Go for Launch

April 9, 2014, 5 Comments

Last night Patrick and I got a pleasant mid-week treat, one of our favorite bands, The Phenomenauts, who I’ve blogged about before, rolled into town for an evening of space themed rockabilly. I never get tired of seeing these guys. They always put on a great show, complete with lasers, fire extinguishers and a toilet…

I Strum My Guitar…

April 13, 2012, 2 Comments

Last night I was finally able to check off a band that I’ve been dying to see for years off my list…Social Distortion. Social D, like Brian Setzer and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, was one of my early introductions into the neo-rockabilly movement, and for sometime, the three groups were all I would play intertwined…

Setzer Rocks the Coast

December 26, 2011, 1 Comment

Before I start in on my holidays, I must share what has to be one of the best concerts of my life… Now, I’ve seen most of my favorite living performers…Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Michael Buble, The Phenomenauts…but the one who I hadn’t seen and who I’d been in love with since middle school was…

BBVD Leaves Portland Swingin'

November 1, 2009, Leave a Comment on BBVD Leaves Portland Swingin'

After a day running around Portland, hitting up the stores on Hawthorne and Powell’s, Patrick and I headed to the Wonder Ballroom to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy last Friday. I was surprised to read that this show was 21 and over, and it made for a more mature audience. The Wonder is a pretty…