Paul Chesne Band

Thursday Obispo : Friday Paso Pour House : Saturday O'Brien's

2012-01-24T13:23:00.000-08:00

Thursday
Frog & Peach Pub. 728 Higuera St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Friday
Paso Pour House. 1331 Vendels Circle Paso Robles, CA 93446
If I had a clubhouse. This would be it. Beer, wine, great PA, lovely people, pool table. It's a dream come true.

Saturday
O'Brien's Pub. 2941 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405

All these shows are Free!

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Fri Basement : Sat Mother's Saloon, San Diego : Sun Primitivo

2012-01-19T12:58:00.000-08:00

Information:

Friday : Basement Tavern : 2640 Main St. 90405 : 9:30pm : Free

Saturday : Mother's Saloon : 2228 Bacon St. SD. CA 92107 : 9pm : Free

Sunday : Primitivo Acoustic Brunch : 1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd. 90291 : 1-3pm
$20 bottomless mimosas!

Pictures:

Crazy Girls : 12/2009 : Photo by Judd David

Super Van

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2012-01-16T07:07:00.001-08:00

Friday the 13th at Brennan's Pub : The Turtle Bar : Sunday At Primitivo

2012-01-13T13:47:00.000-08:00

Tonight at Brennan's Pub
4089 Lincoln Blvd. Marina Del Rey. Just South of Washington.
It's the turtle bar. Ya know.
Free. 9pm-close.
Friday the 13th.

Sunday afternoon at Primitivo Wine Bistro
1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice 90291
Free. 1pm-3pm

Pappy's Morning After

2012-01-09T11:01:00.001-08:00

Saturday At Pappy & Harriet's with The Country & The Stripminers

2012-01-05T15:32:00.000-08:00

We're headed out to our favorite high-desert UFO viewing station.
This time we're bringing back up.

The Country featuring members of Gram Rabbit
&
The Stripminers featuring Brett from the Donnas, DJ Bonebrake from X and our good friends and collaborators Scrote & Holland Greco among others.
There will be alien sightings.

Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace,
53688 Pioneertown Rd. Pioneertown, CA 92268
Saturday, 1/7 at 8pm.
$10

New Year's Eve Photo Collage By Katie Stratton

2012-01-03T11:39:00.001-08:00

I love it.

Review of our New Year's Eve show

2012-01-02T03:41:00.000-08:00

"wow, that band was absolutely HORRIBLE last night. very disappointed. :("

Thanks Priscilla Rae! Appreciate the feedback.

Our next show is this Saturday at Pappy & Harriet's with
The Country featuring members of Gram Rabbit and
The Stripminers featuring the lead singer of the Donnas, DJ Bonebrake from X, and our great friends Scrote and Holland Greco among others. Promises to be another wonderful night, in spite of Priscilla's commentary!

New Year's Eve at the Basement Tavern

2011-12-28T18:53:00.001-08:00

Update 12/30/11. It's SOLD OUT!

2640 Main St. 90405
For tickets contact:
Basement [at] theVictorian [dot] com
$25 gets you in to the whole Victorian building.
Party town!

O'Brien's Pub Friday : Creatures will be stirring

2011-12-22T13:01:00.000-08:00

The night before the night before Christmas. We'll be stirring up trouble and solace and love and insanity and channeling from the otherworlds. You know. The usual.

O'Brien's Pub, 2941 Main St. SM, CA 90405

10pm-close. Always free.

Friday, December 23rd

Come on and have a grand ole time.

PCB Brass Band gettin' it done

2011-12-20T11:15:00.001-08:00

recordings and more pictures to come...

50th Anniversary of the Kibitz Room Tonight

2011-12-15T13:32:00.000-08:00

The Vacation and the PCB
It starts off with Dutch & The Disasters at 10pm.
Hopefully Willie Chambers will show up to save the day.

But I have a feeling this isn't gonna end well...

That's Dutch on the floor next to about 72 broken bottles and glasses on August 20, 2004.

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SD Sat: Fishlips Closeout Sun : 50th Anniversary Of Kibitz Thurs

2011-12-09T16:16:00.001-08:00

RT's Longboards
1466 Garnet Ave. SD, CA 92109
Saturday, 12/10
9pm

Fishlips our home away from home in Bakersfield is closing.
One last hurrah...
Sunday 12/11
9pm. Party goes on all day and night. $10

Next Thursday 50th Anniversary of the Kibitz Room. Stay tuned...

They even painted murals of us on the walls at Fishlips...

Rest in peace but not before we burn ya down.

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Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones Sat In With Us On Friday

2011-11-28T11:39:00.001-08:00

On Friday night we played at one of my favorite places on Earth, Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace.

When we get there the owner/booker/sound person/my hero Robyn comes up to me and says, "Mick Taylor called and he's going to come and play with you tonight."

And I just laughed and said, "Are you kidding?"

And she said "No."

And I was like, "Ok, I'm gonna go take a deep breath and try to make sense of what you just said."

Often times in life people say they will be somewhere and they aren't. Even good friends. So the band and I huddled over our dinners from Pappy's delicious kitchen. (I had the catfish, but everything that I've had there is great.)

As we ate we discussed the Rolling Stones' history. And what albums Mick played on. And what songs we would try to play with him.

All this with a large portion of doubt that he would actually show up.

Niemann heard Mick had rented a guitar for the occasion. Someone else heard his reservation was for 8:30.

So that's about all we knew.

We started at 7:30 and played a long set. During the break I turn around and Mitch Marine says to me, "That's bullshit, he's not showing up. This isn't happening."

But then as I'm walking around a few minutes later, I see Robyn carrying a guitar in to her office. And then I see the fella. And Robyn brings me over and introduces me to him and we discuss what songs we're gonna play.

It was kinda a little bit totally awesome and surreal. We ended up playing a bunch of Stones tunes and some originals and a John Mayall Bluesbreakers tune. Honky Tonk Women, Beast Of Burden, That's Alright Mama, Baby What You Want Me To Do, Iko Iko, PCB songs Goin' To Hell and Wet Dog Man and a bunch more.

I mean the chills cascading down my spine when I hear the first licks to Honky Tonk Women played by the guy played it on the record. And he's standing right next to me insisting that I sing it with him!

As it happened, a friend of his saw us play at Pappy's a couple months ago and she wanted to bring him down to come play with us. What an honor. And what a great time!

Also playing were our extraordinary band members Steve Tegel, Jon Niemann and Dutch Suoninen with Mitch Marine of Dwight Yoakam's band filling in on drums. Dave Catching of the Eagles Of Death Metal and Biker Larry and Bingo Richey also came up and sat in. Along with a very voluptuous dancer named Brianna (va-va-voom).

A great magical night. It was euphoric. I was crying tears of joy for hours. I think I still am.

Thank you Robyn and Linda and all the great people at Pappy's. And to our friends who made the trek out to see us. What a wonderful treat life can be.

Here are some pics that Vavine Tahapehi took for us, and I took a few from the stage too.

Friday at Pappy & Harriet's : Saturday O'Brien's Pub : Flying Saucer Rock n' Roll

2011-11-21T14:45:00.001-08:00

Friday post Thanksgiving bash at Pappy & Harriet's
53688 Pioneertown Road Pioneertown, CA 92268
7:30-close

Free!

