Friday, December 22, 2017

Shutting Down 2017 Tonight at Hotel Cafe & 12/30 at Pappy's

We have 2 shows to finish off this 'unforgettable' year...

Tonight, Friday, December 22nd
Hotel Cafe, 1623 N Cahuenga Blvd 1/2 90028
Lots of friendo's are playing, including Jah Traveling Wilburys led by Andy Clockwise.
The whole 1st TW's album in Reggae Stylies!
We go on at the witching hour. After Midnight. The night starts at 9pm.
More details...

Saturday, December 30th
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, CA 92268
with the Shadow Moutain Band.
8pm-close. It is free & all ages. Reservations recommended.





Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Culver City News Article...

Here is a link to the article, but here is the text of it as well...

Brett Callwood | Fri, Nov 24 2017 10:07 AM




Paul Chesne performs at Cinema Bar this week. Photo by Marc Evans.


With a style of rock ‘n’ roll that blends the passion of old R&B with the authentic, road-weary roots of Americana/alt-country, plus the raw emotion of the blues, local boy Paul Chesne is an accomplished singer, songwriter and musician. He performs at the Cinema Bar this week, so we chatted about what he has in store…

CULVER CITY NEWS: WHEN DID YOU START PLAYING AND WRITING MUSIC, AND WHEN DID YOU START TAKING IT SERIOUSLY

Paul Chesne: I wrote my first song as a three or four-year-old: “4-Wheel Drive, Stop!” I started playing live secretly at open mic nights in 1999. I didn’t tell anyone. But I would go to three or four per week. I actually met some great friends including my guitarist/bass player Dutch Suoninen during those early days.

I was recording on a little four-track for years, and then I met Dwight Yoakam’s drummer, Mitch Marine, in 2004. He joined the band and shortly thereafter, he said we were going to Radio Recorders studios to make a proper recording. All I could say was “Ok!” That became my first professionally recorded album “Wet Dog Man.”

WHO ARE YOUR MAIN INFLUENCES?

Musically, I of course grew up with Dylan and the Beatles. Paul Simon. Hank Williams. Johnny Cash. Lately my main influences have been Rodney Dangerfield and Don Rickles.

DESCRIBE YOUR OWN STYLE...

I like to call my tunes post-modern country music. Real live rock and roll with skeletal, vague, evocative, bluesy lyrics. Dr. Dre meets Johnny Cash. People compare me to the Replacements’ Paul Westerberg, but I never really listened to them. Perhaps we had the same influences and reached a similar place in our songwriting. I recently learned one of his songs on the geetar and it’s really good. So I’ll take that as a high compliment.

WHERE ARE YOU BASED? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE LOCAL SCENE?

I live in Venice. The local scene is fantastic. Some of my favorite artists are ones that may never break through to main stream success, but I am lucky enough to call them my friends. Folks like Kip Boardman, Ramsay Midwood, Mike Stinson, etc. They all played at the Cinema Bar a lot. Lucinda Williams would come through sometimes and sit in. The roof would lift a few inches off its foundations when she really let loose in that little place. We played with our friends Gospelbeach last Monday in Downtown LA. They are curating Mondays all this month at the Zebulon. Some of the best and my favorites of the local scene are coming through there.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BEST GIG TO DATE? AND WORST?

I have played about 1800 shows. There have been many ups and downs over the years. I have been paid to not play a couple times – either because people wanted to talk and we were interrupting, or we were too loud and the restaurant just paid us to go home. I don’t know if those are the best or worst shows. But I will take getting paid to do nothing. We did play a show a few months ago at a place out in the wilderness that shall remain nameless and there was only about 10-12 people there. And they kept bringing us drinks. Perhaps out of pity. Perhaps also because they didn’t want us to stop. Toward the end of the show, the guitar player for that night all of the sudden packed up his gear and angrily left the stage. I had no idea what was going on. At that point one of our friends was videoing the show. I went back through the footage and the bass player had vomited across me and all over the guitar player’s pedal board. I didn’t notice and he didn’t even remember.

Another time, we were in Prescott, Arizona with another bass player. He was complaining to the drummer that the drummer was taking too long and we were supposed to start already. The drummer slowly walked to the bathroom and then came back to the stage and methodically grabbed the bass player by the neck shook him around like a rag doll. The bouncer kicked the drummer out of the bar. We had a 3 hour show to do. And another show the next night. And we were 10 hours drive from LA. The keyboard player started playing drums for an hour or so. Eventually the drummer came back and we had already forgiven him. And the people watching the whole ordeal were like “What the hell is going on here?!” I bought everyone a round of shots. We got back to the show and tour. At first It was the most horrible, but turned out to be one of the more triumphant, pure rock and roll moments I have ever been a part of.

