Ron Asheton, the mega-influential guitarist with the Stooges, died yesterday at age 60 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's sad news, but at least Asheton was able to experience some much deserved acclaim in his last few years, when the surviving Stooges reunited for a new album, entitled The Weirdness, and a tour that brought the band to the Fillmore Auditorium for a satisfyingly twisted performance. Read a review of that April 2007 gig by clicking here.
I was fortunate enough to interview Asheton f
All Capitals, suddenly van-less.
Wouldn't you like to know?
Today in Backbeat Online:
• Lowlife jerkwads steal All Capitals' van.
• Moving Pictures: B-Boys represent at Mighty 4.
• Last Night: Mike Watt & the Missingmen at the Larimer Lounge.
Today in Cafe Society:
• RSVP fast for Slow Food dinner at Il Posto.
• Two wine-tastings uncork tonight.
• Park Burger a pickle short of perfection.
• Denver Pizza Company isn't ready to rise... yet.
• Recovery Room offers a sure-fire cur
Mike Watt is most certainly a man whose thoughts cannot be expressed in a mere 500 or so words. Needless to say, this week's Rough Mixes entry only highlighted excerpts of our recent conversation with punk's elder statesman. While on tour supporting his newest punk rock opera "Hyphenated Man"
and in advance of his upcoming show in Denver at the Larimer Lounge, Watt took some time between his soundcheck and his gig opening for
Dinosaur Jr. at the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina,
Spend a minute with Mike Watt, man.
I think his eyes are at cross purposes...
Today in Backbeat Online:
• Q&A with Mike Watt.
• Tori Amos tour hits Denver in July.
• Last Night: Ghost Buffalo at 3 Kings Tavern.
• Last Night: Mogwai at the Bluebird.
• Moving Pictures: the Atlantic, Epilogues, 29th Street Disciples and MTHDS.
• MP3 Freeloader: Fill your ears with the crunked glitch hop of Jantsen.
• Bocumast Records showcase announced.
Today in Cafe Society:
• Get happy tonight
At lot has happened to Lou Barlow in the past four years. Around the time his daughter was born, he released his solo album Emoh, reunited with Dinosaur Jr. and recorded two albums and just released another solo album, Goodnight Unknown, earlier this month. Barlow will be performing both with Dinosaur Jr., as well as opening the show with the Missingmen, who toured with Mike Watt earlier this year, this Thursday, October 29 at the Boulder Theater and Friday, October, 30 at the Aggie Theater i
