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June 9,
2008 Robby & Camp Freddy
Robby Krieger was one of the special guests
with Camp Freddy at The Roxy on May 29th, as previously reported. A story
on Blabbermouth details the entire set list, all the guests, and includes a
bunch of YouTube videos of the show. When you scroll down the story, you
can see one of Robby and Billy Idol, et al performing L.A. Woman. Go to:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=98135
(thanks, David my son)
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May 30,
2008 Robby at the Roxy <> more Robby
at the Roxy
Robby Krieger stole the show (in
my humble opinion) at last night's Camp Freddy performance at the Roxy on the
Sunset Strip. Seriously, these are always star-studded ensembles starting
with the members of Camp Freddy themselves, who are then joined onstage by a
never-ending line-up of guest performers for some terrific cover tunes.
Some of last night's guests included Mark McGrath, Juliette Lewis, Naveen
Andrews (Sayid on 'Lost'), and Billy Duffy. When Robby was (finally)
introduced, it was as 'the man who practically invented the Sunset Strip scene'.
The audience response was resounding: appreciative, thrilled, and excited.
He is literally revered!
Robby took care of some hand-slapping at the very front of the stage and then was
joined by Train front man Pat Monahan, who sang a cover of Led Zep's "Whole
Lotta Love." Pat must be a huge Led Zep fan because he has been covering
"Ramble On" in concert for many years, and even released it as a single.
Anyway ... when that song ended, Pat left and out came Billy Idol and Steve
Stevens for, yes of course: "L.A. Woman." I was disappointed
that Robby did not make it back onstage for the finale, but it was mayhem on
stage at that point. There were probably no amps left because most of the
night's performers were back out there. To learn more about Camp Freddy
and check out their pix and reviews, go to:
campfreddy.net
The band was in NYC the night before so it'll probably take them a few days to get
it updated with the guests and the set list.
Robby's appearance last night at the Roxy, and the entire event in general including all the special guests, is covered in much more detail in a press release today than I could have relayed. To read the press release, go to: http://msopr.com/?q=node/3916 (thanks, George)
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May 22,
2008 another Robby guest appearance
Robby Krieger makes another guest appearance
with Camp Freddy on Thursday, May 29th at The Roxy on the
fabulous Sunset Strip. This is Camp Freddy's last show in a month-long
residency at that club every Thursday night in May. Camp Freddy shows are
famous for all the unannounced guest artists who join them onstage, and Robby
has had that honor on many prior occasions. For more info about Camp
Freddy, go to: www.campfreddy.net
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May 21,
2008 correction on Robby's guest appearance
A correction to the story about
Robby Krieger's guest
appearance for the final
taping of Planet Green's Battleground Earth at L.A.'s Greek Theatre: I
previously reported this would occur on June 4th, but I stand corrected by a
very credible source! The correct date is Wednesday, May 28th.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the fund created to restore areas
destroyed by recent wildfires in and around Griffith Park. For more info
about this, go to:
http://www.greektheatrela.com/calendar/event_info.asp?ID=1311
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May 18,
2008 Robby to guest at Greek
Robby Krieger is one of the
guest performers listed for what is described as the
final taping of Planet Green's Battleground Earth at L.A. Greek Theatre on June
4th. Proceeds from this event will benefit the fund created to restore
areas destroyed by recent wildfires in and around Griffith Park. For more
info about this, go to:
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/05/14/ecorazzi-wants-to-give-you-vip-access-to-planet-greens-tommy-lee-and-ludacris-concert-finale/
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May 5,
2008 Robby and School of Rock
Robby Krieger was at The Mint in
Los Angeles on Saturday night for the Hollywood
School of Rock show. Apparently each show is dedicated to a different
band, and this show was about The Doors. I wish I had known about it!
Robby even got onstage and played a few songs with them. Robby's friend
and frequent collaborator Arthur Barrow is involved in this program. To
see a YouTube video of Robby and the young musicians jamming on Roadhouse Blues,
go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRNl8a8nVhs
It's funny watching the young vocalist singing that
she woke up this morning and got herself a beer! Another fun video from
that show is Light My Fire at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A855NhxqGOQ&feature=related
(thanks, Howard)
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March
27, 2008 Robby in indy film
Robby Krieger will be included in an
independent film called "Turn It Up!" The filmmaker's name is Bob
Radler, and he writes about this project on Macworld.com.
Radler describes it as “an examination of the
emotional connection between human beings and guitars — on both personal and
societal levels." It will go the film festival route and then maybe to a
theatrical release and to DVD. Read the full story at:
http://www.macworld.com/article/132711/2008/03/fcpmovies.html
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March 16,
2008 Robby & Particle in LA
Robby Krieger joined Particle again on
Friday
night at the El Rey in Los Angeles. This time the show started with a
Particle song that only last 15 minutes (Thursday night's opener went on for 25
minutes!) ... and then Robby and singer Adam Iscove hit the stage and the real
show began. The set list was similar but not identical to the Anaheim
House of Blues: L.A. Woman, Peace Frog, Roadhouse Blues, Break On Through,
Riders On The Storm, new addition Who Do You Love, new addition Not To Touch The
Earth, and Light My Fire. There were about 4 Particle songs interspersed
and during one of them, I swear I heard Robby playing some Away In India.