Saturday shake that turkey right off at O'Brien's Pub
2941 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405
9pm-close
Free!

Flying saucers. Rock n' roll.

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Flyer & Info For San Diego Show Tonight

2011-11-17T00:00:00.000-08:00

I dig it.

El Camino
2400 India St
(between Kalmia St & Laurel St)
San Diego, CA 92101

We go on after 9 and there's a DJ.
2 for 1 drinks from 9 til close!
Free!

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Today is the day. Now is the time.

2011-11-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

Peace is victory

11/11/11

Paul Simon - Armistice Day

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2011-11-09T15:07:00.001-08:00

Mitchapalooza at Kibitz Room. 10/19/11. Photos by Vern Evans.

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Basement Tavern Tonight

2011-11-04T09:58:00.000-07:00

Friday, November 4th.
2640 Main St. SM, CA 90405
You know the drill. Around the back past the trash cans down the precarious stairwell.

with Emperor (Joshua) Norton sitting in on the guitar.
It's free. Early arrival recommended as lines tend to form past 10.

Pic from Halloween at O'Brien's. Lots of great friends and familiar faces in the crowd. No Slutty Ghostbusters though.

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I have her phone number memorized.

2011-11-03T21:49:00.000-07:00

When I was working at the ole Michael Ochs Archives music photo agency in Venice Beach about 8 years ago or so, this little cutie walks in doing research on some E! True Hollywood Story or some bullshit. She was quite mesmerizing I must say. The sultry essence of her feminine wiles easily overcame and dare I say was in fact enhanced by her downplayed casual jeans and Patagonia sweater. Long brown hair echoing her curves. Big brown eyes with rocket propelled gravitational pull.

And I was smitten for sure. Showing her around the pictures. And miscellaneous inumerata. Taking extra time. Trying to flirt. Being kinda awkward. And blushing sometimes because she isn't laughing at my forced jokes.

So I get her work contact information. Cuz we're working together and I gotta send her stuff about what she was there for in the first place. If anything, I'm a professional.

And after she leaves, I send her a real innocuous message about coming to see my band. Actually I left a fucking voicemail. I remember. I must've sounded like a real idiot. Cuz I was too shy to ask her in person you see. But I got her work info on a post-it to send her pictures for the show she was a PA on.

So I went ahead and abused that piece of information she had to give me anyway in order to invite her to my show that night at Highland Grounds (which no longer has live music and is now some trendy joint called Street) where like ya know being optimistic about 30-45 people was gonna show up.

It was probably anywhere between 12 and 23 that actually walked through the door that Friday. Kind of a quaint little intimate thing. Maybe even a wee-tad depressing. But still fun as all get out. Like life. I mean I could probably name all 17 people that were there. And probably have talked to all of them in the last week. And even probably still know all their phone numbers by heart. It was a different time.

So anyways, I'm all real proud of myself for being so -- forward, and I write an email detailing this whole circumstance to my old high school friends. The Knights Of Debauchery. (Which doesn't exist by the way. But we still talk almost every day. It's a secret society of mutual disrespect 20 years strong.)

And one of 'em. The dumb one. The Oracle of Moron, I calls him. He's a doctor now. Anyway, he Googles her name.

(For some reason I put down her full name in the message. I would never do that now cuz of Friendster and Myface and Facebase and such. People are too easy to find. And that guy he's real sketchy. I had to block him on Facebook, for the crime of skeezing down all the semi-provocatively dressed girls on my friends list one by one a couple years ago.)

And this Oracle Doctor Moron guy -- He's the guy who'd sit at a computer all day and take the key strokes to actually email "Hey one of you look in the paper and find out what time the movie starts." Instead of typing the name of the movie and the ZIP code into the Google and finding it out in .8 seconds. He still can't really use Google. But that day -- that fortuitous day back in 2003 or so, he happens to Google this girl's name. I can't remember. It was Jennifer Kaufman or Anderson or Cooper or something like that. Real generic American. Anyway he sends back this link from some pre-TMZ Shmerez Shmilton gossip site. Turns out she was dating Leonardo DiCaprio for like 2 weeks. And that was one of the weeks. Well I invited her to the show before I knew that at least. But she didn't come.

The sad part/moral of the story is that I was only being so nutty and forward (which I guess in reality are both exaggerations looking back on it) because I was really in love with this other girl and we had just broke up and I needed something to get her off my mind. But then I see her later that day and I realize she's way more beautiful and hypnotizing than Leonardo's little fling. Her blue eyes -- oceans, bottomless, brimming with galaxies.

I wonder where that girl is now. Well I know where the important one is at least. I even remember her old beeper number. 310 810 5010. And I have her phone number memorized.

O'Brien's Saturday : I'm gonna be a slutty Ghostbuster (or something)

2011-10-28T10:25:00.000-07:00

It's our 7th annual Halloween party at
O'Brien's Pub, 2941 Main St. SM, CA 90405
10pm-close. Free!

As always, this Halloween promises to be filled with spookily bad puns and slutty Ghostbusters.
My favorite time of year!

with the legendary Mitch Marine on drums. Once you hit 50 I think you can be called a legend.
Who ya gonna call?

Behind The Scenes with the PCB...

2011-10-27T11:50:00.000-07:00

We had a recording session yesterday. Yep we're starting a new album!
Not sure what in the hell Dutch was doing.

Mitchapalooza Pics

2011-10-25T16:26:00.001-07:00

Mitchapalooza

Tonight Culver City : Sat San Diego : Sun Basement : Bring BOTH of your friends

2011-10-21T16:30:00.000-07:00

That non-descript warehouse we played at last Friday was so fun, we're doing it again tonight.

Friday
Juke Joint
8940 National Blvd. Culver City, CA 90034
$5 or free with password Fidelio.
10:30pm
It's down the parking lot through the green gate.
Valentino's taco truck there too!

Saturday
RT's Longboard Grill
9pm
1466 Garnet Ave. Pacific Beach, CA 92109

Sunday
Basement Tavern
8pm2640 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405

Tonight's show is here...It's real nice inside with couches and stuffs.
Down at the back of the parking lot in the green building.

Mitchapalooza - Roast & Testimonial Dinner of Mitch Marine

2011-10-18T13:29:00.000-07:00

Wednesday October 19
Kibitz Room. 421 N. Fairfax 90036

It's one of the most beloved and talented people on Earth's 50th birthday party tomorrow at the Kibitz Room.

Mitch Marine.
He produced our 1st record Wet Dog Man and played in the PCB for 2 years.
Party starts early at 8 and goes all night. With a never-ending all-star lineup of accomplished musicians.
All for free.

Mitchapalooza!
Featuring members of the following groups:

PCB
The Vacation
Oingo Boingo
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Burt Bacharach
The Donnas
The Stripminers
Angelo Bundini
Ron Dziubla
Rob Shrock
The Dahls
Honky Tonk Train
DWH
Dwight Yoakam's Band
Holland Greco
Buckcherry
Wheelhouse
Mojo Monkeys
Dave Raven
Tim Young
Happenin' Harry
The Rave Ups
29 Mules
Scrote
Orion McCabe

And many more!

get ur freak on

2011-10-17T13:02:00.000-07:00

from the Basement Tavern. October, 15 2011

tonight at a non-descript warehouse : Saturday At The Basement Tavern

2011-10-14T11:33:00.000-07:00

Tonight
Juke Joint
8940 National Blvd. 90034
$5
10pm
It's a non-descript warehouse under the freeway.

