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Videos From The Vault: Jimi & Otis at Monterey

While researching The Byrds circa 1967, I was surprised to find out that they played at Monterey Pop — or as its known officially, The Monterey International Pop Music Festival. The reason I didn’t...

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Clarence White: Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Men: 1968-69 (Part 5)

  It’s been a few weeks since the last installment of the Clarence White Chronicles, so here’s a capsule review of events from the summer of 1968: The Byrds played South Africa in July without Gram...

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Clarence White: Strap Yourself to a Tree with Roots: 1970 (Part 8)

  This has to be one of the longest gestating posts in the history of the internets. Seven months. But, I didn’t become an American hero by letting a couple dozen soul-crushing roadblocks stop me. So,...

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We’re Gonna Do a Thing Called “Machine Gun”

“Machine Gun” is a mostly-instrumental parable about Vietnam* that has to rank as one of the greatest performances ever captured on film. This is Jimi Hendrix at his hyper-focused best. According to...

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Heard You Shot Your Old Lady Down

Roy Buchanan Austin City Limits November 11, 1976 I recently discovered this video of Roy Buchanan laying waste to “Hey Joe” and “Foxey Lady” and was dumbstruck that a guy who looks like he should be...

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Jay Farrar & 8-Track Heavana

Did you know that Jay Farrar of Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt fame published a book last year? Falling Cars And Junkyard Dogs was issued by indie Soft Skull Press and while it’s autobiographical, it’s not...

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Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs

  A couple of weeks ago, Bob Dylan gained a measure of notoriety for giving a speech in which he sprayed buckshot in the direction of Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun,...

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And So Castles Made of Sand …

  It’s with a heavy heart that I report the sad news that my brother, Craig Davis, passed away last night from the cumulative effects of tongue, lung, and liver cancer. He was 51 years old. Fifty...

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Existing … Nothing But Existing

  So, I don’t know where the hell this is gonna take me, but in my brother Craig’s memory I’ve decided to do a series of Jimi Hendrix posts. I’ll tackle individual songs, performances, albums,...

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… Melts Into the Sea, Eventually

Jimi Hendrix Experience – Castles Made Of Sand https://app.box.com/shared/static/l2u35vgjlq24zspqwte19o0x2d7i5wcb.mp3   This past Saturday was a bittersweet day of closure, but also one of the most...

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