They returned for an encore of Soul Kitchen, and just like the night
before, the band returned for a second encore and performed The End. It
was a late night with the show ending at 1:00 a.m.
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March 14,
2008 Robby on Rockline <> Robby and Particle: GO!
<> Particle's guest singer
I don't know how
my Doors radar
missed this one, but Robby was the guest on 'Rockline' on
Wednesday night. All is not lost, as it can be listened to on 'Rockline
Replay' in five segments. To listen, go to: http://www.rocklineradio.com/
and click on Rockline Replay ...
I'm listening to the first segment right now, where they are talking about the
new 'Live In Pittsburgh' release and playing songs from it ... which,
incidentally, is a GREAT show which was just released!
Robby Krieger joined Particle last night (Thursday) at Anaheim's House of Blues. I have seen Particle shows before in the quest of seeing Robby join them for a few songs ... but this show was VERY different and I am so glad that I was there (thanks, Larry!) After Particle began the show with one of their overly-long jam songs, Robby was introduced along with a singer named Adam something. The singer was actually quite good, so I apologize for not catching his last name. They launched into L.A. Woman, followed by Peace Frog, Roadhouse Blues, Break On Through, Riders On The Storm, and Light My Fire, with 2 or 3 more Particle songs interspersed. They returned for an encore of Soul Kitchen. Much to our astonished delight, they returned for a second encore and performed The End ... yes, they sure did! Although The Doors of the 21st Century / D21C / Riders On The Storm do not perform that song in concert, the Robby Krieger Band always did ... and frankly, this show felt more like a Robby Krieger show with the members of Particle as his backing band, than it did a Particle show with Robby as their guest guitarist. Make no mistake, all the members of Particle are outstanding musicians, but I cannot take too much of their music on its own .... but as a backing band for Robby, that is a horse of a different color! It seemed to me that most of the show attendees were there because of Robby, whose appearances with Particle locally have been heavily promoted. And before I forget, I want to give a shout-out to the three young guys I met in the parking lot and again at the front of the stage ... enthusiastic fans who were there because of Robby, just like Beverly and I were! Robby and Particle have two more shows scheduled: tonight (Friday) at the El Rey in Los Angeles, and then the San Diego House of Blues on Saturday. If you are in southern California and were going to miss these shows because Particle is supposedly the headliner, I urge you to re-consider and go!!!!! I'm even trying to change my own Friday night concert plans to go see Robby and Particle again!
Adam Iscove is the name of the singer who was on stage last night at the Anaheim House of Blues, along with Robby and Particle. Adam is the vocalist for an L.A. area band called Allrise. He will be onstage with Robby and Particle again tonight at the El Rey in Los Angeles and tomorrow night at the San Diego House of Blues.
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February
12, 2008 Robby guested at club
Robby Krieger was an
unannounced guest Saturday night February 9th in Beverly Hills. The
event was at the Aqua Lounge and featured live music by Evan Marshall
Band. You may remember Evan as being the vocalist who performed with
Robby at Uli Jon Roth shows in 2006 and 2007. Riders On The Storm drum
tech Owen Goldman was playing drums at the event. To see a video of Robby
jamming on Roadhouse Blues, go to: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=255294091&blogID=357033578 (thanks, Owen)
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February
5, 2008 Robby and Particle <> more Robby and Particle
Robby Krieger will join
Particle at their Anaheim House of Blues show on Thursday, March 13th,
according to the HOB website. For pre-sale ticket info, go to: http://store.hob.com/eventdetail.aspx?source=LB&event_id=50834
And another: Robby Krieger
will join Particle at the El Rey for their Los Angeles show on Friday,
March 14th.
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January
30, 2008 Robby & Particle
Robby Krieger will join
Particle at their San Diego House of Blues show on Saturday, March 15th,
according to the HOB website. For ticket info, go to: http://hob.com/tickets/eventdetail.asp?eventid=50767&rss=1
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January
23, 2008 Robby & Ray on the radio <> Robby and Particle
Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek will be guests this Thursday
night, January 24th on radio's Coast To Coast hosted by George Noory. The
website previously indicated that Jim Morrison's former brother-in-law Alan
Graham, would be on hand with Robby. That has now been revised to
indicate that it will be Ray and Robby instead, and no Alan Graham. C2C
music authority R. Gary Patterson will be on the show with them, discussing
questions surrounding Morrison's death, as well as the belief that he may still
be alive. The show is live nightly from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Pacific
time. Robby and Ray should be on starting about 10:30 p.m. For more
info, go to: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/schedule.html
Robby Krieger will join Particle for 3 or 4 shows in late March in Los Angeles. One of the dates is March 24th, but venue and other dates are unknown at this time ... so stay tuned for more info! Robby has joined Particle at numerous other shows and also appears on their DVD from an L.A. appearance in February 2006. The website for Particle is http://www.particlepeople.com/
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January
20, 2008 Robby Krieger on radio
Robby Krieger will be a
guest this Thursday night, January 24th on radio's Coast To Coast hosted by
George Noory. Also on hand will be Jim Morrison's former brother-in-law
Alan Graham, and C2C music authority R. Gary Patterson. They will discuss
questions surrounding Morrison's death, as well as the belief that he may still
be alive. For more info, go to: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/schedule.html
(thanks, Mary-Beth)
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January 8,
2008 HB 2 RK
Happiest of birthday wishes go
out today to Robby Krieger. Robby turns 62 years young and
(thankfully) keeps it going for the fans with his Riders On The Storm shows and
other guest appearances.
