brothers. Trucks's early arrival at guitar-hero … Continue reading Derek Trucks offers advice to 14-year-old guitar star Quinn Sullivan