Paul Rodgers in Westminster BC

 

Vote for Song

Simon Kirke is presently recording and producing an instructional dvd for drummers. He wants to teach you his favorite song so please enter the poll on Simon's website at www.simonkirke.com and request the song you wish to learn. The dvd should released sometime next year.

New Scottish Retro-Core Band

 

The video for the title track, 'Illness of Hype'

 

So, you'll want to hear what Brady Cole sound like then? To your right, you will see 7 links to Real Audio Streams of the tracks featured on the upcoming release It shouldn't take a rocket scientist to work out that you need to click them to listen If you don't have real player, go get it here

side a 1. illness of hype (4.30) 2. the mods are in town (4.08) 3: preacher man (4.25) 4: blue eyed butterfly (5.31) side b (acoustic) 5. just an illusion (5.03) 6. secret life of he (4.19) 7: coming back home (4.50) All tracks written by Kris Barclay except ‘Illness of Hype’, written by Steve Calvert & Kris Barclay. All tracks performed by Brady Cole

 

 

Tickets on Sale for Paul Rodgers Wembley

Jaz Lochrie and Son Ben

 

Video Interview with Damien Rice

Photos from Holland by Addy

Paul Rodgers T-Shirt and Poster

Simon Kirke appearance in Atlanta

 

 

An Intimate Evening Show

with

 

SIMON KIRKE & JOHN WAITE

with guest Damon Johnson

 

PERFORMING ONE NIGHT ONLY !!

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH 2004

 

Doors Open 6.30pm

Show starts 7.30pm

AT THE GWINNETT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth GA 30097

 

Fans will be staying at the

Holiday Inn (walking Distance)
GWINNETT CENTER, GA
6310 Sugarloaf Parkway
DULUTH, GA 30097

Special Quincy Entertainment Rate $69
(mention special rate when booking)
Tel: 1-770-476 2022

For details about venue and location

go to www.quincyent.com

 

 

Inside the Performing Arts Center, the stage is set to let your imagination soar! This beautiful 702-seat theatre is a crowning achievement in technological wizardry with all the amenities you would expect to find at a fabulous Broadway playhouse. The theatre seating provides excellent visibility and acoustics from anywhere in the house. Not only is it ideally suited for every type of dramatic stage production, it serves equally well as a concert hall for musical performances or a civic auditorium for corporate presentations. The stage features a removable acoustical orchestra shell. When combined with the sound absorbing draperies and high tech house speaker system that produces nearly 18,000 watts of power, this orchestra shell greatly enhances the sound and quality of any music for an enjoyable listening experience you will not soon forget. (seating layout)   Abundant free parking, a relaxing beautifully landscaped environment, attractive architecture, theatre seating, and state-of-the-art lighting and acoustics guarantee an enjoyable event at the Performing Arts Center.

Tickets on sale Friday, 25th June, 10am

at Ticketmaster
$19 - $25 - $35

 

 

 Simon Kirke www.simonkirke.com

 

 John Waite http://www.badenglish.com/johnwaite/jwbiography.htm

 

 

quincy entertaiment http://www.quincyentertainment.com/index.php

Carl attends Atlanta Kirke/Waite Show

Updates

Please remember to check the Forum on the front page. From time to time I will be adding news there before it actually goes into the news section.

New Paul Rodgers Show added

Friday, August 20, 2004 - Birmingham (Detroit) MI - "Cruisin' with Ford" Charity Gala

More details to come.

