I tend to study the aging process of musicians through my Rock Star neighbor Herb. A vibrant little guy filled with heaping piles of dreams and not enough people or years left in the book to fill them.
Herb suffers from pre-Beatles disease. He and his "life's been rough" cohorts in stage presentation were doing a fine job denting the hardcore shells of a growing Rock n Roll nation when without prior preparation...the band was taken down and out by The British Invasion.
Rock Star Herb has spent years trying to fit the puzzle pieces back together. The biggest chunks being hidden away moments felt right before being busted free from the spit shine and glamour of Regional success...
I'm proud of them for not letting the band fade. To watch him talk about being up on stage is like watching lightning ignite before thunder rolls.
While Jagger, McCartney, The Beach Boys, Dylan and Neil Young continue to prove that age is only a number. Missing from the true history of American music are the gut driven talents that made it beyond garage doors and smoke filled bar rooms. The electrified umbilical cords that fed starving imaginations that whispered, "If they can do it so can I."
Rock Star Herb still packs 40,000 into his festivals but young buck promoters caught up in digital fixes can't seem to dial up the bowels of what makes music from America what the world listens to.
Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones... seriously couldn't have been without sucking on the breast of Rhythm and Blues, Soul and raw direct from the street this is gonna piss off your parents Rock n Roll.
Someone that might be able to relate with Rock Star Herb is a very hairy Texan.
Saturday Night Billy Gibbon performed with the Moving Sidewalks, the band he was in prior to forming ZZ Top, for the first time since their 1969 breakup. In a new interview, Gibbons described what it was like to return to his garage-rock roots.
“We’re taking things in reverse,” he told the Village Voice. “The enticement of unlearning is certainly working its magic with the band and being able to tag the energy that was flying around in 1967 is rewarding.”
The Moving Sidewalks are playing at B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill in New York as part of the Cavestomp! series of garage-rock concerts. What was originally expected to be a one-off show to celebrate the release of ‘The Complete Moving Sidewalks‘ has resulted in a second date — in Austin, Texas on April 28 — and some new material that will be recorded in the near future.
“What’s been fascinating is what it has stimulated in the way of writing,” he continued. “Not only have we gotten together and polished up existing songs, but we’ve started writing in that style.”
The project has the full blessing of his ZZ Top bandmates, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. “They’re kind of excited, asked me if I can get them tickets,” Gibbons said.
I'm proud of them for not letting the band fade. To watch him talk about being up on stage is like watching lightning ignite before thunder rolls.
While Jagger, McCartney, The Beach Boys, Dylan and Neil Young continue to prove that age is only a number. Missing from the true history of American music are the gut driven talents that made it beyond garage doors and smoke filled bar rooms. The electrified umbilical cords that fed starving imaginations that whispered, "If they can do it so can I."
Rock Star Herb still packs 40,000 into his festivals but young buck promoters caught up in digital fixes can't seem to dial up the bowels of what makes music from America what the world listens to.
Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones... seriously couldn't have been without sucking on the breast of Rhythm and Blues, Soul and raw direct from the street this is gonna piss off your parents Rock n Roll.
Someone that might be able to relate with Rock Star Herb is a very hairy Texan.
Saturday Night Billy Gibbon performed with the Moving Sidewalks, the band he was in prior to forming ZZ Top, for the first time since their 1969 breakup. In a new interview, Gibbons described what it was like to return to his garage-rock roots.
“We’re taking things in reverse,” he told the Village Voice. “The enticement of unlearning is certainly working its magic with the band and being able to tag the energy that was flying around in 1967 is rewarding.”
The Moving Sidewalks are playing at B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill in New York as part of the Cavestomp! series of garage-rock concerts. What was originally expected to be a one-off show to celebrate the release of ‘The Complete Moving Sidewalks‘ has resulted in a second date — in Austin, Texas on April 28 — and some new material that will be recorded in the near future.
“What’s been fascinating is what it has stimulated in the way of writing,” he continued. “Not only have we gotten together and polished up existing songs, but we’ve started writing in that style.”
The project has the full blessing of his ZZ Top bandmates, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. “They’re kind of excited, asked me if I can get them tickets,” Gibbons said.
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