July 12, 2009
Happy Birthday Walter!
He's currently in Norway, on tour with Burrito Deluxe.
June 21, 2009
The Walternative band will be playing at Kimbros (214 S. Margin St, Franklin TN 37064)at 7:30 on Friday, June 26. The Dead Martinis will also be playing. Admission is $5.00
April 17, 2009
According to the latest Malibooz newsletter, Walter Egan's "Hot Summer Nights" (featured on his 1978 album Not Shy as well as the Malibooz's Malibooz Rule!) was the basis for Eminem's new single "We Made You." The influence of "Hot Summer Nights" is so strong that Eminem and Dr. Dre are sharing co-writing credit of “We Made You” with Walter Egan.
"We Made You" is the first single from Eminem's upcoming album Relapse which will be released on May 19th. The single entered the iTunes charts this week at #1.
April 7, 2009
According to John Zambetti, The Malibooz are in pre-production on a new album, which will be British Invasion style. The album will feature backing vocals from the Quarry Men and John says he's hoping to get Donovan to do the same. I'm looking forward to hearing to this one!
October 3, 2008
Off-topic, but important just the same:
Kingston Trio founding member Nick Reynolds has died. He was taken off life support at a San Diego hospital Wednesday after being hospitalized for acute respiratory disease and other illnesses. He was 75 years old. To read more, click on the link below:
September 1, 2008
The Malibooz will be performing at the Surfrider Foundation fundraiser at Duke's in Malibu, California (21150 Pacific Coast Highway) on Friday, September 5th. They will be doing a short set following the 9:00 p.m. of the film "ACCIDENTAL ICON: The Real Gidget Story" - which features 4 songs by The Malibooz.
For tickets, please visit:
BrownPaperTickets.com
For a $5.00 discount, enter code "gidget"
July 12, 2008
Walter Egan turns 60 years old today. Happy Birthday Walter!
July 8, 2008
It's just been announced that Walter's former bandmate Tom Moncrieff is going to be doing a question and answer session for The Penguin (fleetwoodmac.net). You can submit your questions now by emailing them and your name to moncrieffqa@fleetwoodmac.net. Answers will be posted starting September 1.
July 1, 2008
Walter Egan's session of XM Satellite Radio's "The Loft" (XM Satellite Radio, XM-50 The Loft) will debut on Monday, July 7th at 12:00 noon (Eastern time).
Encores will air at the following times:
Monday 7/07: 9:00 pm EST
Thursday 7/10: 3:00 pm EST
Friday 7/11: 4:00 am EST
Saturday 7/12: 7:00pm EST
Sunday 7/13: 12:00 noon EST
Monday 7/21: 1:00 am EST
For more information, visit:
The Loft Fan Page - http://mysite.verizon.net/vzev80pu/theloft/
The Loft Letter Blog - http://loftletter.blogspot.com
The Loft on the XM website - http://loft.xmradio.com
March 21, 2008
I want to start this entry off by apologising for my utter neglect of this site over the last two months. Apparently I completely missed the news about Walter's February 11 art exhibit at Georgetown U. Hopefully you caught the news in time by perusing WalterEgan.net, the official Walter Egan site.
Happily, I have not missed the news about his concert on at McNeir Hall (Georgetown Campus) on April 4th. The concert begins at 1:00 p.m. Admission is free.
January 20, 2008
Terrible news to report - songwriting legend (and one of my personal favorite musicians) John Stewart has died at the age of 68 after suffering a massive stroke or brain aneurysm. Stewart was best known as a member of the folk group The Kingston Trio, but had carried on a long and prolific solo career in the years since and was influential to many artists, including Walter Egan and Lindsey Buckingham.
For a more detailed report, click here:
http://leftinaboite.blogspot.com/2008/01/singer-john-stewart-dead-at-68.html.
January 17, 2008
A California show!!! (But Southern California, darn it!)
Walter is scheduled to play a "House Concert" in Oak Park, CA (about 45 miles Northwest of Los Angeles) on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 8:00 P.M. There is no charge for admission, but it is suggested that you make a donation of $15.00 per person (100% of your donation will go to the performer). Space is very limited so make your reservation a.s.a.p.
For more information, visit Russ & Julie's House Concerts at:
http://www.houseconcerts.us
www.myspace.com/russjuliehouseconcerts
Or R.S.V.P. at this address:
houseconcerts@jrp-graphics.com
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