The Squier Telecaster® is the first electric guitar purchased in the Rodeo closet. This one was bought second-hand in early 1995 and the first gigs were performed with it/her. This is a reissue of the first Telecaster guitars produced in the early fifties featuring a Lire la suite . . .
Auteur/autrice : Rev. Steff Alex
Lonesome Fugitive, the Tennessee® J-200 folk guitar
This guitar is the roadhorse when there is no power at hand. This pure acoustic six-shooter (no electronics at all) is a replica of the famous Gibson J-200 made by GEWA, a German company. It was bought in 2005 in Germany and has been played Lire la suite . . .
Storming of the Bastille / Prise de la Bastille
We stormed the Bastille of Grenoble, instead of the Parisian one, on the 5th August instead of the 14th July in order to cheat the enemy. Unplugged, we’ve offered our bio and green country, blues & rockabilly although we were performing close to an old Lire la suite . . .
The good old days of Cold War / Le bon temps de la Guerre Froide
5th July 1954, atomic times… In the days of Cold War, rock’n’roll, an electric music, is spreading like a powder trail. On that summer day, Elvis is recording with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black his first record released on 45 and 78 rpm Lire la suite . . .
Combo at 69 / Le Combo au 69
The Combo at 69 ? What is that ? 69 musicians in the Combo ? 69 people in the audience ? Was the Combo playing at an altitude of 69 meters/feet on Saturday ? Was the Combo performing at the 69th parallel beyond a polar Lire la suite . . .
Mess at Le Ness / Scène au Ness
Setlist Le Ness, 16.05.2014 : BLUE TRAIN NORTH TO ALASKA LITTLE SISTER ON MY OWN I WISH I KNEW NOT FADE AWAY LOST IN OKLAHOMA MY BABY LEFT ME/THAT’S ALL RIGHT BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE TRYING TO GET TO YOU TWILIGHT TRAIN LONESOME TRAIN COUNTRY Lire la suite . . .
On stage at Bayard / Le Combo sans peur et un public sans reproche au Bayard
Last Saturday as a stop on our (de)tour in the city, we played at home at the famous Grenoble musical headquarters called Café Bayard. On the backroom stage, we performed our set while Bernie the place mayor was occasionnaly playing along his mandolin between two Lire la suite . . .
A night at Le Ness / une soirée au Ness
Vendredi soir notre (dé)tour dans la ville a fait étape au Ness. Nous avons dégainé nos flingues à cordes dans l’arrière-salle du café-restaurant russe de Sacha pour deux bonnes heures de jeu. A cette issue, comme désormais à l’accoutumée chez notre amie russe, nous avons Lire la suite . . .
Detour on going / le détour suit son cours
The live (de)tour we started some months ago is going on. Check out the « Live » page to catch all the info regarding our next gigs. This is a detour in the city of Grenoble in which we rumble on different stages, sometimes coming back on Lire la suite . . .
The Combo at l’Art-Ti-Cho
That picture above was taken at the the bar we played on saturday and illustrates the spirit of the place: a tiny room and something to play. We didn’t play with the Spider-Man pinball but we played on the stage. For the first time, we Lire la suite . . .