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King Karma opening for Paul Rodgers

Paul Kossoff Fund

 Keep checkin www.allrightnow.com for updates or the  site at  http://www.freed.org.uk/

Simon and Izzy of Freed with David  Kossoff

Welcome Derek St. Holmes to Allrightnow

Then in 1974, hard-rocker Ted Nugent first saw Derek's band, Scott, as he opened for a Michigan Nugent show at the Lincoln Park Theater. After several months, Nugent's road manager tracked down and phoned St. Holmes about auditioning for Nugent's band, then called Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes. The Amboy Dukes had already recorded several albums and was popular among the rock circuit but, after the lead-singer left, Nugent needed a lead singer to give his band the sound that would catapult him into stardom.
St. Holmes was hired and the band of Ted Nugent with Derek St. Holmes, Rob Grange and Vic Mastriani, later changed to be known as The Ted Nugent Band was launched and started immediately on an extensive U.S. tour. Traveling and performng nearly 300 days a year, they played with other popular bands, such as Aerosmith, Lynard Skynard, Bob Seger, Van Halen and Black Sabbath among other greats. They created an era of music which has been admired by millions of fans. At only 22 years old, St. Holmes found himself traveling the world and playing to sold out audiences in U. S. and European cities as did the Rolling Stones and The Who.

B & B Backstage Tickets

Voice in the Wind

New Show Added Washington

New show added for Tacoma

Joe Shikany Bio

Joe Shikany, a native of Spokane Washington, started playing guitar in the sixties with the Beatles “British invasion”.  His early influences were the Beatles, the Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.  He moved to Seattle in the early 70’s and soon became a fixture in the Seattle music scene. As the lead guitarist / vocalist of many well-known Northwest bands, Joe’s resume reads like a who’s who of the Northwest rock scene. 

            Joe first played in Seattle with the band, Shyanne,  before joining Seattle’s Bighorn in 1977. As a member of Bighorn, Joe was signed to Columbia Records in 1978 which resulted in the release of the bands’ self titled album. Bighorn toured the country with several bands including Boston, Journey, and Van Halen. Bighorn eventually re-formed with a new name The Allies . After leaving the Allies in 1981, Joe joined with Roger Fisher, best known as the lead guitarist of “Heart”. Joe recorded and toured the country with The Roger Fisher Band playing many dates with The Motels.  Next, Joe became a member in the Seattle band Shots for several years. During this time, Joe also played guitar on Kenny G’s album “Gravity”, and produced an album for his former band Shyanne. Following Shots, Joe played with Seattle based China, and then Nosmo King…a New York band composed of former members of Foghat and Seattle rockers, Rail.

            Joe spent most of the 90’s as a member of retro rockers Magic Bus, playing music from the psychedelic sixties and seventies with fellow Paul Rodgers bassist Lynn Sorensen, while also playing and recording  with The Coast of Mercy, which received a fair amount of airplay on college radio stations.  As a member of Magic Bus, Joe had the opportunity to entertain many professional baseball players due to the band’s relationship with Seattle Mariners / Anaheim Angels pitcher Mark Langston. Playing in Cleveland twice…once for the All-Star game, at Disney World in Orlando twice, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, and at The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Magic Bus became a favorite at Major League Baseball functions.

Steve's Visit to Atlanta

The date when I last set out to visit Atlanta will probably be etched in people’s minds and most likely remembered forever, September 11th 2001. I had not been back since and it was high time to go there again. I have known Lucy for few years and we have talked about my visiting many times. By coincidence the company I work for has offices in Atlanta so a trip also afforded me the opportunity to catch up with colleagues and other friends.

That last time I went, I was on a flight that set out from London on Tuesday the 11th September and eventually arrived in Atlanta five days later in the early hours of Saturday 15th having spent the intervening time stranded in Newfoundland at a township called Gambo. However, that is another story, one that evokes strong memories of man’s generosity to man and the events on Newfoundland has been extensively documented by others.

I had decided that I would pop across to Atlanta toward the end of March stay with some close friends who are planning to move to the UK. At the same time I could work in the office for a few days and catch up with Lucy and other friends. It all slotted together nicely!

I caught up with Lucy on a Thursday afternoon and we went back to her house, or rather “shrine”. There were pictures, posters, and mementoes to Free, Bad Co, and PR everywhere. There was hardly any free space on any wall in her ”Allrightnow” office or the guest bedroom. It was amazing to see what Lucy had accumulated over the years. I spent virtually all afternoon going through scrapbooks and photograph albums. There was an incredible amount to look at and it took hours and hours and was deeply absorbing.

