Bob Forrest Documentary Premiere Sunday, March 13, 2011 5:30pm – 8:30pm Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – South Lamar 1120 South Lamar St, Austin, 78701 If you’re in Austin this Sunday, either for the Film Fest or on deck for rock ‘n’ roll boot camp, you need to get your ass to the Alamo Drafthouse on South […]
Read MoreThelonious Monster and Bob Forrest fans can help fund the new documentary about his life, Bob And The Monster. Filmmaker Keirda Bahruth has spent the last six years chronicling his rise, fall, and rise. Another $1000 and her project covers costs of music rights, archival clearances, sound mix, and Bob’s fleet of limo Priuses. He’s […]
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Li’l Cap’n Travis – Teenage Mustache > James Gang – Walk Away “Braces and a teenage mustache Sit beside me in my Mustang We can listen to the James Gang Turn your pretty head and walk away” We’ll get to the James Gang in a second, but first some love for Austin’s Li’l Cap’n […]
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I originally wrote this piece in April 2009 for Star Maker Machine. However, I think it deserves a revisit, in no small part because this really is a Sammy Hagar Weekend. There’s the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, the Matador at 21: Lost Weekend in Vegas, and dozens of glorious college football […]
Read MoreThanks to DJ Roky Manson, I’ve learned that Bob Forrest from Thelonious Monster is hosting an online radio show every Wednesday night from 8-10pm west coast time on Indie1031.com. Yes, that means tonight. And sure, it’s not really radio since it’s the internet, but it’s Bob playing tunes and expounding on an endless variety of […]
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