Daytripper – Twist & Shout
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008My good friends, the excellent Beatles cover group Daytripper, in action at the Oasis Starlight Lounge just outside Austin, TX a few weeks ago.
My good friends, the excellent Beatles cover group Daytripper, in action at the Oasis Starlight Lounge just outside Austin, TX a few weeks ago.
Last Friday evening I was lucky enough to host a private house concert featuring the two lead guitarists from the excellent Beatles tribute band Daytripper in an “un-plugged” session. The show was two hours of great Beatles songs and chat about the Fab Four’s music. Here’s a short video I shot of them perfoming my wife’s favorite [...]
Just a personal note of thanks to the people who turned out for the Book People event last Friday to celebrate the 50th Annivesary of the Day That John Met Paul. It was a fun night, with some great questions and discussions. There were some very knowledgable Beatles buffs in the audience. Thanks also to [...]
Friday, July 6th, 2007 will mark the 50th Anniversary of the day that Paul McCartney was introduced to John Lennon and the seeds of the greatest songwriting team in popular music were sown. It could also be argued that this was also the day that the first steps were taken on the road to the [...]
Did you ever wonder what would have been on the next Beatles album if John, Paul, George and Ringo had stayed together a little longer? The excellent New York based tribute band “The Fab Faux” will try to answer that question on Tuesday and Wednesday next week with a performance at the city’s Webster Hall that [...]
Just a personal quick note of thanks to the guys in Day Tripper for another excellent evening of Beatles music last night. And a special thanks for the rendition of “Birthday“.
From the What Goes On web-site – Beatles tribute band Liverpool Legends and Louise Harrison announces they are pleased to welcome Greg George as their new Ringo (below). Greg was formerly with “1964 The Tribute” and is probably the most sought-after Ringo Starr impersonator/look-alike in the entire world, and they are honored to have him [...]
Forty years after The Beatles whipped Canadian fans into a frenzy for the last time at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens, Beatlemania is set to hit the city all over again. The Toronto Beatles Celebration, the city’s first-ever downtown Fab Four convention, will be held September 16 and 17, organizers announced recently. The Beatles performed at [...]
This Friday, May 19, Will Taylor and Strings Attached will close its 5th season with a live performance of the complete Beatles’ White Album, with close to 30 Texas musicians. The special concert will be held in Austin, TX at the University Baptist Church at 2130 Guadalupe St. There will be two shows, one at [...]