We did have a short break and we toured Roswell, the area in Atlanta where Lucy lives. To say that it is extremely pleasant is an understatement. I have an impression of an area with lots big houses and lakes. Many of the houses are either embedded in gardens shrouded in trees or backing onto lakes. In Atlanta’s late winter sunshine when I knew temperatures were around zero in the UK, it all looked very tempting especially when we checked the cost of some of the house that were for sale; I could sell up in the UK and move to a house in Roswell three times the size of mine and also get a swimming pool, double garage and not have a mortgage!

Going through Lucy’s archives, it became apparent that unknowingly we had been in each other company before; Lucy has a list of virtually each and every concert she has ever been to. In the late 60’s we lived in the same are of the U.K. and we had been to the same concerts. Free, Chicken Shack, Duster Bennett, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, are some names that jumped off her archives at me. We had seen them all and more often that not, we would have been at the same gig. One gig I specially remember was the last time I saw Free, on the 21st February, 1971 at the Guildford Civic Hall. I do not think that I knew it would be the last time, but by then, Free were big and that concert was a far cry from the first time I ever saw them when they were the fifth support act at a college gig!

I spent ages going through the stuff Lucy had and I really did not notice how dark it has got outside until Bob; Lucy’s husband came in from work. It was a delight to meet him as I felt that I knew him so well. He too works in IT and that also gave us a lot to talk about.

We then went of to dinner and Lucy had planned a surprise as she knew that I ma a huge fan of the blues. We went to the Fee-Lay Gumbo in Kennesaw. Its full name is the Fee-Lay Gumbo Creole Kitchen and Lounge and it specialises in Cajun/Creole cuisine and live blues, funk, rock and zydeco.

My first hurdle was the menu, which was extensive, huge and confusing, however Lucy and Bob guided me through the options.

There were starters of Shrimp VooDoo, VooDoo Wings and Drunken Barbecued Shrimps; salads called Creaole House, The Garden District and Shrimp Pasta YaYa. Or you could choose from Mardi Gras, Tipitina, and Storyville Spaghetti. There was a list of sandwiches I could not get my head around, Po’ Boys, Chicken VooDoo, Scarlet Heifer, Muffaletta and Moof-uh-leh-tuh! Then you get the entrees, Jambalaya, Crawfish, Etoufee Shrimp, Creole Fried Ersters, Fried Catfish Platter, Crawdaddies, and the Funky Butt. All of which can be served with side dishes of Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Dirty Rice, or Maque Chou. And by the way “What did I want to drink”? “Beer”. You can choose Abita Rurbo Dog, Abita Amber, Abita Purple Haze, Dixie, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or O’Douls.

Absolute nightmare, however, I managed in the end aided by Lucy and Rob and not without a little patience from the waitress who found my confusion somewhat amusing! What I ended up with was one of the most amazing meals I have ever had all served up with a large helping of blues in the form of Andrew Black.

Lucy introduced me to Andrew and he was a delightful character to talk to, extremely polite and charming, he also pays the guitar and sings a bit! He was absolutely amazing; Andrew played an incredible set and the place really, really rocked. No words will do justice to the music or the atmosphere he generated that night; he played a range of classic blues standards as well as his own compositions. His virtuosity on the guitar coupled with his immensely powerful voice along with the audience, many of whom, unsurprisingly seemed to be there because of him, made an easygoing atmosphere that absolutely rocked. There was constant exchange of quips and repartee between Andrew him and the audience that bought everything together and all in all It was an evening that I will not forget. I bought a copy of his CD that Andrew kindly dedicated to me and I have played it constantly ever since I got back.

All I can say is “thank you Lucy” and “thank you Rob”. I look forward to my next trip to Atlanta, which will definitely be in October. However, I will be delighted to make a special trip in August to the Fee-Lay Gumbo ……………….! Let me know!

Paul plays in Ohio in July

  
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