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December 13,
2007 Robby as special guest
Robby Krieger will join
Particle as their special guest on December 29th at the Great American
Music Hall in San Francisco, according to a JamBase.com story at: http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=12318
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December 5,
2007 Robby signing
Robby Krieger will be
doing a signing at Rhino's "pop-up retail store" in Los Angeles
on Sunday, December 16th between 4 and 5:30 p.m. Jac Holzman will appear
there on December 18th from 7 to 8 p.m. read
story (thanks, George)
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November 20,
2007 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees
John Densmore, Robby Krieger,
Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison are one of the songwriting teams
nominated for the 2008 Songwriters Awards. The voting membership of the
Songwriters Hall of Fame vote on the nominees. The annual induction and
awards ceremony will be held in New York City on June 19, 2008. read
full story
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November 17,
2007 Robby on Led Zep tribute
Robby Krieger will be a
part of a big-budget recording of Led Zeppelin classics due to be released
next year. The release will feature the Robert Plant-ish vocals of Led
Zep fan and performer Michael White, and also will include Keith Emerson, Rick
Derringer and Rick Wakeman. Read full story at: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Music/article/275583
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November 11,
2007 Robby & the Ventures
Robby Krieger plays 'Perfidia'
with The Ventures in a full-length, great quality video from 1989. He
also appears in one of the brief interviews before the video plays. This
video has had only 383 views since November 13, 2006, but I'll bet we can
change that number big-time within a few days! Check it out at: http://one.revver.com/watch/96787/
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October 24,
2007 Robby at Berklee <> Robby on mag list
Robby Krieger's visit last
week to Boston's Berklee School of Music got a write-up with nice things to
say about Robby's appearance. However, the obsolete 5-year old photo that
accompanies the story is beyond absurd. Read it at: http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid49788.aspx
Robby made another magazine list
... December 2007 issue of 'Guitar Player' includes him on their list
of the 40 most under-rated guitarists of all time. (thanks, Angela)
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October 21,
2007 contest on Robby's website
RobbyKrieger.com has
just added a new contest to the website. There are 24 cover versions
of 'Light My Fire'. All you need to do is correctly identify the artist
or band that covered each of those 24 LMF versions. Winners will be
randomly picked from all entries, and the prizes that will be awarded are
paintings that were done by Robby's mom. Where else are you going to get
one of those? This is a very challenging contest ... I was
personally deflated at how many I do not recognize! For complete
details, go to: http://robbykrieger.com/contest/index.html
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October 19,
2007 Robby at Experience Hendrix
A review of the
'Experience Hendrix' show Wednesday night at NYC's Beacon Theater ran in
today's Star-Ledger. This story includes the set list from the show, and
who played on each song. Robby played on two songs: 'Spanish Castle
Magic' and 'Manic Depression.' Read it at: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-1/1192769107316930.xml&coll=1&thispage=1
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October 16,
2007 Robby at Berklee <> Ray & Robby interview
Robby Krieger appeared at
Boston's Berklee College of Music on Monday night. The interview,
audience Q&A and performance can be found on Berklee radio at www.thebirn.com. I
have not had time to check that out for myself, but there is a write-up about
his appearance as well, at: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1038331
Ray and Robby can be seen in a 3-minute YouTube interview with David
Wohl of KPSP in Palm Springs earlier this year. Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYOmr6o4QZY
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October 15,
2007 Robby & Love Ride <> Guitarmania auction
Robby Krieger will be one
of the special guest performers at this year's 24th Annual Love Ride at the
Fairplex in Pomona, California during the second weekend in November. The
musical guests will be performing songs from the "Friends of Love Ride
24" CD which includes original songs by many recording artists and an
all-star cast. From this press release, I cannot tell what day(s) Robby
will be there, but maybe that information will be provided to me as the event
gets closer. read press release
The date is drawing closer for the
October 20th auction of custom painted, oversize guitars for Cleveland's annual
Guitarmania event, which this year includes one that was painted by
Robby. For more information about this auction, go to: http://www.musicgearreview.com/article-display/2395.html
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October 14,
2007 Robby in another Hendrix show
Robby Krieger will be one
of the artists appearing at the recently added "Experience
Hendrix" performance on Sunday, October 21 at Providence, Rhode Island at
the Performance Arts Center.
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October 6,
2007 Robby & Hendrix show
Robby Krieger is part
of the group of "six-string
masters" on board for "Experience Hendrix," a tribute to
Jimi taking place at various
venues on the east coast in the middle of this month. (Robby will not be
at the New Hampshire show.) A story about the upcoming show
in Waterbury, Connecticut ran in a local publication. Read it
at: http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2007/10/06/lifestyle/289390.txt
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October 5,
2007 Robby in Boston appearance <> Monterey, CA pix
Robby Krieger will be at
Boston's Berklee Performance Center at the Berklee College of Music on
Monday, October 15. This event is re-scheduled from a July appearance,
and is free and open to the public. Here is a blurb about what the
attendees can expect, which includes a musical set with a local
band.
