DON JUAN Y LOS BLANCOS Poder Blanco Wild Records The Real Kids did a version of the Animals’ version of “Roberta”/“I Ain’t Mad At You” on their perfect first LP, and that’s how Don Juan Y Los Blancos make their monsters, too—it’s ’56 as done by ’66 as done again by ’76, like DMZ or Billy Childish or Gun Club or Pandoras, too. Those were bands that had their brains permanently dented by punk but who knew there was a further source to seek out and drink from, preferably with a whiskey chaser. [...]
GIZZELLE Rhythm & Soul Wild Records Let’s set Gizzelle’s long-awaited new LP down right between Big Mama Thornton—marvel at the impossibly spot-on version of “Pretty Good Love,” with Alex Vargas gnashing out perfect “Ya swear?” back-ups—and Barbara Lynn, whose songs she ably adopts and whose devastating combination of defiance and heartbreak (“You’re Gonna Leave Me,” stand-out “I’m A Good Woman”) she completely inhabits. When she’s up, she’s angry, and when she’s down, she’s despairing, and although Gizzelle touches other kinds of songs, those are the ones that will stick with you most. Anybody [...]
Imelda May Who said LA wasn't down for some rockabilly! Holding her record release show for "Mayhem" at the El Rey, Irish beauty Imelda May (vocals/Bodran) and her top-notch band, including her husband Darrel Higham (guitar), Al Gare (double bass/bass guitar) Dave Priseman (trumpet/Flugelhorn/guitar) and Steve Rushton on drums were as tight as they could be. LA's own Luis and the Wildfires were perfect openers bringing a combination of rock/rockabilly and a little punk. Photos from July 19, 2011 by Debi Del Grande. Setlist for Imelda May: [...]
Photography by Funaki Before they were Luis & the Wildfires they were Lil’ Luis y Los Wild Teens, a band built then as it is now: on rock ‘n’ roll too Wild for American ears. Now, as Luis & the Wildfires, they have more than earned their spot on the wall of Pasadena’s Colorado Bar alongside the Rolling Stones. They will play Saturday with live Mexican wrestling ( and you can win tickets here! ) so enjoy this reissued interview by Lainna Fader. You’re both quitting [...]
Photography by Funaki Before they were Luis & the Wildfires they were Lil’ Luis y Los Wild Teens, a band built then as it is now: on rock ‘n’ roll too Wild for American ears. Now, as Luis & the Wildfires, they have more than earned their spot on the wall of Pasadena’s Colorado Bar alongside the Rolling Stones. When singer Luis Arriaga and bassist Victor Mendez hear music, they see colors and predict the future. This interview by Lainna Fader. You’re both quitting your jobs to play [...]
Jose Luis Gonzales You know singer Luis Arriaga from Luis and the Wildfires and the rest of the Dragtones from the Hives, the Barb Wires and the Hi-Winders, and so lemme tell you even with that formidable rock ‘n’ roll resume: this is the album where they let go and really freak out. If you gnawed the Dragtones down to the bones, it would be Luis, insane and shouting loud enough to pop a sinus while a Swedish guy chops out solo after bleeding solo, and that is pretty much all a human can demand from a [...]
christine hale Gizzelle sings late ’50s blues and early ’60s soul in the vein of Etta James and Big Maybelle, with a bit of Wild rock ‘n’ roll mixed in. Side A of her new 45 is a cover of Barbara Lynn’s soul classic “I’m A Good Woman,” with a cover of Big Mama Thornton’s lesser-known but equally fantastic “The Place” on Side B. Gizzelle eradicates all the weakness in both originals, starting with removing the irritating horns in “I’m A Good Woman” and speeding up the song. Gizzelle’s voice is much more aggressive and emotional, [...]
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