Saturday
Basement Tavern
2640 Main St. 90405
9pm-close. Free
Behind the dumpsters around the back door down the precarious stairwell.

Bring search warrants.
Illegal and legit.

2011-10-10T14:43:00.000-07:00

Singing Gram Parson's tune "Sin City" with the lovely and talented Leslie Stevens of Leslie & The Badgers at Pappy & Harriet's on Septmeber 30, 2011.

Photos by Samantha Schlossmann

T. Boyle's Tavern In Pasadena Saturday Night

2011-10-05T12:12:00.000-07:00

37 N. Catalina Ave. 91106

Pics from last weekend...

Joshua Tree Trip

Rancho De La Luna Session

2011-10-03T15:40:00.000-07:00

Dave Catching of Eagles Of Death Metal fame invited us over for a tour of the magical Rancho De La Luna recording studio in Joshua Tree, CA.

After a spot of tea and a smoke, he filled our hands full of old gigantic wacky organs from the 60's and 70's, tiny toy synthesizers from the 80's, and even the Wurlitzer Funmachine!

Here's what we cooked up.

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Friday at Pappy & Harriet's

2011-09-28T16:35:00.001-07:00

53688 Pioneertown Rd.
Pioneertown, CA 92268

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Stalking Us

2011-09-26T13:13:00.000-07:00

5 years ago, Anthony Kiedis, the singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers came to 2 of our shows. 1 at the now shuttered Safari Sam's. And another at our regular haunt O'Brien's Pub on Main St.

He was a nice enough fellow and told my girlfriend at the time that we were his second favorite band in LA. (He also proceeded to romantically pursue her for about a year.) Incidentally, his favorite group in LA was a rock band of 12 year old kids whose name escapes me right now.

In September 2010, the PCB played at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur.
In July 2011, the RHCP played at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur.
The Henry Miller Library is a very small venue that can only hold 300-400 people. The Chili Peppers regularly sell out arenas.

On July 3, 2011 the PCB played on the balcony of our friend's house right on the Venice boardwalk.
On July 30, 2011 the RHCP filmed a video and played a few tunes on the roof of a house right on the Venice boardwalk about 10 houses down from where we played.

Here is some video of our show on the boardwalk...

PCB on the Venice Boardwalk from Steve Christensen on Vimeo.

Here's our guitarist Dutch taking my guitar offstage after our show at the Henry Miller Library in September 2010...

Help! The Red Hot Chili Peppers are stalking us!

Goin' To Kansas City

2011-09-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

Kansas City Here I Come

2011-09-19T11:49:00.001-07:00

On Breakthru Radio SoCal Sounds Today

This Friday At Brennan's Pub : I pity the foo!

2011-09-14T16:57:00.000-07:00

PCB with

Tim O'Gara
Mia & Jonah
& Special guests!

It's gonna be a great night!
All for free starting at 9pm!
Fool you crazier than Murdock!

Remembering Berry Berenson Perkins : AA Flight 11 : 9.11.01

2011-09-08T22:09:00.000-07:00

(I first wrote a version of this last year. But felt it appropriate to re-edit and re-publish in honor of Berry.)

On September 11, 2001 I woke up to the sound of Susan, my girlfriend at the time, yelling in to my answering machine.

"You gotta wake up. A second plane just hit the World Trade Center!"

Clearly our country was under attack. And I called my dad. He was wondering who did it. I knew it was Al Qaeda because my brother had told me years before about the 1998 Nightline interview with Osama Bin Laden. That they had declared war on all citizens of the United States. They had already attacked the WTC in 1991 and US embassies in East Africa.

My step-dad, Michael, had a court case that afternoon in NY. So he took the red-eye in from Los Angeles. My mom and I didn't know if he was on one of the planes that hit the buildings or if he was on one of the other ones still flying around. Or if he was in one of the buildings as his case was to be tried in World Trade Center 7 that afternoon. It was total chaos. And for hours cell phones didn't work because the emergency overloaded the system.

Finally, my mom gets an email from my step-dad's Blackberry. "I am ok." We rejoiced. He had gone straight to his hotel room and gone to sleep oblivious. He landed safely in NY within minutes of the 1st plane hitting the tower.

I went back upstairs and as I watched the gigantic masses of steel that were the World Trade Center tumble to the ground looking like so many toys, I called some friends that I knew didn't have TV, were probably still asleep and wouldn't have a clue what was going on.

I remember describing what was happening to my friend Jeff, who didn't have a TV and was just listening on the radio. I actually said to Jeff that it's got to be only a matter of time before we hear about someone we know that was on one of the 4 planes or working in the towers.

A couple minutes later I get a call from my friend Brent. He is very distraught. He says, "We think Elvis's mom was on one of the planes."

She was near Boston at their house on Cape Cod. I had hooked Elvis up with his first ever solo show for that night. It was to be at the Rainbow Bar & Grill.

Being the ebullient, ever-loving soul that she was, Elvis's mom conspired with some of her close friends in LA to surprise him and come see his first show. Knowing her it made complete sense. She loved her boys Oz and El. She wouldn't have missed it for the world.

On all the channels they had the hot line to call to find out if your friend or loved one might be on one of the planes. I called it.

"Was Berry Perkins on any of the flight manifests?" The response after 15 seconds was a bit of a relieved, "no" from the American Airlines employee on the other end of the line.

Then I ask, "What about Berry Berenson?" The reply, "Are you a family member?" I say "No." She says, "I can't reveal that information unless you are a family member. Please hold." I just hung up.

Her flight was American Airlines Flight 11. The first plane to hit the towers.

The next amount of time is all a blur, but I called Elvis. And some other friends and lost it with my mom.

We went from the elation of knowing that Michael was safe and sound asleep in his hotel room to the out of control despair of losing Elvis's mom in a matter of minutes.

Next call we get is from my step-mom. My dad has gone in to emergency surgery. Cardiac ablation. They sort of vaporize little pieces of the heart muscle that are beating erratically to tune it up.

A few days earlier my dad's heart had stopped for 3 or 4 seconds.

He was walking through the hospital doing rounds on a Sunday. He fell backwards on to the concrete floor and hit his head. His colleagues took care of him immediately. On Monday September 10th, he missed one of the small handful of work days he ever missed in his mighty career that continues to this day. Doctor's orders.

But on this morning when I called him to talk about the terrorist attacks, he had already been awake and at a meeting for several hours.

So an hour after finding out Michael was alive and Berry was gone, my dad was in emergency surgery that was to last for several hours.

The only thing we could do was gather the troops and head to Elvis's house. The airline couldn't completely confirm if his mom was on the plane or not. We still had a little hope that maybe she missed the flight.

I remember standing out on his deck on Seattle Drive off Woodrow Wilson in the middle of the Hollywood Hills and hearing the eerie silence of no planes in the air.

I remember not knowing what to do, but just hugging Elvis when hours later the airline finally called to confirm that his mom boarded the plane.

