Bands & Music Related Stuff
• www.stompyjones.com - A San Francisco sextet
renowned for their jumpin' rhythm, wailing improvisations, and relentless energy. They've
been driving up the cultural temperature in California with their hip charm, retro style,
and explosive stage show.
• Carl 'Sonny' Leyland -
LA based vintage piano player. His styles range from early 1900's blues, ragtime and
stride piano, to 30's & 40's boogie woogie and rhythm & blues, to 50's pumping
rock n roll.
• www.pollstar.com - Artists tours, tours and more tours.
• www.hickswithsticks.com - Your #1 Bay Area
Hillbilly source! Complete SF Bay area Honky-Tonk/Rockabilly calendar.
• www.esotericsound.com - Here's where you can find
high performance audio equipment used for the reproduction of vintage recordings and in
the restoration of such recordings. Each and every product is actual use tested after
construction.
• www.recordfinders.com - One of the oldest vintage
record sellers. V-disc's, 78's, 45's, 33's........
• www.jimrussellrecords.com - Located in New
Orleans this store has over 1/2 a million plus vinyl records in stock! Rated the 10th best
record store in the USA.
• www.amoebamusic.com- The largest indie record
store in the country. Voted the bay area's best ........1991-2001!
• www.hotclubofcowtown.com - Django Reinhardt
meets Bob Wills! This trio out of Austin will blow you away. Personal fav.!
• www.bigsandy.net - Long time national hillbilly boogie
band.
• www.boogiewoogie.just.nu - Tomas Oster, 30
years old. Lives in Sweden, and plays the boogie woogie piano. Nice boogie woogie Mp3's!!
• www.boogiewoogie.net - Axel Zwingenberger has been
playing this game for more than two decades. With his ardour for the boogie woogie,
"the hottest music that was ever invented for the piano", he has engaged
cultivation of this almost forgotten African-American folk music art and contributed
decisively to the revival of a flourishing boogie piano scene in Central Europe.
• www.apassion4jazz.net - History of Jazz music
origins, styles and musicians featuring photo gallery, timeline, festivals, web-casts,
piano chords, scales, online lessons and music teacher locator.
• www.swingmusic.net - Swing music spanning seven
decades of jazz history!
• www.rockabillygirls.com - Dedicated to compiling
the largest internet database hopelessly devoted to rockabilly, psycho-billy, western
swing and swing female led bands. Great online stroll lesson too!
• www.northbaymusic.com - Online guide to LIVE music
in the SF bay area, especially the north bay!
• www.halpeters.com - Finland based western swing band.
• www.about-django.com - Great online clips of Django
Reinhardt, and more!
• www.oldhatrecords.com - Old Hat sponsors original
field work and maintains an archive of sound recordings in various formats, with an
emphasis on 78rpm records of the prewar era. Each collection is carefully re-mastered from
original 78rpm recordings, and the music is supplemented by extensive historical notes,
rare photographs, and vintage artwork.
• www.oldtimeyrecords.com - Record to CD transfer
service - 78rpm, 45rpm & 33rpm. Great sounds clips and upcoming sale items!
• www.italian-music-school.com
- Classical and jazz music summer courses in the Florence Music School "Il
Trillo", with musicians and teachers of international fame.
• www.woerecords.com
- My cousins rap/hip hap record label!
Magazines/Books
• www.bluesuedenews.com - Blue Suede News covers the
entire spectrum of American Roots Music, from '50 s Rock'n'Roll styles - Rockabilly and
Rhythm & Blues to Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Blues, Cajun & Zydeco, Swing and
you-name-it hybrids.
• www.arcadiapublishing.com
- Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz - amazing book loaded with impressive photos.
• www.atomicmag.com - ATOMIC Magazine is the essential
guide to retro culture. We report on the influence of mid-20th century style on modern
trends in fashion, filmmaking, music and design. We have just one mission: to bring back
the best of a bygone era—the music, the clothing, and the lifestyle—and remind
our readers what it means to have fun!
Radio Stations
• www.riverwalk.org - Speakeasies, Flappers & Red
Hot Jazz: Music of the Prohibition
• www.kpfa.org - Radio 94.1 FM, Much of our programming is
local, original and eclectic, with a well produced mix of news and in depth public
affairs, an ongoing drama, literature and performance series, interviews, and reviews. Our
music ranges from folk to hip hop, Bach, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, to Pan Handle Country and
Blues.