The Doors' legendary guitarist and Rock and
Roll Hall of Famer Robby Krieger will give an exclusive interview and
performance. The event is free and open to the public. Krieger will be
interviewed by five student DJs from the BIRN (Berklee Internet Radio Network)
for 90 minutes, taking questions from the audience, then he will perform a
30-minute set with Morrison Crossing, an all-Berklee-student band. Seating is
first come, first served. The interview/performance will be put in heavy
rotation on the
BIRN following
the event.
“This
Doors newest release establishes a deep connection to the Boston music scene. We are honored that they’ve
decided to fly Robby here just to do this exclusive interview with Berklee’s
internet radio station. The Doors were always about innovation and
experimentation, and that defines so much of what Berklee and the BIRN are
about,” says Stephen Croes, BIRN founder and dean of Berklee’s Music
Technology Division.
Robby Krieger wrote some of the Doors' best-known songs, including "Light
My Fire," "Love Me Two Times," "Touch Me," and
"Love Her Madly." The Doors, Rhino, and Bright Midnight Archives
recently released the Doors’ three-disc set Live in Boston, capturing
the band’s first stop on their final tour, at the Boston Arena, April
10, 1970. The album is available at rhino.com and thedoors.com.
(thanks, George and J)
Riders On The Storm played
Monterey, California in late
July. A fan has sent along photos from that show to share. go here
(thanks, Chad)
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September
10, 2007 Robby & Lucinda <> Robby at Berklee <> 'Experience
Hendrix' news
Robby Krieger was one of
the guest performers last
night at the Lucinda Williams show at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles.
This was the fourth of five consecutive nights that Lucinda performed
there. The format was to do the songs from one of her albums in its
entirety, take a break, and then return for more music and guests. There
were several other guests who joined her for one or two numbers during the
second half, but she saved the best for last! During the last number before
the encore, Lucinda tossed a little bit of "ride the snake" and
"riders on the storm" into the lyrics of a song she was doing.
In the encore, Lucinda said what an honor it was to play with her heroes, that
this was a "pivotal moment" in her life, and that she was inspired by
Robby and The Doors ... and then introduced Robby to resounding affirmation
from the audience. They performed "Riders On The Storm" and
then a Lucinda song called "Unsuffer Me." They had also rehearsed
at least one more song, but the lengthy show ran out of time due to the 12:30
a.m. curfew on Sunday nights.
Robby was scheduled to spend several hours being interviewed, answering questions and playing songs from the Live In Boston '70 CD set back in July at Boston's Berklee College of Music, courtesy of Berklee Internet Radio Network (BIRN). It was to be a free event and open to the public, to coincide with the release of that new music from Bright Midnight Archives. Robby had to postpone the appearance when he was sidelined by a root canal. That appearance has now been re-scheduled for Monday, October 15th. I do not see it on the Berklee website yet, but it's going to happen.
More Robby news: the "Experience Hendrix" tribute concerts which Robby will participate in, have added a second night at NYC's Beacon Theater on Sunday, October 21. The first night at the Beacon Theater is already sold out. That's the good news. The bad news is that Robby will not be participating in the show at Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire on October 17th.
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September 1,
2007 Robby artwork in exhibit
Robby Krieger artwork and
photographs of The Doors are included in a touring exhibition, along with
works from many others rockers. Next weekend, this exhibit rolls into a
Harley Davidson showroom in Lewiston, Maine. Read the full story at: http://www.sunjournal.com/story/227657-3/Entertainment/Rock_n_roll_legends_will_hog_showroom_at_LA_Harley_Davidson/
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August 28,
2007 Robby at Uli show
Robby Krieger was onstage
on Saturday night at the Uli Jon Roth & Friends concert, as reported
earlier. A fan has sent along a photo to share, taken with Uli and Brett
Scallions during the Light My Fire solos. see photo (thanks, George)
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August 27,
2007 Robby at Uli Jon Roth show
Robby Krieger's appearance on
Saturday night at the Uli Jon Roth & Friends Sky Academy concert was
apparently a killer, and I could kick myself for missing it. According to
a review from fan Brad, Robby played four songs: Roadhouse Blues, Riders
On The Storm, L.A. Woman, and Light My Fire. Evan Marshall, who sang with
Robby at last year's show, sang the first two songs ... and then Robby brought
out Brett Scallions to jam on the last two songs. With three of those
songs being roughly 10-minute jams, the audience got a 30-minute performance
from Robby! To read Brad's detailed review, go to: http://rots.informe.com/forum/robbie-krieger-uli-jon-roth-review-mini-rots-performance-dt48.html
There is also a story about the show on
Blabbermouth at: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=79588
(thanks, Brad)
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August 26,
2007 Robby guest at Uli Jon Roth show <> Robby &
'Experience Hendrix' tour
Robby Krieger was scheduled to
be "guest of honour" on Saturday at the second of two nights of Uli Jon Roth & Friends Sky Academy Concerts
at the Musician's Institute in Hollywood. Last year Robby was also a
guest musician at one of these shows. see 2006 photos I have not gotten any
reports on the show nor any photos to share yet, but I'm hopeful someone will
come to the rescue on that! I would have been there myself if I did not
already have a rock & roll weekend scheduled elsewhere.
