ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 29, 1994 By Steve Newton What do ’60s British rock pioneers the Yardbirds, ’70s fusion greats the Mahavishnu Orchestra, instrumental southern-rockers the Dixie Dregs, and cult guitar hero Ronnie Montrose have in common? Not that much, really, but at the Commodore on Wednesday (September 21) the musical legacies of the first … Continue reading Ronnie Montrose and Steve Morse jam for the first time on the Yardbirds’ “Shapes of Things”
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The Georgia Satellites’ Rick Richards prefers three chords and a clouda dust
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 20, 2001 By Steve Newton Sometimes I feel like I’m the only guy around who still goes nuts for southern-fried guitar boogie, the kind the Georgia Satellites churned out so mightily in the late ’80s. But after talking to GS guitarist-vocalist Rick Richards from his home in the southern-boogie mecca of … Continue reading The Georgia Satellites’ Rick Richards prefers three chords and a clouda dust
Whiney False Creek residents put a damper on the Long John Baldry-topped Granville Island Blues Fest
Baldry got a thanks in to “Storman” Norman, the local musician and radio personality who organized and emceed the event.
Robert Plant gets the Led out and holds his own with the Black Crowes in Vancouver
The golden-haired rock god led his vibrant young apprentices through a collection of his top solo hits and the odd Zeppelin gem.