#peter case

[power-chords]

Don't go back to playing with Jack / Don't get crushed, 'cause he'll knock you flat / The beats are rushed when you're playing with Jack

[kdo-three]

The Beat - U.S.A. (1979) Paul Collins / Peter Case from: "The Beat" (US) (LP) "Let Me Into Your Life" / "U. S. A" (Single)

Power Pop

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Personnel: Paul Collins: Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar Larry Whitman: Lead Guitar/ Backing Vocals Steven Huff: Bass / Backing Vocals Michael Ruiz: Drums

Produced by Bruce Botnick

Album Recorded: @ The United Western Recorders in Hollywood, California USA and @ The Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, California USA during June of 1979

Released: in October of 1979 Columbia Records

[bestfrozentreats2]

The Nerves - Stand Back and Take a Good Look

Early '76 demo, recorded at Paul's Apartment, Folsom Street, San Fransisco, CA. Written by Jack Lee. Recorded by the Nerves: Jack lee : lead vocals and guitar ; Peter Case : bass and vocals ; Paul Collins : drums and vocals

[krispyweiss]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Day Three, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 6, 2024

The good folks who put on Hardly Strictly Bluegrass created an epic conundrum of good musical fortune by booking the Wood Brothers, the Infamous Stringdusters and Emmylou Harris in simultaneous, festival-closing slots. This, of course, created high anxiety as all three acts are high on any music lover’s gotta-hear list.

But more on that later. Because first, Miko Marks began the day at the Rooster stage with some Sunday soul music before 93-year-old Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, accompanied by mandolin and bass, came out yodeling on Jimmie Rodgers’ “Waiting for a Rain.” He then dug into Woody Guthrie’s “The 1913 Massacre,” got a bit uptempo on “The Cuckoo” and nodded to the Hardly Strictly atmosphere of a super-heated Golden Gate Park (on Oct. 6!) with Jesse Fuller’s “San Francisco Bay Blues.” Between numbers, Elliott regaled the squeezed-into-shady-areas fans with tales from 70 years of music making. Steve Earle then emerged to tell an overly long story over soft picking leaving Elliott to try, unsuccessfully, to get a word in as time ran down on his 40-minute allotment.

So … off to the Banjo stage where Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam was finishing “Brown’s Ferry Blues” and launching into “Lady Madonna” - strictly bluegrass style. Brittany Haas, who would appear later with Aoife O’Donovan and Hawktail, then entered the fray for double fiddling with Shad Cobb on “You Got to Die,” and putting the blues in the grass.

Peter Case, Teddy Thompson, Melissa Carper and Carsie Blanton hit the Rooster next for a Songwriter’s Circle/guitar pull with truth as the refreshing theme. A delightful exercise in the power of folk music.

But there was also blues at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass because: “If you don’t like the blues, you probably don’t like your mama.”

So said Bobby Rush on the Banjo, where the 91-year-old - “If I’m not the oldest, I’m the ugliest,” he cracked - and his big band got down and dirty in flashy sequins as they spanned 70 years of Rush originals and covers like “Hoochie Coochie Man.” Rush blew harp with the lungs of a young man, danced around the stage with the body of a young man and rapped like the OG he is, proving yet again the magic of music - even when you’re singing of your woman leaving you “for the damn garbage man.”

After a public soundcheck that signaled sublimity to come, O’Donovan, Hawktail and the San Francisco Girls Chorus - who joined one-third of the way through the 60-minute set - spanned O’Donovan’s solo discography rearranged to fit Hawktail’s musical tapestry woven of classical, jazz and bluegrass. The Chorus voices soared across Golden Gate as O’Donovan led them through songs about the battle to pass the 19th Amendment from All My Friends.

It was a stirring performance that provided some hope in an era that sometimes feels hopeless and earned a standing ovation from the Banjo stage listeners.

Down the road at Towers of Gold, Patti Smith played to a crowd so humongous people were turned away to listen to her cover Bob Dylan’s “Man in the Long Black Coat” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” read poetry and and play such songs as “Cash” and “People Have the Power” at the adjacent Swan stage, which was also rammed with festivalgoers, where the Wood Brothers were to play next and Smith’s set benefitted from stellar sound piped in from next door.

Even from behind the Towers, Smith’s performance was deeply affecting - a penetrating mix of soft-edged emotion and hard-edged aggression.

“Use your voice,” she said after using hers for 65 minutes and fans on both sides of the stage exploded in applause when she finished her gig.

Now to address the daylong conundrum, splitting up three must-see acts.

And so it transpired that Mr. and Mrs. Sound Bites caught the Woods (Hardly) playing “Little Bit Broken,” “Tried and Tempted,” “Pilgram” and “A Little Bit Sweet;” the ’Dusters (Strictly) on “Gravity” and “Rise Sun” at the Rooster; and Harris’ (country, not Bluegrass) homestretch at the Banjo, which included a rambunctious “Luxury Liner” and a mournful “Together Again.”

And then it was over …

Read Sound Bites’ coverage of Day One and Day Two at the hyperlinks.

10/7/24

[bandcampsnoop]

10/7/24.

This is the Munster Records version of this release which contains 4 extra tracks. Unfortunately, these are only one minute long clips, but thanks to the rule of punk, that's more than enough to get a taste of these songs. If you want the songs in their entirety, here you go.

The Zeros were originally from Chula Vista, California and were part of the punk explosion in the U.S. They have a clear Clash/Ramones sound. Their first show was organized by Peter Case (The Nerves) and they shared the bill with The Germs and The Weirdos.

Better yet, one of the founders is Javier Escovedo whose brother Alejandro Escovedo is a legend - so is his niece, Sheila E.

The Zeros reformed a couple of times and Javier has a couple of solo records, but this early stuff is amazing. October is Hispanic Heritage Month, so let's listen to and celebrate some great punk from the Latin community in California.

Just listen to "Don't Push Me Around" - think of The Clean or The Replacements playing it.

[famousborntoday]

Peter Case is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His career is wide-ranging, from rock n' roll and blues, to folk rock and solo acoustic performance.

Link: Peter Case

[therecordchanger62279]

Sometimes I like the cover version better.

[transpondster]

The Plimsouls, Oldest Story in the World

Nothing lasts, no one’s to blame

[rastronomicals]

10:02 PM EST November 15, 2024:

Peter Case - "When The Catfish Is In Bloom" From the tribute album   I Am The Resurrection: A Tribute To John Fahey (February 14, 2006)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

[musicmags]

[spilladabalia]

The Plimsouls - Oldest Story In The World

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

This is why 45’s were invented.

A Million Miles Away shoulda been a double A side single. Nothing else these guys did can compare. Heck few songs of that era can.

I remember Greg Shaw had the single on BOMP ! before who was it, Electra? signed them. In my memory the Shaw mix was hotter but who knows? Peter has been following his own muse for decades and makes some great music that bears no resemblance to the Plimsouls.

The Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away (1983) Joey Alkes / Peter Case / Chris Fradkin from: “A Million Miles Away” / “Play The Breaks”          “Everywhere at Once“ LP

Personnel: Peter Case: Lead Vocals / Guitar Eddie Munoz Lead Guitar / Backing Vocals Jeff Eyrich: Guitar / Backing Vocals Dave Pahoa Bass Guitar / Backing Vocals Lou Ramirez: Drums

[poirott]

Columbo / Murder, She Wrote crossover (fanmade)

Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) and Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) becoming besties and solving cases together ♥

[cbcruk]

Peter Case - Have You Ever Been In Trouble