A few days ago I reported about Robby's involvement in the "Experience Hendrix" tribute to Jimi at NYC's Beacon Theater in October. According to a press release on emedia.com, this is actually a 5-city tour. So far, the east coast is getting all this tour action, so I hope it heads west. As far as I know, Robby will be performing at all of the announced dates. The "Experience Hendrix" tickets went on sale yesterday for the following shows: October 16, Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.; October 17, Beacon Theater in NYC; October 18, Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire; October 19, Trump Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey; and October 20, Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT. read press release Also see more info at this site: http://www.experiencehendrixtour.com/press_20070823.html (thanks, Matt)
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August 23,
2007 Robby at Jimi tribute
Robby Krieger is one of
the "six-string masters" who are on board for "Experience
Hendrix," a tribute to Jimi taking place at NYC's Beacon Theater on
Wednesday, October 17. Some of the other performers on the bill include
Buddy Guy, Mick Taylor, Robert Randolph, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and
former Jimi sidemen Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox. Tickets go on sale at
noon on Saturday through Ticketmaster. Read full story
at: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1187844921294960.xml&coll=1
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August 20,
2007 Robby tops guitar solo list <> Robby's guest appearance
Robby Krieger's guitar work on
"Moonlight Drive" put him at the top of a list of 'Top Ten Guitar
Solos' according to London's Times Online yesterday. Read story at:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2265350.ece
Yesterday I reported that Robby
Krieger played two songs on Saturday night with a band called Infected
Mushroom at a Hollywood club called Vanguard. I found that discussed on
the band's website forum. It seems that he joined the band on two of
their own songs, so there was no Doors music played in the set.
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August 19,
2007 Robby guested at club
Robby Krieger played two
songs last night with a band called Infected Mushroom at the Vanguard in
Hollywood.
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August 5,
2007 vintage Robby interview
A vintage interview with
Robby Krieger on classicbands.com has caught my eye. I don't know if
I have ever seen or featured this one before ... regardless, it's a good one
and worth checking out at: http://www.classicbands.com/RobbyKriegerInterview.html
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August 4,
2007 Robby guest gig with Camp Freddy
Robby Krieger was one of
the guest musicians who played with Camp Freddy last night at L.A.'s House
of Blues. The event was a private party hosted by X-Games &
ESPN. Robby shared the stage with Shooter Jennings for 'Gloria' and with
Brett Scallions for 'Roadhouse Blues.' For more info on guests and set
list, go to: http://www.campfreddy.net/members/events/events.php?event_id=79&a=past&info=1
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July 24,
2007 Robby reason <> 'Boston 1970' review
An emergency root canal (ouch)
is what sidelined Robby's scheduled appearance in Boston today,
according to a Berklee College spokesperson as reported in the Boston Herald
on-line: http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=1013016
'Live In Boston 1970' arrived right on time today! Although
I have not listened to it yet, there is a nice review of it in today's Boston
Herald. read it
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July 23,
2007 Robby appearance in Boston <> Robby appearance postponed
Robby Krieger will spend two
hours being interviewed, answering questions and playing songs from the
Live in Boston '70 CD set on Tuesday, July 24th from 1 to 3:00 p.m. at Boston's
Berklee College Of Music, courtesy of Berklee Internet Radio Network
(BIRN). This is a free event and is open to the general
public. For more info, go to: http://www.bostonnow.com/entertainment/music/2007/07/23/find_out_whats_behind_the_doors/
Oh dear ... according to a statement
this morning on the BIRN website at http://thebirn.com/,
Robby's scheduled appearance there tomorrow is postponed due to illness.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! (thanks,
Chris)
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July 5,
2007 Ray & Robby visit Jim <> Ray & Robby interview
clip
Ray and
Robby visited Jim Morrison's grave at Pere Lachaise on Tuesday, July 3rd. Riders
On The Storm performed that night at Le Grand Rex. I don't have any
additional information other than there were huge crowds, as expected. If
anyone has story links or photos, please send along.
Classic Rock Central launched a website a few weeks ago which includes a 3 minute interview clip with Ray
and Robby. I reported on this back on June 19th with another link, but to
see it again, go to: http://www.classicrockcentral.com/more_classic_rock.cfm?ID=11
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June 25,
2007 Robby on DVD
Robby Krieger had a guest acting role
on 'Married
With Children' back in 1992. Whenever that particular episode is rerun on
television (along with John's two sitcom appearances and Ray's appearances), I
list it in the calendar on the home page. The 7th season which includes
that episode is going to be released on DVD on September 18th from Sony Pictures
Home Entertainment. For more info go to: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7545
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May 28,
2007 Robby and Ray on NPR <> Robby & Jackson Browne
Last Thursday afternoon
after Ray and Robby previewed the exhibit that honored The Doors, they were
interviewed by NPR station WCPN. I do not know when this will be
broadcast and could not find it yet in an upcoming schedule. If anyone
gets a lead on that, please let me know so I can share that info with other
fans. The station website is: http://www.wcpn.org/
Robby Krieger and Jackson Browne
recorded a cover of The Beatles' "Across The Universe" about two
years ago. It was released on April 24, 2007. I have not had time
to chase this down myself, but it is available on itunes and emusic. (thanks, JC)
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May 25, 2007
Robby’s painted guitar for charity
9-foot
tall Fender guitars are all over the city of
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May 17,
2007 Robby interview
Robby
Krieger did a phone-in interview yesterday morning with
Philadelphia’s WGMK 102.9 station prior to their show their last evening. You can listen to the podcast by going to
this link and scrolling down a little. http://www.gmppodcast.com/WMGK/JohnDeBella/tabid/57/Default.aspx (thanks, sister Bobbie)
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May 1,
2007 Robby radio interview
Robby Krieger did a phone interview in advance of the latest
Riders On The Storm tour that kicks off on Friday night in
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April 30, 2007
Robby & Uli Jon Roth video
In May 2006, Robby
Krieger participated in an Uli Jon Roth concert at UCLA and performed three
Doors songs with Evan Marshall on vocals and Dave Waterbury on bass.