I remember when we all held hands in a circle out on the deck and Pat Ast sang the Lord's Prayer and a little bumble bee kept landing on our hands forcing us to break the circle and laugh right in the middle of all that pain. Elvis had written the song "While You Were Sleeping" a couple years before for his mom, and in that song he calls her, "My Honey B."

He played that song at her memorial a few days later.

I remember when my mom called on my old StarTac cell phone that barely worked to let me know that my dad was alright. It was while we were in that circle with the bee landing on my hand and after the 5 hour operation they performed on him that day was done.

I remember going home and my mom cooking dinner. Our eyes glazed over and dazed from the day's events.

I spent the better part of the next year going to Elvis's house helping out or trying to at least in any way. Cleaning up, being quiet, being loud, and playing music, listening, joking around. Pretending to be normal. Or not. Being a friend. It's what we do.

I remember stopping at the florist in my suit on the way to Berry's memorial. And the florist inquired, "What's the occasion?" And I told him. And he started rummaging around helping me choose and gave me that whole huge beautiful bouquet of flowers for free.

Berry was trusting and kind to a fault. She helped teach me that not only what you create in some defined artistic medium is art. Whether it be music or painting or some other academically restrained model. But instead that all of life itself is an art. Loving, eating, laughing, having an open heart. Going to the grocery store. Smiling. Everything.

It's such a lofty goal to even try to strive to be as free and caring as her. And I'm not so good at it all the time. But I learned a lot from her. And she helped open my eyes to the greatness within other people who embrace life so fully. With so much forgiveness and love. Like my mom and dad. And so many others that I am so lucky to know.

And I remember thinking whoever that was sitting next to her on that plane was so lucky. Because she would have made them feel so comfortable and important in those few moments of meeting them. Like she made me feel. And every one else that met her.

Elvis wrote the song "While You Were Sleeping" about his mom probably in the late 90's in their house on Cape Cod while she was literally taking a nap. Here he is playing it on the Late Show with David Letterman all those years later on June 13, 2007. And here we are on the cusp of the 10 year anniversary of 9/11/01.

While You Were Sleeping

2011-09-07T11:20:00.001-07:00

San Diego, Maricopa and Santa Monica for The Labor Day Weekend Party Times!

2011-08-30T16:48:00.000-07:00

Info here

O'Brien's and Pappy & Harriet's This Weekend

2011-08-24T14:09:00.000-07:00

Friday August 26th at our old stomping grounds
O'Brien's Pub, 2941 Main St. SM, CA 90405
Our friends BoomNoodle are opening and we have some surprise guests sitting in.
9pm-close. Free!

Saturday August 27th
Come drink copious amounts out of mason jars at a mega-multiple birthday party bash.
Pappy & Harriet's, 53688 Pioneertown Rd. 92284
8pm-close. Free!
It's only 2 hours out of LA in one of my favorite magical places on this here Earth.

We were on KROQ last week

2011-08-24T13:00:00.000-07:00

PCB - Wounded Bird
Yeehaw!
Rodney on the Roq playlist from 8/15/11

Thanks Rodney Bingenheimer!

Saturday Cafe Boogaloo In Hermosa : Sunday Primitivo : 8/27 At Pappy's

2011-08-19T11:44:00.000-07:00

8/20/11: Hermosa Beach, CA: Cafe Boogaloo
1238 Hermosa Ave. 90254. 9pm-11 Free

8/21/11: Venice, CA: Acoustic brunch at Primitivo Wine Bistro
1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd. 90291. 1pm-3pm. Free.

8/26/11: O'Brien's On Main
2941 Main St. 90405. 9pm-close. Free.

8/27/11: Joshua Tree, CA: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
53688 Pioneertown Rd. 92268. 7pm-close. Free

We gonna have our 5 man wolfpack back in effect for the 1st time in a month as Rich is back from Jersey and Stevie Tegel is back from Belize!

Thanks to Bryan Brown of the Holloys, Travis Popichak of Leslie & The Badgers and Jason Chesney of Old Californio for so capably rockin' out in their stead.

We had a Curly Tops reunion last week at Brennan's. Here's a pic from the heyday. January 29, 2006...

The Pour House was poppin' on Friday night

2011-08-16T12:51:00.000-07:00

Obispo Thursday, Paso Robles Friday, Brennan's Pub Saturday

2011-08-10T16:24:00.000-07:00

Busy weekend coming up!

8/11/11: San Luis Obispo, CA: Frog & Peach
9-close. Free

8/12/11: Paso Robles, CA: Pour House
8-close. Free

8/13/11: Brennan's Pub
9pm-close. Free
with our friends EOA (9pm) and The Dahls (10pm)

8/14/11: Venice, CA: Acoustic brunch at Primitivo Wine Bistro
1pm-3pm. Free

Pink Champagne on Breakthru Radio Today

2011-08-08T13:09:00.000-07:00

Lots of other great acts on the show including Shane Alexander, Keaton Simons and Ernie Halter.
SoCal Sounds
http://www.breakthruradio.com/#/post/?dj=djlaura&post=895&blog=27&autoplay=1
Thanks DJ Laura!

Big River Cover by Malcolm Ford, Dutch & Chez

2011-08-04T11:20:00.000-07:00

Check out this recording of Malcolm Ford of the Dough Rollers with Dutch Suoninen and Paul Chesne of the Paul Chesne Band jamming out acoustic style on Johnny Cash's Big River in Chez's living room late night on June 11, 2011.

http://www.archive.org/details/BigRiver_399&reCache=1

Former PC Band Member Done Good

2011-08-03T12:51:00.000-07:00

Just got off the phone with our bass player from way back in 2004, Chris D'Rozario.
I hadn't talked to him in a few years. I remember when he first came to LA from Australia. He was barely 23 and a brash fucker. All full of piss and vinegar. A great player already, and determined to be the bass player for the Stray Cats. Oh the innocence.

He played on our first album Wet Dog Man.

Chris Nomad & I recording Wet Dog Man at Radio Recorders studios on April 25, 2004. Photo by Melinda Dahl

And played with us in the PCB for about a year...

L-R: Mitch Marine, me, and Chris D'Rozario at Kibitz Room. 8/18/2004. Photo by Lanning Gold

After only about 10 months in Los Angeles, he did miraculously get that audition with Brian Setzer. And he was offered a position in the Brian Setzer Orchestra! But it was behind the bandstand. And this little bastard Chris, he turned it down. Shortly thereafter he quit the PCB and moved back to Australia.

Fast forward to today. He's in between tours to Europe and Japan and then the US playing with the Brian Setzer Rockabilly Riot!

L-R: Slim Jim Phantom, Brian Setzer, John Hatton, Chris D'Rozario in Vigevano, Italy

This Weekend At Pappy's & Downtown LA Charity Party For LAUSD

2011-07-28T10:51:00.000-07:00

7/29/11: Joshua Tree, CA: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
Resuscitate in otherworldly psychedelic Western town movie set. Free

7/30/11: RECESS. Crazy Downtown LA Party for Charity! Click here for info
Get your tickets here:
http://thinkingabouttomorrow.org/recess/

2011-07-25T16:33:00.001-07:00

Basement Tavern Tonight & Carmageddon Sunday Brunch At Primitivo!