• www.kpoo.com - KPOO is the only African American owned and
operated non-commercial radio station west of the Mississippi and the first Black station
in the country to be on-line. KPOO specializes in jazz, reggae, salsa, blues, gospel, hip
hop as well as prime time news and public affairs programs highlighting concerns of San
Francisco's African American, Asian, Gay and poor communities.
• www.kcea.org - KCEA 89.1 FM is the bay's only 24/7 Big
Band/Swing station! Located in Atherton, CA.
• www.kcsm.org - KCSM Jazz 91 also broadcasts
24 hours a day and has a growing audience that currently numbers more than 200,000.
According to Arbitron, the station is among the top 35 "most listened to"
non-commercial stations in the United States.
• http://kalx.berkeley.edu/index.html - KALX
90.7 FM broadcasts freeform radio 24 hours a day to a large portion of the San Francisco
Bay Area. You can catch all stripes of underground music accented with news and
alternative informational programming. Check out Why Baby Why on Wed's.
• www.cowboyjoesradio.com - Paul Aaron
"Cowboy Joe" is the creator and DJ/personality of the unique, authentic Western
music radio show, Cowboy Joe's Radio Ranch.
Vintage Dance Stuffs
• www.art-deco.org - The Art Deco Society of California
(ADSC) honors the aesthetic achievements of the first half of the 20th Century, especially
the decades of the 1920s, '30s and '40s that are nowadays called the Art Deco period.
• www.camphollywood.net - An event that specializes
in bringing together people from all walks of life & all over the world to celebrate
their love for terrific swing music, dancing, and competition. Learn some new steps, meet
a new dance partner, or take home a national title! Camp Hollywood offers something for
everyone and a fantastic weekend that memories are made of! >
• www.jiveconnection.co.uk - Home of East Coast
Swing Jive in the United Kingdom. Classes, events,insights into the history, background of
the style...
• www.swingdanceuk.com - Lindy hop in London since
1986 - London Swing Dance Society, UK's premier society for workshops, dances,
performances and Lindy Hop Shop.
• www.worldofswing.com - World traveling swing dance
teachers.
• http://geocities.com/dancefest
- SF Bay Area dance listings and info. (all sorts of dancing!)
• http://www.fishnetfollies.com - FISHNET FOLLIES BURLESQUE REVUE celebrates the golden years of classic Hollywood glamour and Las Vegas showgirl sparkle on the burlesque stage. Showcasing the most beautifully talented burlesque and variety performance artists in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
Vintage Clothing Stuffs
• www.rustyzipper.com - 1920's through 1980's vintage
clothing for women & men. Swing dresses, gabardine shirts, disco shirts, leisure
suits, fine vintage ties, hats, shoes, purses, bellbottoms, sewing patterns, fabric, home
decor and more.
• www.kingpoodle.com - Nothing over $10 - nice
selection of wearable 1940's through 1980's vintage clothing for women & men.
• www.classichardware.com - Classic Hardware has
quickly become the standard in unique accessories for men and women with class and
attitude. Fun, forward and functional, Classic Hardware's cutting edge products balance
clean lines and rugged construction to create a refined, sophisticated style.
• www.unique-vintage.com - Edgy to designer vintage
clothing and fabulous modern day accessories.>
Musical Instruments
• www.realguitars.com - SF based store that carries
vintage guitars, mandolins, amps...
• www.philsguitars.com - SF based store that carries
vintage guitars, mandolins, amps...
• www.thinmanmusic.com - Vintage string instruments
galore in Alameda.
Design, Art, Media, Photography
• www.markjordanphotography.com - Mark
Jordan's creative use of light and shadow, his eye for spontaneity and his eclectic mix of
photojournalism and elegant portraiture have made him a unparalleled success in the
wedding photography industry.
• www.havanastreet.com - Havana Street specializes in
clipart and illustrations done in a 1940s style.
• www.lafterhall.com - Specializing in 30's and 40's
Hollywood style portraiture. Head shots, film noir...
• www.sunnybuick.com - SF based artist specializing in
traditional American Tattoo imagery, Mexican Folk Art, Tibetian/Oriental design and more.
• www.evelyns1955.com - Brainchild of the breakthrough
artist Evelyn Black.
• www.grickle.net - Bay area animator and artist. Great
.mov download.
Services
• www.clickwebworks.com
- Internet site hosting , web & media development and design.
• www.123greetings.com - 123Greetings.com has a
gallery of over 12,000 e-cards.
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