Much to what would have been the surprise of his high school band instructor, Marty Barrett in February became an Endorsing Artist for the Conn-Selmer company, the thousand-year-old manufacturer of his King baritone horn. Continue reading
In anticipation of Fogelfoot’s Holiday Revue on December 17 at French bastion Taix (featuring special guest, ukelady Deanna Neil), we travel back across the Bay of Biscay (and West on Sunset Blvd.) to our November show at El Cid. Continue reading
For Fogelfoot’s gig at Sunset Blvd.’s exotic and mysterious El Cid, Marty Barrett and Brian Descheneaux dressed as the Lonely Vaquero and the corporate henchman who eradicated him, respectively.
(photo credit: Jeff Consiglio of VFRFilms)
Fogelfoot played for an all-ages crowd at the Dillon Roadhouse this weekend on an outdoor stage bedecked with flags. In the crowd were members of the patriotic biker gang the Iron Horse Marines, who shouted their approval during “Eyes of the Eagle.” Continue reading
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Doubtless you’ve wondered why every other day of the week but Wednesday has a popular song dedicated to it. “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” “Monday Monday,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Friday on My Mind,” and a dozen songs about Saturday spring immediately to mind. Continue reading
Whilst traveling on the 101 freeway near Sunset Blvd. Tuesday morning, Fogelfoot drummer Lance Crow called Marty Barrett and said, “I am going to be late; there is a truck blocking three lanes of the 101.” Continue reading
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There are many dates that help to define a person, a band, a country. The day we get our driver’s license, the birth of our children, The Rolling Stones at Altamont, Pearl Harbor Day, the release of the first iPhone.
Then there’s the night Lance threw up in his own car after eating at the Cheesecake Factory and watching “Machete.”
Well, most of “Machete.” Continue reading
In advance of our show this Saturday at Pappy & Harriet’s, we’re proud to announce that Marty Barrett made the August cover of Baritone Player magazine (in the back you can send away for sea monkeys that will live in the tuning slide).
We had a great time and great show at Club Fais Do Do last week. Fan Jamye Waxman sent us this iPhone video of “Ann & Hope” in which, most significantly, we acknowledge Lance Crow’s singularity among Los Angeles drummers.
While we are fans of all viral video, our talent and sound seemed to overwhelm the iPhone’s tender sensibilities. Still, viewers can get an idea of our sheer majesty, both onstage and in the hearts of people like Waxman who, as you will see from the video, is multidimensional in her affections.
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