Mavis Staples (w/ RHB along for the ride) played Lollapalooza August 6, 2010 in Chicago. Many reviews of the show said Mavis stole the show from headliner Lady Gaga…well, duh! Jeff Tweedy also sat in on a couple of songs with his old Gibson acoustic, which was extra fun as […]
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Rick, Jeff and Hodge will play in Fairbanks, Alaska Friday June 18 at a fundraiser for Rick’s high school. Show starts at 8 pm at Monroe High School, 615 Monroe St., Fairbanks 99701. Guaranteed good times!
Mavis Staples new CD, which features Rick, Hodge and Jeff, is due to be released late summer/early fall on Anti Records. The record was produced by Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco) and is a killer. Look for it in all the finest record stores (there’s at least one in LA), online […]
On April 23, 2010 Mavis Staples and the band rocked the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Sold out, rocked out. Check out the Washington Post review and photos… Couple days later Mavis, Booker T and Rick performed I’ll Take You There (backed by The Roots) in front of an estimated […]
Watch the 2007 NAACP Awards and look out for Rick Holmstrom backing Mavis Staples & the Freedom Singers. Friday March 2 (live telecast on Fox) Mavis will be performing a new song from her incredible soon to be released CD on Anti. Don’t miss it!
Rick will be heading back to Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark for 3 weeks from late March thru mid April. Shows will include the Lillehammer Blues Festival in Norway plus a week of shows with the great Jussi Raumalo (Groovy Eyes, Jo’ Buddy & Down Home III) opening in Finland. […]
Stay tuned for news of Rick’s upcoming studio release on MC Records…scheduled for spring 2007…a raw, stripped down recording with Stephen Hodges on drums and glockenspiel, Jeff Turmes on bass, guitar, sax and backing vocals. The record was recorded, mixed and mastered in a matter of days and represents the […]
BOOTAY! That’s right…Al Blake, Larry Taylor, Fred Kaplan and Richard Innes are back as the Hollywood Blue Flames (with me as the chump playing guitar while the ghost of Fats darts around the stage yelling “WRONG!”). But hey, it’s exciting to play with this group. Back to the roots, underneath […]
In Moscow now, and it’s true: these Russians can drink some vodka. Here’s two pix from Norway, where we were in Svalbard. It was way too freaking cold and always dark with a brutal wind. I’m talking icepick in your ear cold, and I’m from freaking Fairbanks, Alaska so I […]
March, 7, 2003 – Club Rhythm & Blues Albuquerque, NM: A great venue in a hip area of Albq., this gig was one of the best of our winter ’03 tour. Jeez, these strings are BIG! :: photos: 2003 Dan Lapham