2011-07-14T12:58:00.000-07:00

7/14/11: Basement Tavern
2640 Main St. 90405. 9pm-close. Free

Avoid Carmageddon. Have a calmageddon!
7/17/11: Venice, CA: Acoustic brunch at Primitivo Wine Bistro
1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd. 90291. Noon-3pm. Free

Carmageddon!

A Cover Of Our Song Face In The Dirt

2011-07-13T12:18:00.000-07:00

4-year-old covers PCB!

And here's our version:
Face In the Dirt

&amp;lt;a href="http://music.paulchesne.com/track/face-in-the-dirt"&amp;gt;Face In The Dirt by Paul Chesne&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Brennan's Pub Saturday & Shangri-La Studios Tuesday

2011-07-08T11:46:00.000-07:00

4089 Lincoln Blvd. 90292
Just south of Washington on Lincoln.
It's the turtle bar!
Free. 21+. 10:30pm

This week we played on the balcony of a mansion on the Venice boardwalk.
A strip club. A fancy wine bistro for a private party and a couple bars.
Good week.

Next week we are recording a couple songs with our friend Jake Coyle at Shangri-La studios in Malibu.

Shangri-La was built by Bob Dylan and the Band in the 1970's and since then everyone has recorded there. From Ron Wood and Eric Clapton to Adele.

http://shangrilamalibu.com/history

July 4, 2011. At the Basement Tavern. Photo by Gerry Karr

Tonight at Crazy Girls & Saturday at Brennan's Pub

2011-07-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

7/6/11: Hollywood, CA: Crazy Girls!
1433 N La Brea Ave. LA, CA 90028
The Lineup:
9pm: Mad Planet featuring our great friend Cooper formerly of Bang Sugar Bang!
10pm: The Mulhollands
11pm: PCB

$3 drinks before 9pm.
Message me for $5 guest list.
Here's the event page:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128494867230254

7/9/11: Brennan's Pub with School Daze. Venice High School reunion. Free and the public is more than welcome!

Cover of Prince's Gett Off from the private party we played on the 4th.
Newly minted US citizen JJ wears the American flag. All kinds of crazy stuff happens...

this is super awesome.

2011-07-05T15:01:00.001-07:00

from our guerilla gig on Sunday on the Venice boardwalk.

2011 4TH Dance Party with the Hortons from Steve Christensen on Vimeo.

July 4th at Basement Tavern

2011-06-29T11:20:00.000-07:00

After your fireworks and beach and stuff.
Come to Basement Tavern

It's their 1 year anniversary party. And it's the 4th of July. That's America's anniversary too!

2640 Main St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
9pm-1am. Free. 21+

July 4, 2005. Venice Centennial celebration. Photo by Melinda Dahl

Diabolical Hearts On Saturday at O'Brien's With Chris Everly

2011-06-23T18:37:00.000-07:00

It's our last show at our bat cave diabolical headquarters for a couple months as we're doing some shows outta and all around town throughout the Summer.

6/25/11: O'Brien's On Main
2941 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405

To me the first set at O'Brien's each month for the last 7 years is where my heart lives.

Opening up will be the progeny of one of the all time greatest groups, The Everly Brothers and a friend of mine for 20 years, Chris Everly. Doing his thing.
9pm. Free. 21+

6/17/2011 at Cafe Boogaloo. Photo by Brooke Matthias

GGMR

2011-06-20T12:38:00.000-07:00

A message from Molson the monster.

Gotta Get Myself Right

Cafe Boogaloo Friday & Primitivo Acoustic Brunch Sunday Afternoon

2011-06-14T14:02:00.000-07:00

We're back home from Park City, Wyoming, Breckenridge, Boulder, Denver, Moab and Las Vegas. It was one heckuva trip I tell you what.

We're back full force and playing at a great venue on Friday (Tonight):
6/17/11: Hermosa Beach, CA: Cafe Boogaloo
9pm-11pm, Free!

6/19/11: Venice, CA: Primitivo Wine Bistro. Acoustic brunch. 1pm, free all ages

6/4/11. Three20South in Breckenridge, CO

Here are some more pics from the trip:

Cervantes And Moab

Park City, Breckenridge, Boulder

Interview From June 3rd Summit Post Daily In Breckenridge, Colorado

2011-06-13T15:40:00.000-07:00

Here's the link.
And the interview is below.

Dr. Dre meets Johnny Cash

Who: Paul Chesne Band

When: Saturday June 4th, my 35th birthday party

Where: three20south

Where'd (the band name) come from?

It's my name. We would have a band name, but the first six years we were playing we went through about 40+ band members. Now that we've got a set lineup it's too late to change. And plus we could never agree on one. I have a piece of paper with at least 35 band names on it. We have come up with hundreds, all voted down.

Home base: Los Angeles

Type of music you play/who are you?

Dr. Dre meets Johnny Cash. I'm from LA. Have a Ph.D in dive bar. Started playing them in 1999. Have played 1,000+ shows since then in various places including festivals, a couple of friend's weddings, farmers markets, strip clubs, a 1-year-old's birthday party, opening up for big artists on the Sunset Strip, every party in Venice Beach and lots and lots of dive bars.

If your music was a tangible item, what would it be, and why?

Organic pharmaceutical street narcotics that cause euphoria, simultaneous laughter and tears mixed with an uncontrollable urge to dance

Why do people love ya?

I forsake relationships and money for art. I love with vehemence. I stand by my convictions. I mean well.

How do you keep it fresh?

No two shows are ever the same. We make up songs on the spot. We cover the most recent top 40 or Internet hit like Rebecca Black's Friday or Cee Lo or Adele or Brittney Spears or Outkast, but we also do our own envelope pushing originals and then bring it all back home with some Rolling Stones, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, Prince, New Orleans Mardi Gras tunes, R. Kelly, Steve Miller Band, The Specials, Doc Watson, Elvis Presley, James Brown, 50 Cent, and whatever else we might be listening to or heard on the radio on the way to the show.

What's the craziest thing you've done/weirdest experience?

I'm not sure that's fit for print. I'm pretty sure it's either illegal or pornographic. Probably both. No animals or humans were harmed. Let's do something crazy right now!

Utah & Colorado Strip Tour 2011

2011-06-01T09:57:00.000-07:00

6/3/11: Park City, UT: Cisero's
306 Main St. Park City, UT 84060
9pm-close. Free!

6/4/11: Breckenridge, CO: Three20South
320 S Main St. Breckenridge, CO 80424
9pm-close.
It's my birthday party time!

6/5/11: Boulder, CO: Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
1535 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302
10pm

6/8/11: Boulder, CO: Illegal Pete's
1447 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302
9pm

6/9/11: Denver, CO: Cervantes (The Other Side)
2637 Welton Street, Denver, CO 80205
with Holden Young Trio and James & The Devil
$5, doors at 8pm

6/10/11: TBD. Either Vail, Denver or Park City. Will letcha know!

6/17/11: Hermosa Beach, CA: Cafe Boogaloo
1238 Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
9pm-11pm. Free!
Welcome home celebrations!

