Long Beach Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

13/01/2016

http://www.presstelegram.com/arts-and-entertainment/20160112/a-long-beach-homecoming-for-dirt-bands-john-mceuen

Well, look who’s finally coming back to Long Beach.Fifty years ago, John McEuen was a regular at the now long-defunct McCabe’s Guitar Shop on Anaheim Street, west of Ximeno Avenue. Heȁ

19/11/2015

We are so frantically busy with the still-incipient Long Beach Music Hall of Fame that we’ve been doing what we always do when we’re f

05/11/2015

Rock star of the opera

There’s all this bantering about which rock acts are eligible for or a cinch to get into the Long Beach Music Hall of Fame, still in its embr

30/10/2015

"Good Vibrations," "The Beat Goes On," "Mission: Impossible"....

Trailer for a proposed documentary.

29/10/2015

The Hall's bassist. And she plays with a pick!

A couple of months ago, we thought we had a local connection with the acclaimed Wrecking Crew collective of musicians who provided expert musicianship, uncredited, in the studio behind rock, pop and jazz groups who might not’ve had the chops de

23/10/2015

Denver in Long Beach.

Earlier this week we wrote about the complexities regarding nominations and inductions into the Long Beach Music Hall of Fame.Here’s a semi-tough one: John Denver.We don’t generally think of John Denver and Long Beach in th

23/10/2015

A fine story about the Hall!

We can’t wait for the Long Beach Music Hall of Fame to open… But for now, we might just have to.

20/10/2015

Any ideas?

Despite the implied crowd of the pronoun, we are just one man in this mixed-up, crazy world. We can’t tackle all of its woes and problems by ourself.What we’re concerned with right now is the

13/09/2015

With shout-outs to Hall of Famers Rand Foster and Justin Hectus.

RIVAL SONS PERFORM "WHERE I'VE BEEN" LIVE AT 2015 BUSKERFEST - LONG BEACH, CA - 9/5/15,

05/09/2015

Playing acoustic (just like this!) tonight (sept. 5) at BUSKERFEST!

Rival Sons perform 'Jordan' at their live Last.fm Session at Gibson Studios in London Check out Rival Sons on Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Rival+Sons

28/08/2015

http://www.presstelegram.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150827/doggystyle-artist-joe-cool-of-long-beach-has-new-art-and-new-lifestyle

If the old line about a picture being worth a thousand words is true, maybe two pictures can tell a bigger story.This story belongs to Long Beach artist Darryl “Joe Cool” Daniel, and the two pictures are examples of his own work.

27/07/2015

Wilson, Jordan and Millikan boys!

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performs "Mr. Bojangles" at Farm Aid in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. A performance from the first Farm Aid benefit c...

20/07/2015

Legendary. Melissa Etheridge comes home to the Que.

Melissa Etheridge performing Piece of My Heart at The Que Sera at the Heather Mizeur for Governor fundraiser. MLE included her customary "feed the dog" story...

16/07/2015

She said, 'I can't stand the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk.'

Several music fans who are following the slow but determined growth of the Long Beach Music Hall of Fame have urged us to consider Spike Jones&

13/07/2015

http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20150712/mailbag-give-us-a-hand-with-music-hall-of-famers

Ninety-eight percent of reader commentary aimed at us last week continues to be about the advisability of changing the name of Robert E. Lee Elementary School, and we’re now throwing all of that straight into the trash along with mail from AARP

09/07/2015

Good story about the Beach Boys' first performance. In Long Beach at the Muni Auditorium.

The Beach Boys performed their first professional concert on December 31, 1961.

09/07/2015

Longtime Long Beacher Paul Williams

http://paulwilliamsconnection.org/ Paul Williams (now President of ASCAP) at the Bluebird Cafe, Nashville during Tin Pan South on March 28, 2012. Paul Willia...

01/07/2015

Little man doesn’t have a chance in this world.We began way back in April of this year with nothing but a scrap heap of tin and wood behind our garage and a dream of building a palace to the stars.It would be nothing less than a L

29/06/2015

Tearing up the town.

Tijuana Panthers played some pop up shows in Long Beach, CA on July 26, 2014. Footage by Grimace Films. Special Thanks to Couch Guitar Straps, Justin Hectus,...

29/06/2015

LB Hall first-round pick Dave Alvin.

Dave Alvin's "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive," featured in the April 2013 Justified season finale. Buy now at iTunes: http://bit.ly/13OqSaR

16/06/2015

Danny Flores on sax. Flores grew up in Long Beach and wrote "Tequila!" here and played regularly in local clubs, including the Village Inn on Bellflower (across from the Los Altos Center). That alone warrants HOF.

The audio is by the amazing "Monotostereoking". "Tequila!" was written and sung by the saxophone player Danny Flores, although he was credited as Chuck Rio b...

15/06/2015

Ideas????

In about a year, and barring our incurring the wrath and ire of our sponsors, there will be some sort of Long Beach Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

14/06/2015

This could be huge!

Escrow had just closed Tuesday and Michelle Molina, finally the new boss and owner of the old Vault 350, deftly stepped around a long-dead pigeon on the filthy floor of the once-sparkling downtown music venue.“We want to keep everything

13/06/2015

Pro video with a good look at Alex's Bar.

The Offspring perform "Ignition" in its entirety at Alex's Bar in Long Beach, CA. http://www.offspring.com https://www.facebook.com/Offspring https://twitter...

13/06/2015

Was there!

FAITH NO MORE March 12th, 1989 Long Beach, CA @ Bogart's ---------------------

13/06/2015

Long Beach kid Russ Kunkel has played drums on countless hits ranging from James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Carly Simon, Jackson Browne, Linda Rondstadt, Bill Withers, Bob Dylan, Dan Fogelberg, Harry Chapin, Karla Bonoff, Lyle Lovett, The Bee Gees, Stevie Nicks to B.B. King, and many, many more.

13/06/2015

First-ballot selection. DD Wood & Robbie Allen.

Tim Grobaty of the Press Telegram takes the stage with Gypsy Trash. Pictured in the "still" with Tim is D.D. Wood). To read Tim's thoughts visit presstelegra...

09/06/2015

New Song Best capture yet.

09/06/2015

Damn. Missed this one.

09/06/2015

This is HUGE! John Mayall with Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Keith Emerson and more! In LBC

All Star Jam -Live! at The Long Beach Blues Festival, Califonia, USA Jim McCarty - Drums, Alan Glen - Harmonica, John Mayall - Keys, Buddy Whittington - Guit...

09/06/2015

Fishin'

Taj Mahal singing Goin Fishin at Long Beach blues fest 08

09/06/2015

The late great...

Johnny Winter "Boogie Real Low" at the Long Beach Blues Festival - September 5, 2009 Long Beach CA

09/06/2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVyZW-xwQz8

Eddie Vedder performing Yellow Ledbetter with special guest appearance from Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready at Long Beach Performing Arts Center 2011

09/06/2015

Something fine.

For more video-songs from this concert see the playlist at this link: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUS1jKkNWe-juYcX3yZK-eQ7nrNiAj_l

09/06/2015