We’ve had some amazing musical experiences as well. Mick Taylor from the Rolling Stones showed up at one of our shows at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown and played with us for three hours. Hearing him play the opening notes of “Honky Tonk Woman,” the band kicked in and all I could do was hold on to my guitar for dear life because from there we were off to the races!

There have been a lot of great shows and great times with a revolving cast of stellar musicians in beautiful places. So many it’s hard to count. I have been compiling a book of anecdotes on my website and Facebook page for several years of some of these events.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ALBUMS / SINGLES AVAILABLE?

We have 5 professionally recorded albums of 10-14 songs each. And a fove-song EP. And several singles. These are all available for free or pay what you want via music.paulchesne.com, and also all your favorite music streaming services and at our shows!

HAVE YOU PLAYED CULVER CITY BEFORE?

I have been playing in and around Culver City for about 15 years. We play the Cinema Bar about once a month. It’s one of the greatest tiny but mighty honky-tonks I’ve been exposed to. I really learned how to play for hours at a time there from watching other bands, but also just getting in there and doing it. We’ve also played at Rush Street a couple times. I love that place. Excellent food!

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE SET?

I never know what to expect. Last time we played there it was four days after Tom Petty died. So we played 12 Tom Petty songs. The 30-40 people in that little room were all singing at the top of their lungs. It was a very cathartic and emotional experience to let loose and be around people after all the emotion of that week. Typically we do a nice blend of our original tunes with some intriguing, off beat covers. Everything from Prince to Van Morrison to James Brown to Neil Young and maybe a country version of an Eminem song.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED GOING FORWARD, AFTER THIS SHOW?

I’ve written about 15 new songs this year. Some of my favorite tunes I’ve ever done wrote. So we’re going to be recording a new album. We’ll be back out at Pappy & Harriet’s on December 30th. And back at the Cinema Bar on the regular. Hope to see you out there!

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Cinema Bar, 11/24

It's the day after Thanksgiving so you can meet up with your friends who are in town for the holiday and shake that turkey off.

3967 Sepulveda Blvd. 9:30-close. Free!



Thursday, November 2, 2017

Wet Dog Band : eastside v westside

WESTSIDE

Saturday November 11th
Cinema Bar
, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd. 90230
10-Close, Free!

V.


EASTSIDE

Monday November 13th
Zebulon
, 2478 Fletcher Dr, Los Angeles, CA 900399pm, free!
with our friends:
GospelbeacH
The Mastersons
Charlie Overbey & The Broken Arrows

Wet Dog Band for these shows will include...

Guitar: Woody Aplanalp
Bass: Dutch Suoninen
Keyboards: Jonny Niemann
Drums: Shane Considine



Wednesday, October 11, 2017

PCB at Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace this Friday 10/13

Let's get our boogie on.

Reservations recommended.

Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace53688 Pioneertown Rd. 92268
8-close
Free!
The Wet Dog Band this week will be...
Drums: Matt Lesser
Bass: Dutch Suoninen
Guitar: Josh Norton
Keyboards: Jon Niemann



Captain says!


Thursday, October 5, 2017

"Music, as far as I have seen in the world so far, is the only real magic that I know." -- Tom Petty

Friday October 6,
Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230
Free! 9:30-close

We will be playing a bunch of Tom Petty songs.

Weeks like this week, that are so filled with emotion, it's good to be around people.
And let loose a little bit. You know where to find us.

Apparently, I was lucky enough to attend TP & The Heartbreakers' 2nd to last show.
Here some thoughts on that experience...


Been writing with Renata Youngblood...


I met Dutch at an open mic night 18 years ago. We haven't spoken since.




The band for this week is:
Drums: Matt Lesser
Bass: Dutch Suoninen
Guitar: Josh Norton

We'll be at Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace next Friday October 13th.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Friday October 6th at the Cinema Bar and Friday October 13th at Pappy & Harriet's

Summertime Rolls...
We've been traveling and playing some beautiful private parties.
We'll be back in full force on October 6th at the Cinema Bar
And bringing the thunder back to Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace on Friday October 13th.
Both of these shows are free!

Summertime rolls...


Thursday, September 21, 2017

Abbot Kinney Fest Cameo & After Party !

