Willie Alexander, One Of Boston’s Original Punk Rockers, Still Rippin’ It Up
“Under the Citgo sign/ She was looking so fine/ At the Rat … Down in Kenmore Square/ All the bands play there/ At the Rat / Let’s go to the Rat!”
So goes the uber-Boston anthem by former Boom Boom Band frontman (and brief member of The Velvet Underground) Willie “Loco” Alexander…
Read the full article at the Artery
so far this year . & for writing me . i appreciate it very much .
thats MARK CHENEVERT & JIM DOHERTY on sax& drums ( 2 great players who played with me in albany , new york at Valentine’s last october ) they are featured on my Persistence of Memory Orchestra recordings & Fisheye Brothers recordings. we will open the nite , followed by THE NERVOUS EATERS ( formally THE RHYTHM ASSHOLES . they are one of the greatest bands ever / who helped me shape some of my songs in the mid 70s when i met them at SANDY’S in Beverly . yes i was a rhythm a for awhile & steve & jeff recorded MASS AVE with me in 1975. & THEN & THEN its THE KNOCK UPS !!!! a new band with John Surrette , who is another rock& roller forever formally with BOY’S LIFE & who wrote Tomorrow the World , a punk rock opera !!!!!! i mean c’mon down & rock & roll with us waaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Elliot will be performed at the Performing Arts Center on FEBRUARY 3rd & 4th at 7:30
its free & the doors open at 7 ( its T.S. Elliot & Vincent Ferrini & Willie Loco all in one show !!!!!!) in other words its Not this thurs , friday & saturday as originally planned . its NEXT TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY NITE INSTEAD waaaaaaa!!!!!
playing the music that inspired us to play music in the first place . since i just turned 72 i had to renew my Poetic Liscense ( MASS TONGUE # 11343) see you tomorrow xxx waaaaaaa!!!!!!
willieloco13 and you can see all of my fisheye flips