Audio Recording Of Our Set At LIB Festival & Pics

2011-05-31T12:31:00.000-07:00

Here's audio from our show at the Lightning In A Bottle Festival from Sunday 5/29/2011.

I did a lot of swearing.

And here are pics that I made at said fest:

Lightning In A Bottle 2011

O'Brien's Saturday : LIB Festival Sunday : Colorado Next Week : Album Reviews

2011-05-26T11:28:00.000-07:00

Saturday
5/28/11: O'Brien's Pub
2941 Main St. SM, CA 90405

Sunday
5/29/11: Silverado, CA: LIB Festival at 9pm
It appears to be quite the happening!
You have to go to the box office and get your wristband before getting directions to the festival.
Box office:
Santiago Canyon College
8045 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92869

Next week
6/4/11: Breckenridge, CO: Three20South
6/5/11: Boulder, CO: Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
6/8/11: Boulder, CO: Illegal Pete's
6/9/11: Denver, CO: Cervantes (The Other Side)
Plus more dates to be announced, including somewhere's Park City, Utah on 6/3 & 10.

Keep those album reviews coming. Message or facebook or tweetski or whateverskis 'em.

Here's some that we've already received.

PCB Album Reviews

2011-05-24T13:39:00.000-07:00

Since we don't have access to a publicist or mainstream media, I am publishing heartfelt reviews that I have personally received on our new album. They mean a lot more to me than any NY Times or Pitchfork. Please keep 'em coming. Positive, negative and/or completely non-sequitur!

“Happy Muthers Day...Thx for the CD's i hate them with all my heart...i hate 'Live Once' as much as i hate 'sour grapes.' 'face in the dirt' must be a blast to do live... the year wait was worth the hate i hate them all. Luv Ya, double g”
-- Gerri Graefe, Super Critter Sitter

"Goin' To Hell? Sounds like Hell... It sucks. Only one song is mixed right. You don't listen to anybody."
-- Paxton Pryor, (Drummer on the album and former band member who recently quit)

“My new P.C.B. favorite”
– Matt Tidwell, all around miscreant and good man

“Just gave it a listen, pretty bomb bitty bomb I must say. My sister and I listen to the new album everyday while laying out...paul chesne band, pool, sunshine...I'm super blessed...”
– Summer Taxdahl, Tidwell’s sis

“Chez, for me, not that it means anything on any Grammy board, you've done it. When I first ever heard you, I knew you were genius. But now I know you and hear what you're producing, this is the very most honest profile of all your fabulous varied-ness that makes you wonderful that I've ever heard. Bravo, matey. Bravo! Proud to tears. Xx”
– Vavine Tahapehi, Founder of Cup Cup, and Sometime Songbird with Matt Ellis

“It's amazing...every album is unreal and trumps the last...”
– Dustin Meredith, founder of the band The 99’s

“Great songs and soundscapes. It's been helping me on my emotionally tortured walks!”
– Mitchell Robe, our former keyboardist of several years and great friend, and musician in his own right

“I listened to the whole album last night and was obviously quite moved by it. The whole chasm of souls on it was a lot to take and not feel in my opinion greatness and at times frailty. You’re a damned rascal and that’s what I’ve come to terms with.”
-- Michelle Lepori, poet, bartender, and muse for the song “Wounded Bird”

“Your CD is awesome Chez. I really love it. Congrats on another work of art.”
– Photographer and songwriter Melinda Dahl of Dahlhouse Productions

“Thank you for my CD Artie Vegas! I love it. Congratulations on your 3^rd full length release. I’m so proud of you.”
-- Singer/songwriter Holland Greco

“Streamed the rekkid the other day. Sounds real good. I like the spontaneous song you all made. Nice play on TCB!”
-- Singer/songwriter Elvis Perkins

“PCB by Paul Chesne Band is a really good rockin' record. Just sayin.”
-- Publicist at KG Music Press & host of the Grand Ole Echo, Kimberely Grant

"Should there not already be one in hand, very shortly after putting on a Paul Chesne CD I find a sudden urge to have a drink...

PCB encourages me to double fist.

Maybe it's because I've been listening to these songs for months at shows, parties, afterparties or random drunken wanderings, but I'll be damned if you could listen to this music and not have a good time. If liquor were to ever endorse a band, Paul Chesne's would be a very wealthy one at that.

Too often you hear of artists lamenting the fact they can't capture the "live" experience of their music......... which often portends to it being far more style than substance; needing a grand visual production to take away from the lack of musical craftsmanship.

Chesne has both.

I'll be damned if I didn't feel like it was 3:00 AM at The Stronghold and I was staggering about hoping to find one last PBR but instead I was listening to PCB while working out at the gym.

To paraphrase Will Hunting, I don't know why the fuck this stuff
sounds so damn good, it just does.

So whether this CD makes you want to have a shot before getting on the dance floor (which it will), chug a bottle of Jack to forget your troubles (I'd have no idea about that / but it also will) or simply toast someone that you don't have it as God awful as Chesne seems to so often lament, grab a drink and put this disc on repeat."
– Photographer Stephen Albanese, http://tailstar.com/

"I LOVE THE NEW RECORD!!!!! It made me so happy listening to it. You guys all sound great. Congratulations again!"
-- Video director Caitlin Dahl of Dahlhouse Productions

"Chez, I think I know all the words to every song already. I am addicted! Not sure if Jason told you how much I appreciate your music so I'll just tell ya.. I LOVE PCB! I have "you only live once" on repeat My FAVE!!! Love the new sound on "you owe me". Can't wait for more videos too. ♥"
-- Shannon Dunn-Kokanour

"Chester, I just got your album in the mail and it hasn't left my CD player (yes, I still have a CD player!) It sounds like Willie Nelson had sex with a synthesizer and out popped PCB. Nice work! ♥"
-- Jennifer Jenkins Farmer, Daisy Rock Guitars

Pappy & Harriet's Saturday May 21

2011-05-20T12:22:00.000-07:00

5/21/11: Joshua Tree, CA: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

53688 Pioneertown Rd
Pioneertown, CA 92268

It's free.

We play from 7pm-close!

Last time we were there it snowed and we did donuts in the parking lot.

Looks to be a lot warmer this weekend.

New Video For The Song "Tell Me"

2011-05-17T12:51:00.000-07:00

Just got this video up on the Youtube the other day. It's hot.
Tell Me

http://music.paulchesne.com/track/tell-me

New fan

2011-05-15T18:03:00.000-07:00

Mckynzie Venice Grogan. Born 5/12/2011

Album Review In Campus Circle

2011-05-12T12:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=13132

Campus Circle > Music > CD Reviews

Paul Chesne Band: PCB

(Self-released)

By David Tobin

The first album by the Paul Chesne Band was great: dirty rocking tunes with a bit of groove and country flavor. Their latest effort blows it out of the water. I’ve been trying to find something wrong with it, and I can’t. This album sounds amazing when it comes to production, but I doubt there’s any way you could make these songs sound bad. The range on each track feels larger than life and gives you something to sing along to, but more importantly, something to party along with. If there ever was an album for the summer, this is it!

The thing that makes this album beat anything that’s come out in 2011 is the range; the songs aren’t just about empty bottles and women. Hauntingly powerful tracks like “Face in the Dirt” will get you yelling out loud, and the driving momentum coupled with Chesne’s lyrics on “You Only Live Once” will keep even the hardest souls hard pressed from sitting still.