Video of that performance was recently added to Robby's website at: http://robbykrieger.com/uli/riders.html To see photos from that terrific
night, go here
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April 18,
2007 Robby to get a Gibson Signature guitar!
Robby Krieger will be honored
with his own Gibson Signature SG limited edition guitar later this
year! There will be a limited quantity that will be hand-signed by
Robby. There is no further information available yet about release date
or pricing ... but what exciting news for Robby!
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April 2,
2007 vintage Robby interview
There is a real nice Robby
Krieger print interview on a site called ClassicBands.com The
interview is undated, but by references mentioned it must be mid to late
1990s. Check it out at: http://www.classicbands.com/RobbyKriegerInterview.html
(thanks, Gilles)
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March 31,
2007 Walk of Fame video on YouTube <> Robby on
BBC Scotland <> Robby on Dutch radio <> Robby and Ray on Dutch TV
The Doors got their star on
Hollywood's Walk of Fame a month ago on February 28th. Sure, that's
old news, but a fan has sent me the link to a 17:24 video of the ceremony on
YouTube. This is the longest video I have seen so far of the event,
and you can see how downright ebullient Robby was, in particular. Check
it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqG8H5asL90
(thanks, Gene)
Robby Krieger was on BBC Scotland
today on the Janice Forsyth Show discussing the 40th anniversary. I am
afraid it may already be over; however, there is a link that allows listeners
to replay the broadcasts at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/view/show.shtml?listen_again (thanks,
Frank)
Robby Krieger was interviewed on Dutch radio station 3FM last Wednesday in a show called “Arbeidsvitaminen” (in English: working vitamins) about The Doors and the new box set that recently came out. The Robby interview starts at 2 hours, 12 minutes and 50 seconds into the show. You only have to forward it to that time in Windows Media Player. The show is in Dutch, but the interview is totally in English without someone translating in between questions and answers. The link is: http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?/radio3/avro/avroarbeidsvitaminen/woensdag-09.wma The interview lasts around 5 minutes and is followed by Light My Fire. The fan who sent it does not know how long the show will be available online, but he thinks it will for about a week at least. The interview follows the current hit by the Scissor Sisters. (thanks, Joey)
Robby and Ray both appeared on a Dutch television show on Friday, March 23rd. An interview clip can be found on this link: http://dewerelddraaitdoor.vara.nl/nieuws_media.php?id=701 (thanks, Mark)
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March 26,
2007 Robby quoted in LA Times
Robby Krieger's comments about
the song "
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March 22,
2007 Ray & Robby on radio Sunday
Ray and Robby will be
discussing The Doors on BBC Radio 2's Johnnie Walker show this coming
Sunday between 16:30 and 18:30 GMT. I have not calculated what time that
will be in the
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March 9, 2007 Robby Krieger Band video
Robby Krieger Band played at the Whisky a Go Go as part of their 35th anniversary shows in February 1999, along with Iron Butterfly, Moby Grape, Grass Roots, and many other bands. This video on TV4U is no mere quick clip, this is the performance ... so size it to full screen and crank up the volume, get comfortable, kick back and enjoy it! It includes Love Her Madly, Alabama Song, Back Door Man, Five To One, Snake Oil from Robby's solo CD 'Cinematix', Riders On The Storm, and then John Densmore joined the band for Love Me Two Times, Spanish Caravan, and Light My Fire. The line-up included Robby's son Waylon as well as Berry Oakley Jr., and Robby's former bandmate Dale Alexander. Marco Moir can be seen scampering around onstage, too. After sitting through a brief commercial, Robby's performance can be seen at: http://tv4u.com/show-video.asp?cid=15&sid=285&vid=601&t=Robby%20Krieger%20Concert&cat=Rock%20&%20Roll. I am told that all proceeds of the video went to a charity called The Caring Place, a center for cancer survivors and their families. (thanks, Tom)
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February 17, 2007 Robby guest appearance <> Robby & Evan Marshall pix
Robby Krieger made an unannounced
guest appearance last night at Guy's North in
As reported earlier today, Robby made a guest appearance last night at a club where the Evan Marshall Band was performing, and brought along his son Waylon and golfing buddy Tim Petrovich. I have now added some photos from the performance. see photos (thanks, Evan)
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February 15,
2007 Robby accepting Grammy
A photo of Robby accepting The Doors' Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday night can be found (but not easily) on the Grammy website. Ray's brother Rick Manzarek can be seen just behind Robby. Scroll through the 5 images to see the photo at: http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/News/Default.aspx?newsID=2378&newsCategoryID=1
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February 11, 2007 last night's pre-Grammy ceremony
Robby Krieger was quoted in a brief
on-line story this morning about last night's pre-Grammy ceremony where the
band received their well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award from the US
Recording Academy! Robby was quoted as saying that Jim Morrison would have been "very honoured". He added,
"People think he was anti-establishment, but in reality he wanted to be
bigger than the BEATLES." To see full (but brief story) go
to: http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/grammy%20honours%20for%20the%20doors%20the%20grateful%20dead%20and%20baez_1021640 Don't miss tonight's big Grammy
presentation on CBS. See the February 9th news story below for more on
that! Another on-line story from Yahoo News went on to say that Robby was the sole
member to appear at the ceremony at Wilshire Ebell Theater in
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February 5, 2007 Robby Krieger Band news!
