Peek-A-Boo
A few gigs up around the bend with the Mission Express. [Salt Lake, Denver, Fort Collins.] A couple duo shows with Stephie in Texas in December. And rescheduled dates for the Chuck & Charlie Sexton “East River Truckers” shows in Spain. You know what to do. Dig in below for up to the minute details.
There’s enough spooky stuff out there already to make your hair curl, so I’ll spare you a picture on this pumpkin I just carved which is a dead ringer for Billy Corgan.
Meanwhile, here’s a fun Halloween video. A little background: I don’t know if the magnetic poles somehow got inverted. But Berkeley, CA was always out of wack with the world. It left its mark on me. The Berzerkeley Records scene wasn’t well known, but Jonathon Richman for one always loomed large for me and my friends. Still does around here. And this band, the Rubinoos? I probably saw them like 20 times in high school. And although I’m not a power pop candy boy or a Bubblegum nerd, what I loved was that they were true to their school. Be it Spaghetti Western soundtrack music or the Archies, Beach Boys, Tommy James and the Shondells. Even the Jackson 5. They knew what they loved. And wore it on their sleeves. They weren’t wimps. It was always legend how they got seriously booed off the stage at Winterland opening for Blue Oyster Cult or The Starship and were all but kicked to the curb by Bill Graham. They took it as a badge of honor.
So here they are on Dutch TV with matching Fenders doing a pretty creepy doo-wop number; a cover of the Cadillacs Peek-A-Boo. [Hey, like I said, it’s Halloween. Stalker songs are as American as shaving cream all over a BMW.]
Oh, and stick around for the guitar solo where Tommy does the hand-off to HIMSELF on the piano.
Rubinoos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_J8-xN_CYw
PS: If you’re in Spain they are on tour there at this very minute. So, there you go.
GIGSVILLE:
11/7/2018 SALT LAKE CITY UT THE STATE ROOM - CPME
11/9/2018 FORT COLLINS CO THE ARMORY - CPME
11/10/2018 DENVER CO GLOBE HALL - CPME
Chuck Prophet and Stephanie Finch Duo:
12/13/2018 HOUSTON TX COFFEEHOUSE LIVE AT ST. ANDREW’S - CHUCK PROPHET AND STEPHANIE FINCH
12/14/2018 AUSTIN TX CACTUS CAFE - CHUCK PROPHET AND STEPHANIE FINCH
Chuck And Charlie Sexton “The East River Truckers” - (new rescheduled dates, old tickets honored at new shows)
1/24/2019 BILBAO,SPAIN KAFE ANTZOKIA w/CHARLIE SEXTON PERFORMING SOME GIRLS
1/25/2019 GIJON, SPAIN SALA ALBENIZ w/CHARLIE SEXTON PERFORMING SOME GIRLS
1/26/2019 GALICIA, SPAIN TBC w/CHARLIE SEXTON PERFORMING SOME GIRLS
1/29/2019 MADRID, SPAIN CHANGO w/CHARLIE SEXTON PERFORMING SOME GIRLS
1/30/2019 BARCELONA, SPAIN RAZZMATAZZ 2 w/CHARLIE SEXTON PERFORMING SOME GIRLS
1/31/2019 ZARAGOZA, SPAIN LAS ARMAS w/CHARLIE SEXTON PERFORMING SOME GIRLS
2/1/2019 VALENCIA, SPAIN 16 TONELADAS w/CHARLIE SEXTON PERFORMING SOME GIRLS
2/2/2019 CADIZ, SPAIN AULARIO LA BOMBA w/CHARLIE SEXTON PERFORMING SOME GIRLS