Being able to capture this electrifying performance band on an album is the icing on the cake. Not sounding overproduced, this record truly gives an honest representation of what the Paul Chesne Band sounds like live. Pick this up as soon as you can at a show (May 13 at Brennan’s Pub, May 20 at Basement Tavern or May 28 at O’Brien’s Pub) or via the Web site (paulchesne.com), and learn all the songs so you’re not the only one not singing along next time, especially when they talk about getting high with the Border Patrol. Yee Haw!

Grade: A

CD Release Shows. Our New Album Is Done And Available! No Law School!

2011-05-09T14:41:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to announce that our brand new, PCB Album, is all pressed up and ready to roll!

Stream or download it from our website:
http://music.paulchesne.com/album/pcb
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Get it on iTunes

Or buy a hard copy at our slew of CD release shows this month!

The hard copies were printed on eco-wallets with environmentally friendly inks and recycled papers. It cost several hundred dollars more, but the only plastic in the thing is the CD itself. They are a handsome package indeed.

If you aren't in LA or can't make one of these shows, message me and I'll send you a copy or you can get them on CDBaby in about a week.

Friday May 13: Brennan's Pub
with our friends Pocket Jones and Red Circle Underground
9pm-close.Free! 21+
4089 Lincoln Blvd
Marina del Rey, California 90292

Saturday May 14: Cafe Boogaloo
9pm-11pm. Free. 21+
1238 Hermosa Avenue
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-3529

Saturday Mar 21: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
7pm-close. Free. All ages!
53688 Pioneertown Road
Pioneertown, CA 92268

Saturday May 28: O'Brien's Pub
2941 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405
9pm-close. Free. 21+

After several months and hundreds of people congratulating me on my acceptance to UCLA school of law, please note that the date of that announcement was April 1st. Still funny though!

Yippee!

PCB by Paul Chesne Band. I committed the crime of graffiti on a freeway underpass somewhere in Los Angeles. This cover photo was taken with a long exposure as the streaks of car lights drove by. Photo by JD Narro

Basement Tavern Saturday And Pics From Yosemite And Iron Door Saloon

2011-05-03T16:18:00.000-07:00

Saturday at the Basement Tavern. That's where it's at.
2640 Main St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
9pm-close, Free

Pics from our little tour last week.

Somewhere off Highway CA 120 West of the Iron Door. 4/29/2011

Iron Door Saloon And Yosemite

Peace Is Victory

2011-04-25T10:53:00.000-07:00

http://peaceisvictory.com/

4/29-30/11: Groveland, CA: Iron Door Saloon
This Friday and Saturday we're gonna be near the Western entrance to Yosemite National Park in Groveland at California's oldest saloon.
18761 Main Street
Groveland, CA 95321-9444
9pm-1am.
All ages & free!

Pappy & Harriet's. February 19, 2011. Photo by Felicia Rue

2011-04-20T12:57:00.001-07:00

Last Saturday at the Basement

2011-04-18T15:14:00.000-07:00

Next Saturday 4/23/11: O'Brien's Pub.
9pm-close. Free!
Keep the party rollin'.

Basement Tavern 4/16/11.

Fishlips. 4/15/11. Photo by Margaux Lenee Fischer.

Thank you Bakersfield!

2011-04-16T17:15:00.000-07:00

Tonight (Saturday) at the Basement Tavern. That's where it's at.
2640 Main St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
9pm-close, Free

Thank you Bakersfield! Fishlips. 4/15/11.

Bakersfield Fishlips Friday : SM Basement Tavern Saturday

2011-04-14T13:53:00.000-07:00

We haven't been up to our old haunt Fishlips in a while.
Friday night
1517 18th St
Bakersfield, CA 93301
with Joel Jacob & The Hungry Wolves
9pm, $5, 21+

Also,
Saturday at the Basement Tavern. That's where it's at.
2640 Main St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
9pm-close, Free

Against My Better Judgment

2011-04-14T13:36:00.000-07:00

I'll be doing an Elvis Presley song at the Kibitz Room tonight.

It's just a warm-up for a weekend that promises to be full of marginal decisions.

Sometimes I Take Pictures Too

2011-04-12T16:47:00.000-07:00

Rest In Peace Lyle The Skateboarding Dog

2011-04-08T14:45:00.000-07:00

He was a good man. And a great friend.
golyle.com

Villains Tavern Friday Night

2011-04-04T16:52:00.000-07:00

4/8/11: Downtown LA: Villain's Tavern
1356 Palmetto Street. 90013 map
9pm-close.
Free!

Photo at Villains Tavern a few months ago. By Staticagephoto.com

I'm quitting the band and enrolling at UCLA School of Law

2011-04-01T12:12:00.000-07:00

4/2/11: Basement Tavern
2640 Main St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
9pm-close.
Free!
If you wanna get in you betta get there early cuz it's Summertime.

This will be one of our last shows as I'm quitting the music business.

I've been accepted at at UCLA School of Law!

Somewhere in America

2011-03-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

Sign made up from the lyrics to Offshore Bank Accounts

2011-03-28T13:45:00.001-07:00

Redwood Bar & Grill. 3-17-2011. Photo by Stephen Albanese

Bubbles For Japan + O'Brien's & Topanga + Steve Tegel Meets Dr. Dre!

2011-03-25T15:19:00.000-07:00

I recorded a song with a friend called "Bubbles For Japan."
Click for free download and sending love across the Pacific Ocean.

2 Shows in Topanga this weekend at a friend's store opening. It's a whole big festival.

3/26/11: Topanga, CA: 2:30pm Solo acoustic at Redhanded Opening Party
155 Topanga Canyon Blvd. 90290
Free!

3/26/11: O'Brien's Pub
2941 Main St. 90405
10-close.
Free!

3/27/11: Topanga, CA: 5:30pm Full band at Redhanded Opening Party
155 Topanga Canyon Blvd. 90290
Free!

Check this video out.
Our bass player and main man Steve Tegel Meets Dr. Dre literally!

Hell Yeah!

Stevie Tegel Meets Dr. Dre

2011-03-23T11:52:00.000-07:00

When people ask me what kinda music we play, my stock answer is "Dr. Dre Meets Johnny Cash."
Well here's some video of our bass player Stevie Tegel chillin' with Dr. Dre. Cuz that's how we do.

Bubbles For Japan

2011-03-21T12:01:00.000-07:00

My Japanese friend and I recorded this song. She wrote it. I just fumbled around on the guitar.

Lyrics & melody by Anna Kondo

New Press Clipping For The Files

2011-03-18T18:50:00.001-07:00

From the owner of The Pour House in Paso Robles:

"Bar Ownership 101: Your bar has not arrived until the lead singer has to leave the stage and literally carry his passed out ex out of the bar......The Pour House has arrived. The Paul Chesne Band killed it tonight!!!! All I can say is "Wow!!!!!!" Party Band from Hell!!!!! What a great time had by all!!"

Who is that masked man?

