Cat’s Eyes in concert at the 2011 La Route du Rock Festival in St. Malo and recorded on August 14, 2011. Cat’s Eyes formed in early 2011 by vocalist Faris Badwan (known for his work with English indie rock band the Horrors) and Italian–Canadian soprano, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira. The band formed after Badwan introduced Zeffira to 1960s girl group music.
Lunch with The Walkmen this Tuesday – recorded at the legendary La Route du Rock Festival on August 11, 2012. The Walkmen formed in New York City in 2000. The band consists of Hamilton Leithauser (vocals), Paul Maroon (guitar, keyboards), Walter Martin (bass, organ), Peter Matthew Bauer (organ, bass) and Matt Barrick (drums). Leithauser and Bauer are former
The Organ in concert, kicking off yet another insane week. Recorded during the 2005 La Route du Rock Festival on August 13, 2005 and broadcast either on RTL or Radio France Le Mouv. The Organ were a short-lived but deeply loved band from Canada. Mint Records (the band’s label) gives
Tribute to the late and much lamented Bob Weir, who left us a few days ago after fighting complications from lung cancer – he was 80. Founding member and guiding light Bob Weir was one of the founding members of The Grateful Dead and further back, The Warlocks – with
Hawkwind to end the week – recorded at The Michigan Palace in Detroit on March 23, 1974. Seems only fitting to end an otherwise strange and unnerving week with something musical and overwhelming. Hawkwind seem to fit that bill at tlhe moment. Hard to imagine it’s been 57 years since
ZZ Top – Formerly Moving Sidewalks. ZZ Top, this Thursday – recorded live at the Doningen Festival on August 20, 1983. We’re all over the place this week – I don’t think I’ve ever posted any ZZ Top as long as Past Daily has been up. Since our site is
Blossoms – live at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend – Exeter – May 29, 2016 – BBC Radio 1 – Messages from Exeter 2016 this week. Blossoms taking the stage on May 29th and captured for posterity by BBC Radio 1 (mic malfunction and all). I originally ran Blossoms several
Donovan in concert from The Paris Theatre in London, on November 18, ,1981 and recorded for BBC Radio 2’s In Concert series. Widely regarded as one of the primary artists responsible for ushering the mid-1960s into a period of Psychedelia, Donovan arrived on the scene early in 1965 as a
The Feeling – Answers to all the variations of Pop The Feeling for a Friday after New Years lunch – recorded in concert by BBC Radio 2 on June 2, 2011 at The Mermaid Theatre in London. The Feeling got started in 1995. The majority of the band members are
The Tubes, getting a jump on New Year’s Eve, with a set recorded at Winterland by KSAN-FM in San Francisco on December 31, 1975. Described by The San Francisco Chronicle as “The Weirdest Band In Rock n’ Roll” – not sure if “weird” is an apt description but “surreal and
