Los Lobos are playing a free gig here at the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Fest next Saturday. I’m pretty jazzed about it so I thought I’d post this July 24, 1999 set: If you’re there, I’ll be the chap in the Grateful Dead/San Francisco Giants shirt hollering for Bertha: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Los Lobos Live At Woodstock 99
We had pulled pork, collard greens, and mac-and-cheese from our favorite local barbecue joint yesterday. It left me craving southern fried blues rock with with a side of fat-n-greasy slide guitar. The video on this isn’t fabulous, but I wanted a set with both Dickie Betts and Warren Haynes in the band. This is the one: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Allman Brothers Band Live At Woodstock 94
I thought I’d do something this different and feature 3 short videos either about or featuring the late, great Frank Zappa. First, a History Detectives segment about a mysterious collage that was allegedly tied to Zappa. No spoilers from me, I’ll let Gwen Wright tell the story: Here’s a Zoot Allures era appearance by FZ on the Mike Douglas Show of all places: Finally, please sign in and watch Frank as the mystery guest on What’s My Line: Continue reading SMV: Zappa Sunday
The Crowdies rock the Masonic Hall Grand Lodge in New York on this episode of Live From The Artists Den: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Crowded House Live In 2007
The Oils played a Sydney reunion gig in 2005 (the video says 2006 but it’s wrong) to benefit victims of the Boxing Day Tsunami. It’s a tight, concise but still rocking 40 minute set: Continue reading SMV: Midnight Oil Live At Wave Aid
I hadn’t seen this 30 for 30 film until this week. It’s *really* good. All I knew about my countryman, Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos aka Jimmy the Greek Snyder, was his CBS sports gig, and how he lost it by saying something racist back in the days before Rushbo would turn you into a martyr for being a bigoted fuckstick. To his credit, Jimmy the Greek was devastated by what happened. Also, to his credit: he punched out Brent Musburger in a bar. Anyway, there’s much more to his story, it’s a good ‘un: Continue reading SMV: The Legend Of Jimmy The Greek
I’m very fond of this show because it features a lot of material from the band’s then current album The Ladder. It’s one of their better later efforts and highly underrated. You know me, I always like the underrated and obscure stuff. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Yes Live From The House of Blues
It was 50 years ago today that the Beatles made their US teevee debut. This clip includes all of their appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. I know A has her weird thing about the Fab Four but she’s someone else’s mommy, not mine: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Beatles Meet Ed Sullivan
Soul Week may be over, but I thought I post this Soundstage appearance by one of the best of the “blue-eyed soul” singers, Steve Winwood: Continue reading SMV: Steve Winwood Live In 2004
The token likable Eagle meets Daryl Hall. The result is musical awesomeness: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Joe Walsh Live From Daryl’s House
The ABA only existed from 1967 to 1976, but had a major impact on the history of professional basketball. This year’s conference finals feature two former ABA franchises, the Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs. There’s a chance that 2 old ABA teams could meet in the finals for only the second time since the merger. Here’s a brief history of the league that gave us the three point shot and the red, white, and blue basketball: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Longshots
It's Peter Tosh week here at First Draft. He lived an intense, interesting life that ended tragically. That's how a left wing cult artist got his own Behind The Music: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Behind The Music- Peter Tosh
I originally planned to post something about the Great War this morning BUT the news has been so relentlessly bleak this week that I'm going with plan B. In honor of the upcoming bio-pic, Get On Up, here's the Godfather of Soul live in 1981: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: James Brown Live At Montreux
This is a Soundstage show from 1981 featuring a plethora of blooze greats: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Blues Summit In Chicago
Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy MacKay and the gang live in France: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Roxy Music- The High Road
Since we're once again discussing our misadventure in Iraq, it's a good time to post this MSNBC documentary about how the Bushies lied their way into war: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Hubris
Here's Nick Lowe on the BBC, looking as dapper as ever. I should hate him for having such good hair at his age but I don't: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Nick Lowe Live In 2007
Here's Ry Cooder and the Chicken Skin Band on the Old Gray Whistle Test in 1977: \ Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Ry Cooder Live On The BBC
I'd never heard of this teevee special until last night. All I know is what was written in this blog post and that Lee Allen, Willie Dixon, and Carl Perkins were the Blasters' guest stars. Here's the set list: Crazy Baby; This Is It; Border Radio; I’m Shakin’; Tag Along; Stop the Clock; Go, Go, Go; Blue Suede Shoes (with Carl Perkins); Honey Don’t (with Carl Perkins); Rock-a-Billy Fever (with Carl Perkins); American Music; Hollywood Bed; Built for Comfort (with Willie Dixon); I’m Ready (with Willie Dixon); Marie, Marie; So Long Baby Goodbye; Boppin’ the Blues (with Carl Perkins) Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Blasters Live In 1982
All the chatter about David Letterman’s retirement got me thinking about the *real* King of late night, Johnny Carson. He made it look so easy when he was on the air that it was, uh, easy to forget how damn good he was. Here’s the 2012 American Masters film Johnny Carson: King of Late Night: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: American Masters- Johnny Carson
The ABA only existed from 1967 to 1976, but had a major impact on the history of professional basketball. This year's conference finals feature two former ABA franchises, the Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs. There's a chance that 2 old ABA teams could meet in the finals for only the second time since the merger. Here's a brief history of the league that gave us the three point shot and the red, white, and blue basketball: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Longshots
Here’s an episode of Richard Schickel’s classic 1973 documentary series about Howard Hawks, the director of more classic films that I care to list. Trust me, he made a bunch of them: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Men Who Made The Movies- Howard Hawks
Here’s the Z-man live at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Warren Zevon Live In 1982
To my great surprise, I found one of my favorite Marx Brothers movies on the YouTube. It appears to have uploaded by a Cyrillic chap of some sort. Oh, those zany Russians. In the immortal words of Chico Marx, “Get-ta your tootsie frootsie ice-a cream” and watch this 1937 classic when you have an extra 109 minutes: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: A Day at the Races
What else can an agnostic Anglophile who was raised Greek Orthodox post on Easter? Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Life Of Brian
Here’s the master’s appearance on Dick Cavett’s ABC Show in 1969: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Groucho Marx Meets Dick Cavett
Here are the Kinks from the Give The People What They Want tour in 1982. I saw them that time around and they blew a hole in my head, figuratively, not literally. At least I hope so. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Kinks Live On German Teevee
Rosanne Cash is one of the most interesting singer-songwriters I can think of. She’s also become a legend all over again on the tweeter tubein the last few years. Here she is live at a free gig in Toronto. For some reason the music does not commence until the 10:10 mark. So it goes: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Rosanne Cash Live In 2013
Here’s a slice of a live set from Glenn, Chris, and company: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Squeeze Live In 1982
I stumbled into this 1984 Thames teevee documentary about La Cosa Nostra this week. What's not to love about a seven parter that features interviews with Jimmy (The Weasel) Fratianno? Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Crime Inc. Episode One