2011-03-18T13:11:00.000-07:00

St. Patrick's Day At The Redwood Bar & Grill In Downtown LA

2011-03-13T21:29:00.000-07:00

w.
Hobo Jazz
and
Dustbowl Revival.
We on late. The midnight special.
3/17/11: Downtown LA: Redwood Bar & Grill.
316 W 2nd St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free!

Paso & Grover Beach

Obispo, Paso Robles & Pismo This Weekend

2011-03-09T10:34:00.000-08:00

Weekend jaunt up the coast in 3 beauteous locales:
3/10/11: San Luis Obispo, CA: Frog & Peach
728 Higuera St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
9pm-close. Free!

3/11/11: Paso Robles, CA: The Pour House
1331 Vendels Circle 93446
8:30pm, Free!

3/12/11: Grover Beach, CA: Mongo's Saloon
359 W Grand Ave
Grover Beach, CA 93433
9pm, Free!

Dutch packing up at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur after the Corbell/Bea wedding on September 11, 2010.

Phat Tuesday At Rawvolution

2011-03-07T15:26:00.000-08:00

Phat Tuesday at Rawvolution:
3/8/11: Santa Monica, CA: Dutch and Paul acoustic duo at Euphoria Rawvolution Restaurant
2301 Main St. 90405
8pm
Facebook event page here


Nice Get In The Van T-Shirt! From our preggers friend Libbie in Pittsburgh.

Cafe Boogaloo In Hermosa Beach On Friday. 9-11pm Free!

2011-02-28T15:35:00.000-08:00

Cafe Boogaloo
Friday March 4th
1238 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-3529
9pm-11pm, Free!
NO MUSTANG SALLY!

O'Brien's Saturday & Pics From Pioneertown Showstorm and Snowstorm Last Week

2011-02-25T15:30:00.001-08:00

2/26/11: O'Brien's Pub
2941 Main St. 90405
with our old friend Mac Dunlop's new band Ol' Bessy
9:30pm-close, Free

Pappy's & Pioneertown Snowstorm and Showstorm Pics 2-19-11

Resuscitate In Otherworldly Psychedelic Western Town Movie Set

2011-02-16T18:35:00.000-08:00

Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

Saturday, February 19th

53688 Pioneertown Rd

Pioneertown, CA 92268

7pm to close, free!

Paupers, pirates, poets, pawns and kings suspend alien fossils in animation amongst the ocean of desert stars.

Resuscitating in otherworldly psychedelic Western town movie set with bikers, Marines, hippies, hipsters, artists, freaks, normals and Paul Chesne & The Love Handles

Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace on Saturday the 19th

2011-02-14T11:02:00.000-08:00

Villains Tavern Broken Hearts Saturday : Pappy & Harriet's Next Sat (19th)

2011-02-10T14:58:00.000-08:00

We are your Saturday Night Specials

2/12/11: Downtown LA: Villain's Tavern
Broken Hearts Club Band
1356 Palmetto St. LA, CA 90013
10-Close, Free!
Happy birthday party Mississippi Steve on the bass!

2/19/11: Joshua Tree, CA: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
53688 Pioneertown Rd
Pioneertown, CA 92268
7-Close, Free!
Find accomodations here.
http://pappyandharriets.com/links

Pics from AZ last week:

Olde Sedona & Drunken Lass in Prescott

Saturday Night Special:

2011-02-08T16:55:00.000-08:00

The Drunken Lass. February 5, 2011. L-R: PChez, Dutch, Bryan Brown, Niemann, Mississippi Steve

A Billion Year Poem To The Beauty Of Decay. Arizona. Fri: Sedona. Sat: Prescott

2011-02-01T15:15:00.000-08:00

We gonna roll out, see some friends and play some shows up in the beautiful mountains of Arizona this weekend.

Friday
2/4/11: Sedona, AZ: Olde Sedona Bar & Grill
1405 W Hwy 89A
Sedona, AZ 86336
with Jake Payne. 9-close

Saturday
2/5/11: Prescott, AZ: The Drunken Lass
218 W Gurley St
Prescott, AZ 86301
Free. We go from 9-close.


Photo by Danielle Holman. July 16, 2010. Sedona, Arizona

The Mountains Of Sedona. A billion year poem to the beauty of decay.

Friday and Saturday: World Tour Of One Block Of Main St. in Santa Monica

2011-01-26T10:46:00.000-08:00

Prepare your private jets. And put some champagne on ice.

Or just hop on your cruiser bike and fill up your flask.

Friday we're hitting the super rad timeless new spot:
1/28/11: Basement Tavern
2640 Main St. 90405
9pm-close
Free, but it gets really crowded so I recommend early arrival.

And Saturday
1/29/11: O'Brien's Pub
2941 Main St.90405
9pm-close
Free, with our friend the infamous cactus wrestling Zach Steel opening up.
So far in his career his record is: Cactus 1. Zach 0.

Awesome poster by Zach Steel himself. America Hells Yeah.

Zach post cactus bout

Cinema Bar Friday

2011-01-19T10:28:00.000-08:00

Rest stop bathroom somewhere's between SLO and LA at 4am

1/21/11: Cinema Bar with Dutch & The Disasters.
3967 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230
Free!

It's the smallest little honky tonk in LA. Let's have some fun. Free.

6 Reasons To Come To Come Out Thurs In SLO & Friday In Marina Del Rey

2011-01-04T15:20:00.000-08:00

5 crazy rock gods

4 letter words

3 chords

Too many drinks

1 helluva good time

50 Cent cover song

$0 entry fee

Actually that was 7 reasons!

1/13/11: San Luis Obispo, CA: Frog & Peach
728 Higuera St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
9pm-close, Free

1/14/11: Brennan's Pub
4089 Lincoln Boulevard
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
9pm-close, Free


Frog & Peach. Thursday January 13th. 9pm-close. Free. Party Times. Photo by Stephen Albanese

New Year's Eve At Tony's Saloon & 8 Open Bars Downtown

2010-12-30T16:41:00.000-08:00

NYE party details.

8 open bars within walking distance of each other downtown for $119

But I have 1 or 2 free tickets. And a few more discounted $20 tickets for our homies.

So contact me if you're interested. Don't be shy.

Tony's Saloon

2017 East 7th St.

Los Angeles, CA. 90031

Here's some more info/press stuff on the shows:

http://www.examiner.com/cocktails-in-los-angeles/where-to-drink-this-new-year-s-eve-l-a

http://www.thefeast.com/losangeles/play/FEAST-PLAY-LA-Where-To-Ring-In-2011-112380294.html

http://tonyssaloon.la/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/tonys-saloon-los-angeles-2

By the by,

tonight we're at O'Brien's Pub from 10pm-2am.

It's free. Come party with us.

Oh yeah and Sunday I'm at the Santa Monica Farmer's Market on Ocean Park and Main St. Solo acoustic from 10am-1pm. Wish me luck.

PCB Brass Band : St James Infirmary : Free Download

2010-12-22T14:16:00.000-08:00

Our new record is still getting mixed.

But last week we did something kinda special and unique.

We gathered together a brass band with a total of 10 musicians in a non-descript rehearsal space in North Hollywood for a party the next night.

I surreptitiously pressed record and we started playing. We hadn't said much more than "hello."

Here's one of the tunes from that night.

Donwload &/or listen to "St. James Infirmary" here.

New Year's Eve tickets here.