Digging through the archives recently, I stumbled across a completely-forgotten project. Before the album More Help For Your Nerves was released, it had other provisional titles, one of which was Play Guitar In 7 Days! In comic books or magazines back in the day, you would always see these ads hawking a method to master […]
MISSYFIT “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” Release
MISSYFIT – Have You Ever Seen The Rain JUST RELEASED! (16 June 2020) Mia Gentile and I (dba MISSYFIT) just dropped a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” in a girl-group Wall of Sound style with an accompanying video on YouTube last week. A juxtaposition of the events going today (which […]
New RTSY Single
Reminiscing about the days before social distancing! When people went to work! RTSY is pretty sure this is a blip in the continuum of human civilization, but until then…
“Reed Pipe Boogie” Rare Mono Mix
12/15/16 For immediate release: Just in time for Christmas! A re-issue of Gnorman and the Gnats’ classic holiday track from Where Has The Music Gone?: The Lost Recordings of Clem Comstock (MG9003). According to the liner notes, “Reed Pipe Boogie” was released in September 1963 on the Microphonic label. But you shouldn’t believe everything you […]
AJ Jolly Park Festival Appearance Controversy
While many are happy to see Roger Klug and his mighty power trio back in front of a live audience, there has been some controversy surrounding an upcoming festival appearance and a possible personnel shake-up. From Roger Klug’s Facebook page 7/30/2016: As some of you already know, the inimitable Bob Nyswonger is playing bass with Mike Tittel […]
Remembering Lemmy
Due to the Holidays, this post is perhaps too late to the fair, but from the heart nonetheless. Lemmy Kilmister 1945-2015 Dragged to Motorhead show at Bogart’s in 1984 (December?) by my younger brother. He went as a rabid fan; I went as an anthropologist. Standing at the foot of Bogart’s raised stage, chin on […]
Beatles + string quartet + Roger Klug = ???
The Fab Five (CCO string quartet, guitarist Roger Klug) Thu, August 27 | 8pm | The Cabaret at Below Zero | TICKETS Fri, August 28 | 9pm | DownTowne Listening Room | SOLD OUT Songwriter-guitarist Roger Klug will be curating a unique musical event as part of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra’s Summermusik Series, featuring the music of seminal […]
RKPT @ NST 2/6/15 Afterglow
Thanks to everyone who came out Friday night and heard us at Northside Tavern! It was some of the tightest and loosest stuff we’ve ever played. I love our little power trio – going from Porter Wagoner to Zeppelin to Ozark Mountain Daredevils to 17-minute guitar solos to Bitches Brew excursions – all within the framework […]
Roger Klug Power Trio @ Northside Tavern, Fri., Feb. 6
The Roger Klug Power Trio perform at Cincinnati’s Northside Tavern Friday, February 6. Lovers of guitar-laced power-pop-meets-jam-rawk come hither! Roger Klug Power Trio Northside Tavern Friday, February 6, 9:30 pm 4163 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati OH 45223 In the Big Beautiful Back Room! No cover! Music starts at 9:30 pm sharp 2 sets! Roger Klug – lead guitar and […]
New RTSY Video – Cray Cray
For immediate release: Cray Cray – Rant To Save Yourself Our alter ego post-post-power-punk-pop band Rant To Save Yourself is back with yet another single/video release, “Cray Cray”! See us/them play it live this Friday (10/24) at Northside Tavern! Like them/us on Facebook! Follow them/us on Instagram! We/they appreciate it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcp2sXqLU7I