The Robby Krieger Band has recorded a song (hopefully, more than one) for a new free internet television channel called RockandRollTV4U.com according to a press release. RockandrollTV4U.Com is a broadband channel of the 21 channel TV4U.Com broadband network has launched with top rock and roll stars of the 1960's and 70's reprising their Billboard Top 40 hits. This press release is all I know about this. If anyone gets more info on this or finds out when Robby's performance might occur, please advise. I'd love to share that info here. read press release
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January 22, 2007 Robby surprise appearance <> link for photos of Robby
Robby Krieger made a surprise
appearance last night in
To see photos of Robby last night in
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January 21, 2007 Robby interview
Robby Krieger did a recent phone
interview with the
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January 8, 2007 happy birthday to Robby <> Robby birthday onstage
Happy birthday to Robby. Riders On
The Storm have today off, so they are undoubtedly somewhere between
Robby's birthday was celebrated a day early with a birthday cake onstage at last night's sold-out show at the Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. The band even included 'Waiting For The Sun' in last night's set list, a rare treat! (thanks, Anders)
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January 7, 2007 Robby phone interview
A Robby Krieger phone interview was published in today's Halifax Daily News. read it
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January 3, 2007 Robby and Three Dog Night
Robby Krieger may be involved in an upcoming album from Three Dog Night, according to an interview with Danny Hutton in Up & Coming Magazine. read it
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December 21, 2006 Robby interview
Robby Krieger gets quoted in an
on-line story today from the
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December 7, 2006 'The Doors' movie screening
Oliver Stone, Val Kilmer and Kyle
MacLachlan were on hand last night for the screening of "The
Doors" at the Mann's Chinese 6 Theatre on
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November 30, 2006 Robby & Phil Chen in film
Robby and Phil Chen were part of a tribute concert honoring
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November 27, 2006 November 8th in Rolling Stone
Robby and Ray's jam at the end of the night following the November 8th celebration on the Sunset Strip, is included in the "Random Notes" section (page 47) of the latest Rolling Stone issue dated November 30th (cover: Borat). There is a photo of Robby, Slash and Perry Farrell, and an insert photo of Ray.
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November 24, 2006 another Robby guitar featured
RobbyKrieger.com has added another new "Guitar of the Month." This latest one is a 1964 Gibson ES-355 red semi-hollow body. There are now four guitars from Robby's collection featured there, with close-up photos and some history on each. Check out the newest addition at: http://robbykrieger.com/gotm_64gibsonred1.html
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November 15, 2006 another Robby guitar featured
RobbyKrieger.com slipped in a new "Guitar of the Month" when I wasn't paying attention. There are now three of them featured over there, with close-up photos and some history on each. Check it out at: http://robbykrieger.com/gotm.html
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November 11, 2006 Robby & John re ringtones
Robby Krieger and John Densmore were quoted in an on-line story about the band's move to allow their songs to be mobile phone ringtones. read it
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November 3, 2006 Robby golf jam
Robby will be jamming at a golf pairing party on Sunday night as part of the Golf Digest Celebrity Invitational tourney on Monday. Other golfing rockers expected to take part in the jam include Stephen Stills and Dweezil Zappa. This comes from AOL Music News. read story
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October 31, 2006 Robby in Golf Digest
Robby Krieger's love for (and skill at) golfing gets him included in a story called "Top 100 In Music" in the November 7th issue of Golf Digest about musician golfers and their handicaps. read story
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October 4, 2006 Robby at Bay Area charity event
Robby Krieger is one of the guest
musicians who will perform at An All-Star Tribute to San Francisco Music,
Past and Future, a private music industry concert tomorrow night in
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August 28, 2006 Robby remembers Bruce Gary
Robby has written a remembrance about his friend Bruce Gary that can be found on his website at: http://robbykrieger.com/bruce_gary.html Bruce passed away last week of lymphoma.
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August 22, 2006 Bruce Gary R.I.P.
Sad news again in the world of
music. Drummer Bruce Gary passed away earlier today.
