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November 18, 2013
Last Friday night I photographed one of the hottest new bands around. They are a group of English guys who have actually become good friends. They are The Familiar Looking Strangers. You need to check them out.
They are here from Liverpool, England. They arrived here this summer to make an album here in Milwaukee. They are managed by K Nation Entertainment located in Grafton, WI.
The album is pretty much done. A tour with the band Hawkwind is planned in March of 2014 to promote it.
On Friday night they played a show for Milwaukee fans at Shank Hall. They will then travel to Marquette, Michigan and Madison, Wisconsin for a couple more shows before they head back home to England for the holidays.
With Vinny leading the band with his great vocals the boys had a terrific show. Paul's slide guitar was great and Ben's drumming makes me think of when I saw Jon Bonham play with Led Zeppelin. He plays hard!
Jon's bass didn't miss a beat and Carlos, the quiet guitar player in the corner kicked ass!!
Thank you K Nation Entertainment for introducing these awesome musicians to us.
Enjoy some photos from Friday night and check them out next time they come to town.
Join me on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography and I'll keep you up to date on the men next time they come around.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
November 11, 2013
On July 20, 1972, Charlie Pride and his band came to Milwaukee's Summerfest for a show.
Charlie and his band were having a successful tour with his 1971 hit "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin". It was his biggest hit but he did have 30 others on the Billboard charts.
The photos of his band here are interesting and fun to look at! Anybody know who the steel guitar player is???
I know that Charlie loved baseball and tried to be a pitcher with the Yankees in 1953. He lost the magic on his fastball and the Yankees sent him to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to play in their Class D team! Never knew that!
Enjoy some photos of Charlie and his band at Summerfest in 1972.
Please come join my Facebook page at Rich Zimmermann Photography and have a great week.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
November 4, 2013
Last Saturday night was a fun night. It was a charity benefit concert for The Blue Lotus Farm and Retreat Center. Al Kooper and Fred Bliffert were the stars.
A lot of people turned out to tell some great stories and play some great music.
Fred and his family oversee The Blue Lotus Farm and Retreat Center. What an awesome thing for the family to do!
The photos attached give you an idea of the fun we all had. Bob Reitman was the master of ceremonies and started the show.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
