If you’ve been wondering where The Adios Lounge was, I’ve been on special undercover blog detail. About a week ago, a few of us vintage-minded rock ‘n’ roll types started a new music site called Groover’s Paradise, in honor of our patron saint, Doug Sahm. The blog’s conceit is simple: We post some of our […]
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Well, sort of. I’ll be introducing Plain Meanness on Friday night at Sam’s Town Point. They’re playing with The Archibalds, so that should be a fun, Adios Lounge-friendly event. Other than that, though, I’m just another SX attendee. Here’s the AL agenda for Thursday and Friday. Saturday’s still up in the air, but I’ve listed […]
Read Morehttp://youtu.be/5EbKt5k3GNk&w=560 “The mental game is probably three, maybe even four halfs of the game altogether.” Classic. Be sure to tattoo the date ‘May 12’ on your forehead because that’s when The Dexateens enter the ring with their new album Singlewide. Sources at Dex Sports assure me that the red dust not only rises with this […]
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Rolling Stones – Sway Sticky Fingers, 1971 Amazon Rolling Stones – Sway My reimmersion into The Rolling Stones’ back catalog has again ignited my obsession with “Sway,” my favorite Stones song. It’s nearly perfect, even without much input from Keith Richards. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways: Memorable riff. Glorious build. […]
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How good were The Rolling Stones at the time of this Fort Worth gig? Consider that in the 4 years between May 1968 and June 1972, the Stones issued 61 songs in the following forms: 4 albums with producer and funk shaman, Jimmy Miller: Beggar’s Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971), and […]
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