Listen to the Bird Curtis Quintet

Since trumpeter John Trelawney Curtis turns 90 today, we're celebrating with a few of his Bird Curtis Quintet gems.

LINKS
Get a copy of the Bird Curtis Quintet's "Needs B" LP via Jazzaggression Records right here.

Happy Birthday Terje Rypdal!

Celebrating Norwegian guitarist Terje Rypdal's 79th birthday with some Rickenbacker rippin' with Min Bul in Molde from 1970. 

Music writer Richie Unterberger chats about the Velvet Underground

Music writer and historian Richie Unterberger discusses the Velvet Underground and his new book Do What You Fear Most. 

LINKS
Get a copy of Do What You Fear Most via Omnibus Press right here. 

Ichi-Bons w/ Queens & Kings @ Monarch Tavern, Saturday

Those Ichi-Bons are back rockin' up a storm at the Monarch Tavern with Queens & Kings opening at 8 pm.

Tickets for the Ichi-Bons show at the Monarch Tavern tonight are $22.50 advance. Get 'em quick right here. 

B-Side Wins Again: Augustus Pablo

Errol Kong's roots reggae jam "The Way It Is" is great but Augustus Pablo's melodica play enhances the song's haunting quality.

The Fuzz Vultures w/ Ghouly Gal @ Port Dover's Hearses, Hotrods & Hot Dogs Fest, Saturday

Thea Faulds aka Ghouly Gal joins the Fuzz Vultures at Powell Park in Port Dover on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.  

LINK

Watch a clip of Ghouly Gal with the Fuzz Vultures right here

Congratulations to Thea and Hersella – her award winning 1954 Pontiac Chieftan hearse! 

One For The Weekend: The Stray Cats

Watch the Stray Cats knock out "Rock This Town" on the Tonight Show in advance of their upcoming U.S. tour.