Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Prioneering heavy bass player Dickie Peterson has passed away in Germany.

Dickie Peterson, the bassist/vocalist and founding member of Blue Cheer, passed away Monday morning (October 12) at 5 a.m. in Germany. He was 61 years old. Peterson had reportedly been battling prostate and liver cancer, and according to Blue Cheer's message board, had developed a fatal infection following a surgical procedure to help alleviate his fight.

Video: Blue Cheer - Out Of Focus
(live at the Harmonie, Bonn, Germany - 2008/04/11)

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Shayna and the Bulldog
photo: Sahoko Yui

Shayna and the Bulldog hail from Davis, CA, a band with a guitar tone that is definitely West Coast and sunny. Their full length States is collection of poppy rock songs that won't start a revolution and go down in history as a landmark album. But some tracks are good engough for inclusion on a local Nuggets alike collection of Californian indie pop in about twenty years or so. Kids In A Movie and Again Today in particular show that there is potential for musical growth.

Shayna and the Bulldog are Charles Caskey, Nina Doherty, Joel Daniel and Cozy Gazelle.

Shayna and the Bulldog: States

States is a self-released album. Buy it from the band's website.

Tracks:
  1. Patricia
  2. Trinkets
  3. Strawberry Highway
  4. Expatriate
  5. Broadway & Demonbreun
  6. So Fully
  7. Smile
  8. Again Today
  9. Kids In A Movie
  10. Country Music

MP3: Shayna and the Bulldog - Again Today

Live dates:
  • 10/14 The Mix, Seattle, Washington
  • 10/15 Mississippi Pizza, Portland, OR
  • 10/16 Silver Moon Brewing, Bend, Or
  • 10/17 Alex’s Ashland, OR
  • 11/18 La Salle’s, Chico, CA
  • 11/20 G Street Pub (w/ The Nickel Slots), Davis, CA
  • 11/21 Frog n Peach San Luis Obispo, CA
  • 12/04 Old Ironsides (w/ The Nickel Slots), Sacramento, CA

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