The Perlich Post

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Dollar Bin Delights: Virgin Island Calypsos

The misleadingly named "Virgin Island Calypsos" from 1957 is actually a collection of earlier recordings by Lord Kitchener, Duke of Iron and other non-VI'ers.

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Celebrating the birthday of Totó La Momposina, Colombia's Queen Of Cumbia!

Raising a glass to Colombia's cultural ambassador and cumbia icon Totó La Momposina on her 86th birthday! Cheers Sonia!

R.I.P. Jeff "Monoman" Conolly of The Lyres, DMZ, 1956-2026

Sadly, Boston garage punk great Jeff Conolly aka "Monoman" has lost his battle with bladder cancer. He'll be greatly missed.

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Joe Bonomo Substack Jeff Conolly, 1956-2026

Catl rocks the Upper Deck @ Toronto Island Marina, August 1

Don't miss Catl's shack shakin' return to the Toronto Island Marina's Upper Deck for a swingin' Saturday night getdown! It's free!

Watch a short clip of Catl's boffo performance on Saturday night at the Upper Deck right here. Thanks Sue!

Tommy Stinson celebrates reissue of One Man Mutiny @ the Bovine, August 6

Tommy Stinson of The Replacements is hitting Hamilton, Tillsonburg, Windsor and Toronto to mark the reissue of One Man Mutiny

Here's the scoop...

To mark the reissue of his 2011 solo album One Man Mutiny – out via Yeah Right! Records on August 7th (available here) – Tommy Stinson is playing a few shows in Ontario with Little Venom and Karla Rose. Starting with Hamilton's Corktown Pub on August 5th, Tommy makes a Toronto stop at The Bovine on August 6th, then it's over to Paddy's in Tillsonburg August 7th, followed by an in-store meet 'n' greet at Speed City Records in London at 1 pm on Saturday (August 8) before finishing up at the Lion's Head in Windsor later that night. Watch a clip about the tour posted by Tommy while he was in Montreal mixing a new record right here. Listen to the Stonesy "It's A Drag" off One Man Mutiny and a chat with Otis Gibbs below.