Stray Cats Farewell Tour

...And they just came back!

The Stray Cats are one of my very favorite bands, and the group who introduced me to rockabilly before I even knew that there were different kinds of music! I was 4 when I first saw the video on MTV for Stray Cat Strut, and the memory stuck! Here I am 24 years later and still mesmerized.

Brian Setzer has announced that there will be a farewell tour in the not too distant future on his website, BrianSetzer.com. No further details, like dates, have yet been added, but I'll keep my eyes open.

I've only seen them once, at the original reunion gig at Hootenanny, but it was awesome and well worth suffering from the 105 degree heat. I skipped their shows last summer because I had no interest in seeing the Pretenders or, in Dallas, Don Henley. Now I just hope they'll swing through here on their way out the door.

Pineda Psychobilly Meeting

One of the major international Psychobilly festivals is moving! The Psychobilly Meeting, a two week run of kick ass music and debauchery, is moving from Calella in Spain to Pineda, also in Spain. It still promises to kick ass, here is the line-up:

Wednesday, 25th of june

Free gig at the Beach Bar with Season of Nightmares (USA)

Thursday, 26th of june

Dead Kings (Europe), Boppin Kids (Italy), Spellbound (Ireland), Ben Cooper Rockin (UK), As Diabatz (Brazil)

Friday, 27th of june

Batmobile (Holland), Frantic Flinstones (International line up), Klingonz (UK/Mars), Tabaltix (USA), Chibuku (Germany)

Saturday, 28th of june

Guana Batz (UK/USA), Long Tall Texans (UK), Rochee and the Sarnos (UK), Bamboula (USA), Tight Fitting Pants (France)

Sunday, 29th of june

Nigel Lewis and the Zorchmen (UK), Stringbeans (Finland), Bang Bang Bazooka (Holland), Cracks (Japan), Lucky Dados (Spain)

This is the official gig schedule, but the Psychobilly meeting is famous for also hosting kick-ass overflow gigs. Someday I'll make it out there...

Get more info here:

Pineda Psychobilly Meeting

Sorry for the wait.

I got hit pretty hard by some school obligations. I'm going to try to keep this up a little better.