Bruce is perhaps best known as the drummer for The Knack, but Bruce and Robby
were long-time collaborators. You can find Bruce Gary credited on Robby's
solo releases such as Robby
Krieger & Friends; Versions;
Robby Krieger (Cafe Records); Door Jams; No Habla, and Cinematix. I may even
have missed one or two! www.brucegary.com I once had the honor of being
introduced to Bruce by a mutual friend following a Bob Dylan club show in
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August 12, 2006 Robby & Ramones
Robby Krieger's performance of "Take It As It Comes" with the Ramones in 1992 was included on the "Ramones Raw" DVD issued a few years ago. It can be seen on YouTube.com at this direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cchnj2Ljm_Q (thanks, Mac)
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August 11, 2006 Robby artwork on display
Robby Krieger's artwork is included
in a free rock art exhibit this weekend at the
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August 8, 2006 Robby at X-Games party
Robby's performance of Roadhouse Blues with Scott Weiland on Saturday night at the X-Games party got another favorable mention in AOL's Music News Blog. As a matter of fact, it was called "rock 'n' roll fantasy" ... yes, it sure was!!! read it
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August 7, 2006 Robby with Camp Freddy
Robby Krieger's guest appearance on
Saturday night at
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August 6, 2006 Robby guest performer last night
Robby Krieger was one of the guest
performers at last night's X-Games private event at the L.A. House of
Blues.
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August 4, 2006 Robby & Uli Jon Roth writeup
Robby Krieger's performance with Uli Jon Roth at UCLA's MacGowan Hall on May 27th is mentioned in this week's Music Connection. There is a photo of Robby, along with vocalist Evan Marshall and Dave Waterbury on bass. (thanks, Evan) go here
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August 2, 2006 Robby's mailing list
Robby Krieger's website now has its own mailing list. To sign up for email updates with Robby news, go to: http://robbykrieger.com/
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July 27, 2006 new Robby audio
Robby Krieger's official website at
http://robbykrieger.com/
has just added some new audio. Included are two songs from
his appearance with Particle at the recent Joshua Tree Festival in the
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July 19, 2006 Robby & Particle new releases
The 'Transformations - Live' DVD and CD from Particle was released yesterday. Robby's guest performance with them on 'L.A. Woman' and 'Superstition' is on the DVD; only 'L.A. Woman' is on the CD.
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June 28, 2006 Robby & Constantine photo
Robby Krieger performed 'Light My
Fire' and 'Break On Through' with Constantine Maroulis (from American Idol)
at the awards dinner on Monday night, following a day of charity golf at the
Jack Nicklaus Ruby Hill Golf Club in Pleasanton, California benefiting the
Jeremy Brigham "Make A Difference
Foundation." Prior to the performance,
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June 25, 2006 Robby is golfing for charity tomorrow
Robby Krieger is confirmed as a
participant in tomorrow's charity golf event at the Jack Nicklaus Ruby Hill
Golf Club in
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June 5, 2006 Robby on Particle DVD release <> Robby on another Pink Floyd tribute <> Robby the golfer
Robby Krieger appears on an
upcoming DVD release from Particle, called 'Transformations-Live.'
The performance is from February of this year, when he joined Particle at their
show at the Fonda Music Box in
In more Robby news, he appears on another Pink Floyd tribute CD called "Return to the Dark Side of the Moon: A Tribute to Pink Floyd." It was released on May 16 on the Cleopatra label. This is not to be confused with the other Pink Floyd tribute "The Wall" that came out last September, also from Cleopatra. (thanks, George)
One more Robby story: last
year he participated in a charity golf event at the Jack Nicklaus Ruby Hill
Golf Club in
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May 31, 2006 more photos from Robby's Saturday night appearance <> and still more photos of Robby
Three more photos from Robby Krieger's guest performance last Saturday night as part of the Uli Jon Roth & Friends show have been added to that page. Photos credits have been added, and I've learned the name of the keyboard player is Ferdi (thanks, Dave) see all photos
Five more photos from Robby Krieger's guest performance last Saturday night as part of the Uli Jon Roth & Friends show have been added to that page. The latest additions are at the top of the stack, if you have already looked at all the others. (thanks, Dave) see all photos
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May 30, 2006 photos from Robby's Saturday night appearance
Robby Krieger was a guest performer Saturday night on the UCLA campus. This was the last of 3 nights of Uli Jon Roth & Friends shows in the Ralph Freud Theater with a long list of guest performers. Robby performed three songs, accompanied by Dave Waterbury of Spirit on bass and Evan Marshall of the Evan Marshall Band on vocals. Three photos from that performance have been sent to me. (thanks, Dawg) see photos
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May 28, 2006 Robby guest performer last night
Robby Krieger was a guest performer last night at MacGowan Hall on the UCLA campus. This was the last of 3 nights of Uli Jon Roth & Friends shows in the Ralph Freud Theater. There was a long list of guest performers who I had never heard of ... but that was okay, my friend Beverly and I were there to see Robby. The other musicians were very good and the rest of the audience in the small 600-seat theater certainly knew who they were and knew the songs. Nevertheless, when Robby was announced and took the stage at 9:25, it was the first time all evening that a huge section of the audience rose to their feet to cheer. Besides Uli Jon Roth and the musicians he was playing with, Robby was accompanied by Dave Waterbury of Spirit on bass, and a vocalist who Robby introduced as Evan Marshall. Their 30-minute set started with 'Riders On The Storm,' then 'Roadhouse Blues' with an audience sing-along, and finally, 'L.A. Woman.' The audience was on their feet again cheering Robby when his set ended. We managed to catch him at the stage door during intermission for a conversation. Since there was not going to be an all-star finale, Robby was preparing to leave and so did we!&nbs