Hailing from Vancouver, Canada, the band Cousin Harley has a little bit of something for everyone! Touted as the “Motorhead of Rockabilly” I can totally see this and a whole lot more! They obviously teeter on the edge of many genres and they’re also bad-ass musicians. On their website, their musical style is Hot-rod Rockabilly mixed with country, blues, bebop jazz, cowpunk and a can of whoop-ass for good measure. All I can say is that you’ll have blast seeing this band live. Even more, you’ll need the alcohol to keep yourself going from all the dancing!  The Band That Gets The Party Rock ..read more

Let’s just face the elephant in the room before we go any further. Just the fact that he helped create the blueprints for early rock n roll as well as the power chord that goes with it! Yet, it takes the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame forever to even recognize what Wray brought to the table.   He was the King of cool when it came to guitarists and they missed the boat on this one. At least the song “Rumble” is recognized at some point. Maybe the first punk rocker, and being the possible connection between early Blues guitarists and the late 60s rock gods? It’s possible!   Starting out i ..read more

Brian Setzer – King of Swing Brian Setzer hails from Massapequa, NY. Furthermore, he knew at a young age that music was his passion. He starts out playing his instrument of choice at the time, the brass horns. More specifically, the euphonium.  Shortly after, he moves onto guitars at the age of eight and finds his calling!  Meanwhile, his parents sees his enthusiasm for the guitar and finds a guitar teacher to help him develop his skills. This teacher show him everything about the guitar, but also how to read music, compose it and arrange it. Quite honestly, we can’t thank his parent ..read more

BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Blues/Jazz/Soul: LL Cool J: January 14, 1968 (Hip Hop Artist) Earl Hooker: January 15, 1930 (blues slide guitar player) Ronnie Milsap: January 16, 1943 (Country Singer) Lead Belly: January 20, 1988 (blues musician) Rock: Dave Grohl: January 14, 1969 (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) Geoff Tate: January 14, 1959 (lead singer for Queensryche) Captain Beefheart: January 15, 1941 (Avant Garde rock singer) Ronnie Van Zant: January 15, 1948 (lead vocals, Lynyrd Skynyrd) Dolores O’Riordan: January 15, 2018 (singer, Cranberries) Kid Rock: January 17, 1949 (Rock Musician) Mick Tayl ..read more