You Jane and YOU listeners, you ROCK!
You Jane- The Donkeys No Way
You, Yeah You- The Quick Untold Rock Stories
Girl Next Door- Nervous Eaters Record 10
Broken Record- Brad Marino Extra Credit
I Like Murder Too- Geoff Palmer Pulling Out All the Stops
Light Of Day- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Greatest Hits
Androgynous- The Replacements Let It Be
On Top of the World- Cheap Trick Heaven Tonight
^You- George Harrison Extra Texture (Read All About It)
*You- X See How We Are
*You- The Idols Ork Records: New York, New York
Stand- Valley Lodge Fog Machine
Back of a Car- Big Star Radio City
I Don't Wanna Break-Up- Tsar Tsar
*You- Psychotic Youth 21
*You- The Cold You 7"
*You- Swag Catchall
Merch Table- Bill Lloyd Working the Long Game
Black And White- De Cylinders De Cylinders
I Can't See You Anymore- Tommy Keene Strange Alliance
Forever My Baby (feat. Andy Shernoff)- The Dahlmanns Forever My Baby
Angel in a Raincoat- The Sleepers Angel in a Raincoat
I Never Liked You- Doughboys Turn Me On
>You- Justin Hayward and John Lodge Blue Jays
>You- Eater The Compleat Eater
>You- The Who Face Dances
The Girl Don't Get Me- The Real Kids 28:18:39
I Don't Wanna Grow Up- Warm Soda I Don't Wanna Grow Up
You- The Jessica Fletchers Less Sophistication
^Power Pop Prototype: #20 Billboard Hot 100 11/1/75
*SacroSet[s]: "You" Songs
>Power Pop Prototype[s]: 1975, 1977, 1981
As we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of ALL KINDSA GIRLS I want to thank YOU the listeners for supporting this radio show, blog and social media behemoth :-). Tonight's episode is dedicated to YOU- here's to another 10 years!
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In any case, a months long rock drought ended in early July when I went to three shows in four days- I tell you folks it is feast or famine for Northbay rock and roll fans! First, on the 4th of July my friend Bob's tribute band The Illegitimate AC/DC played at the amphitheater on Sonoma Plaza.
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| Sonoma Plaza 7/4/19 |
Bob is the Program Director of KSVY and he is a thoughtful, generally soft spoken guy. Yet, when he puts on the Angus shorts and the Gibson SG Bob is a rock and roll animal! The group's singer is also incredible- able to switch between Bon and Brian songs with ease, a rarity in an AC/DC tribute group. I wasn't sure how The Illegitimate AC/DC would go over in front of an all ages crowd in blinding sunlight but the audience was right there with them the entire show- Sonoma rocked that day and I was quite proud my town!
Two days later Jaime and I headed down to the Marin County Fair in San Rafael to see Joan Jett and The Blackhearts. She is an American treasure and always puts on a great show- this night was no different.
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| Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Marin County Fair 7/6/19 |
- Victim of Circumstance
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Cherry Bomb (The Runaways cover)
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Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) (Gary Glitter cover)
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Bad Reputation
- Soulmates to Strangers
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TMI
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You Drive Me Wild (The Runaways cover)
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Light of Day (Bruce Springsteen cover)
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Fake Friends
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Love Is Pain
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Fragile
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Love Is All Around (Sonny Curtis cover)
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Fresh Start
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I Love Rock 'n' Roll (The Arrows cover)
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Crimson and Clover (Tommy James and the Shondells cover)
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I Hate Myself for Loving You
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Androgynous (The Replacements cover)
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Real Wild Child (Wild One) (The Dee Jays cover)
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Everyday People (Sly and the Family Stone cover)
Joan knows a county fair is not the place to play new, unfamiliar songs or "explore" a "Jazz Odyssey." As the set list above shows, she played all her hits and only three newer songs, one of which, "Fragile," she dedicated to her mom who passed in 2010. Joan is first and foremost a lifelong rock and roll fan and though many of her best known songs were originally done by other people, she makes them all her own. Her voice is just as strong and gravelly as it was in 1975 and she hasn't lost a step as a front person or guitar player. As an added bonus, her longtime producer and friend Kenny Laguna was playing keyboards, often with one or two of his grand daughters, who live in Marin, by his side. In fact, stage right looked like a Joan Jett themed sleepover with 7 or 8 little girls decked out in tour T-shirts. If you haven't seen Joan and Kenny's documentary, Bad Reputation, I highly recommend it- the film is a testament to the lifetime bond these two rock and roll survivors share. |
| Joan and Kenny back in the day |
A day after Joan Jett we were back at the fair again to see Cheap Trick- talk about an embarrassment of riches!
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| Cheap Trick Marin County Fair 7/7/19 |
- Hello There
- Come On, Come On
- Lookout
- Big Eyes
- California Man (The Move cover)
- On Top of the World
- She's Tight
- Ain't That a Shame (Fats Domino cover)
- Voices
- You Got It Going On
- Need Your Love
- Bass Solo/I'm Waiting for the Man/Heroin (The Velvet Underground cover)
- The Flame
- I Want You to Want Me
- Dream Police
- Never Had a Lot to Lose
- Surrender
- Goodnight Now
Compared to Joan Jett, Cheap Trick seemed less concerned about playing a purely hit oriented set, dropping in obscurities from Budokan ("Lookout") and Lap of Luxury ("Never Had A Lot To Lose") as well as new song "You Got It Going On." It's a challenge because they have so many great songs- they could've played everything off In Color and Heaven Tonight and I still would've wanted to hear "He's A Whore," "Baby Loves To Rock" or even "No Direction Home" 
from 2016 "comeback" album Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello, their first without the legendary Bun E. Carlos on drums. I could've done without Tom Petersson's 9 minute bass solo/chugging Velvet Underground medley- Jaime rolled her eyes and, like many in the audience, sat down during that one. Yet, if this what it takes to keep this legendary bass player happy and in the band, then I'm all for it.
As always Cheap Trick bookended their show with "Hello There" and "Goodbye There," Rick Nielsen bringing out his enormous 5-neck for the latter which, no mean feat, he can still lift up in the air.
Would I have preferred to have this three show rock extravaganza spread out over a couple of weeks? Yes, but in the Northbay you take your rock opportunities where and when you can so I'm thankful for a memorable week!
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from 2016 "comeback" album Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello, their first without the legendary Bun E. Carlos on drums. I could've done without Tom Petersson's 9 minute bass solo/chugging Velvet Underground medley- Jaime rolled her eyes and, like many in the audience, sat down during that one. Yet, if this what it takes to keep this legendary bass player happy and in the band, then I'm all for it. As always Cheap Trick bookended their show with "Hello There" and "Goodbye There," Rick Nielsen bringing out his enormous 5-neck for the latter which, no mean feat, he can still lift up in the air.
Would I have preferred to have this three show rock extravaganza spread out over a couple of weeks? Yes, but in the Northbay you take your rock opportunities where and when you can so I'm thankful for a memorable week!
Click the link below to stream this show or to download, right click and "Save Link As:"
