We've done some pretty amazing live shows at our
315 Bowery store, but I have to say, our
10 Year Anniversary bash turned into the best kind of mayhem a live show can create.
No champagne, no caviar, not even enough a.c. to keep the place cool. Nothing but loud music, a sweaty crowd, and an excess rock n' roll.
The explosive Alenjandro Escovedo & David Pulkingham (left) - and Ian Hunter (right).
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb!! The amazing and still sexy as hell, Cherie Currie.
Sometimes words fall short of what an image evokes.....These are
The Darling Stilettos and yes, we did check their IDs...
Jesse Malin & The St. Mark's Social....the best kind of artists there are. No sound check, no car service, no rider....just roles up from a show in NJ hours before, hits the stage and kills it!!
The premier of
Black Country Communion - in a word -
POWERFUL! At left,
Joe Bonamassa - At right, a dear friend,
Glenn Hughes. The drummer is the highly talented
Jason Bonham.
Sometimes you get lucky enough to see a star being born...I am telling you, keep your eyes on
Franky Perez. Intense, raw, edgy and completely over taken by the musical trans he is in while playing...he unleashed performances that took the wind out of me.
It's time.......it's time to....KICK OUT THE JAMS MOTHER FUCKER!! Handsome Dick Manitoba on the mic.
The coolest EVER...
Wayne Kramer of MC5. Electrifying. He performs with such authority and yet at the same time, such an ease, it's as if the guitar were an extension of his own body.
Who do you think Tom Morello got his moves from?
Perry Farrell never ceases to amaze me. If you aren't engaged in his cosmic energy when he's performing...you have no soul. The man can capture an audience with just one note.
Come on...it's
Alice Cooper. The guy flies in the day of the show and then out on an early morning flight the next. No nonsense. I've found the longer you've been in the business, the more gracious you are. Lesson to be learned....anyone can perform but only a few can do it with legendary style.
And speaking of legends...the kings of cool
ZZ Top. The beards are just where it begins...
Camp Freddy - Matt Sorum, Donovan Leitch, Franky Perez, Nick Maybury, & Chris Wyse. The unbelievable house band kept it up for 5 rock filled hours.
Dusty Gibbons - always the performer....while Jimi checks out Billy's Gretsch Billy-Bo.
Ted Turner and Martin Turner - Wishbone Ash.
