In 1981 Lou Gramm and Mike Jones of Foreigner wrote a million-seller called “Jukebox Hero”. It’s the story about a kid who couldn’t get into a sold-out concert, but after hearing a great guitar solo from out in the alley, he went out the next day and bought his first guitar with dreams of being […]
What Makes Musicians Happy
Note to live music fans and our wonderful live music venues: The pay that we “working class” musicians earn is NOT for the three or four hours we spend performing for you. We love doing that, especially if guests are engaged and dancing, singing along, sharing the show with us. We would do that for […]
My T60 Guitar
I love my Peavey T60 guitar. It was one of the first 50 of its kind made – I bought it new in 1978 in Missoula, MT – and I have been playing it ever since. Honestly, I have never seen anybody else play one, although many guitar players have asked me about it and […]
Radar Love . . . Not!
Day before the gig, Accuweather said zero chance of rain. Zero. Venue manager texted “looks like a great day for music!” 10:00 am, day of the gig, Accuweather still said no chance of rain. 2:00 pm, they allowed for a possibility of rain, but long after our gig was supposed to be over. 4:00 pm, […]
Oh, oh . . . Domino!
I enjoy learning rock/pop music history. Here’s a recent tidbit I picked up. Surely you have heard the Van Morrison song “Domino”. I had heard the song a zillion times before I questioned “what’s this song about?” The lyrics are strange: Don’t wanna discuss itThink it’s time for a changeYou may get disgustedStart thinkin’ that […]
Back In the Day, Size Mattered
I was listening to Peter Noone’s show on Sirius XM (yes, Herman of Herman’s Hermits) and he mentioned that every British Invasion band had to have a Farfisa organ. I hadn’t heard the name Farfisa for ages and it reminded me that two friends in my first small town bands back in the late 60’s […]
Camelot Meadows Summer Concert Series
On Sunday, October 11 Caution! Blind Driver will play their second show for the Camelot Meadows Summer Concert Series on Lake Wylie near Belmont. This is such a fun event – hundreds of boats float into the “hot hole”, a bay on Lake Wylie, to hear live music, enjoy the great Lake Wylie atmosphere, and […]
July 4 Patriots Party at Benford Brewing
Join us this Fourth of July for our first (hopefully annual) Patriots Party at Benford Brewing! food family fun FIREWORKS! fantastic music by Caution! Blind Driver starting at 5:00 pm, including some great rockin’ patriotic songs and of course that great Benford Beer Don’t miss out – show your PATRIOTIC PRIDE! It’s an easy scenic […]
Tidbits From the Tamworth (Australia) Music Festival
Linda and I took a bucket list trip to Australia and New Zealand last month. After my brain tumor adventure last summer, our trip moved to the top of the priority list! Fires, yes. Kangaroos and koalas. Wonderful G’Day mates. But this is a music blog, so I will spare the travelogue to report on […]
2020 Promenade Schedule
Caution! Blind Driver is pleased to announce we have scheduled three shows this summer with the Promenade Summer Concert Series – May 16, July 10, and August 21. The Promenade concerts are wonderful family-friendly events on the green under the stars by the fountain. Bring lawn chairs or blankets (some seating is available), a picnic […]