I'm a play a tune with Matt Ellis at 4:20 at the Andalusia Stage at AK Fest

Then I'll be jammin' at the after party here:

@ JOSA Boutique at 582 Venice Blvd
(SW corner of Abbot Kinney + Venice; Outside on the grass)
THIS SUNDAY, 9/24 (Bonus date during AK FEST!)
+FOOD TRUCK:
GREEN TRUCK www.GreenTruck.com
++VENDORS:
JOSA Tulum
CALIFARI Cannabis Culture & Artifacts
RACHEL BURT Fine Art
BROOKE COURTNEY Lingerie
PREMO PLUGS Jewelry
BOW BORDEN Art Sculptures

+++ LIVE MUSIC ALL DAY/NIGHT:

THE DEATH OF POLITICS www.soundcloud.com/DeathOfPolitics

PAUL CHESNE www.PaulChesne.com

SAM BABAYAN www.TheDirtyDiamond.com





No Respect the board game!






Punk rock






I woke up like this

Monday, September 11, 2017

Turnt up on a Tuesday - debut of the Wet Dog Band

Tuesday, September 12th
The Del Monte Speakeasy at the Townhouse, 52 Windward Ave. Venice, CA 90291
9pm: Parker Ainsworth
9:45pm: Lacey Kay Cowden
10:30pm: PC & The Wet Dog Band
$10 cover or $7 with RSVP here

The PCB is a collective of musicians. I'm gonna call us PC & the Wet Dog Band until further notice. #themoreyouknow


Saturday Reyes Creek crew
Sending love to all the victims of 9/11 with a special place forever in my heart for Berry Berenson

Friday, July 28, 2017

Pappy & Harriet's Friday August 4th

Friday August 4th, 
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, CA 92268
7:30pm.
Free & all ages!

Reservations recommended.

Drums: Shane Considine
Bass: Dutch Suoninen
Keyboards: Jon Niemann
Guitar: Josh Norton


Poster by Sara Park
Photo by Julian Croman at Manzanita Music Festival
More pics from Oregon tour...




Wednesday, July 12, 2017

We're gonna hit that Oregon Trail this Summer

Thursday July 20th,
McMenamins Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave. Forest Grove, OR 97116

Friday July 21st,
Manzanita Music Festival, 36465 HWY 101 N. Nehalem, OR 97131
We are headlining this night.

Saturday July 22nd, 
Manzanita Music Festival, 36465 HWY 101 N. Nehalem, OR 97131
we are backing headliner Leslie Mendelson

Sunday July 23rd,
The Westend Tavern, 563 W Centennial Blvd. Springfield, OR 97477
Acoustic duo with Dutch
8pm-10pm, Free!


Drums: Shane Considine
Bass: Steve Tegel
Guitar: Dutch Suoninen

More info with lineups here.

Tickets



Friday, July 7, 2017

Live on KXLU & KXLU.com Tonight -- Streaming Worldwide

PCB goes on at 7pm tonight

4 options for checking it out...
1. You can come to Timewarp Records and watch us for free.
2. Tune in to 88.9 KXLU in the LA area.
3. Stream it live worldwide on KXLU.com
4. Stream the video live at KXLU.com/Demolisten


Bass: Dutch Suoninen
Keyboards: Jon Niemann
Drums: Shane Considine
Guitars: Josh Norton



Tuesday, June 27, 2017

"Like I said I'm not high but my dog is, and I am."

We're setting up shop up North this weekend June 30th & July 1st,
Iron Door Saloon18761 Main St, Groveland, CA 95321
9-close both nights
Iron Door Saloon is the oldest bar in California. "Sometime before 1853."
And it is also 40 minutes from the entrance to Nature's Cathedral -- Yosemite.

"Like I said I'm not high but my dog is, and I am." --Mystery Science Theater 3000

Abbot's Habit was shut down by evildoers that have invaded my neighborhood of Venice, CA.

Dutch & I played a couple tunes. And I took a lotta pics.


Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Paul Chesne Testifies in Open Session - Thursday 2pm

Thursday, June 22
Paul Chesne Testifies in Open Session.
https://www.facebook.com/paulchesne

Interrogations by celebrity interviewer Dave Adelson

Live 2pm performance at Getty Images studios in Los Angeles -- streaming all over the world on the internets.

It will stay on the page after being recorded if you can't catch it at the moment.

Buy your own "Who The Fu*k Is Paul Chesne?" shirt here!



Paul Chesne Band's Fan Box