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Reviews and News - June 2011
Review: Waddy Wachtel Band 6/18/11

Note from Nina:

There were so many of you wonderful rockers at the Waddy Wachtel Band gig Saturday night 6/18/11 at The Joint here in Los Angeles! The band was great, weren't they? I'm still tingling. We sold out the place! Lots of smart folks out there know where to get the BEST Rock 'n' Roll ----- from WWB!!!!

I know what you're all asking, so I'll tell you that first......
Yes, the Waddy Wachtel Band will be performing in July in Los Angeles. 2 gigs!
July 16, Saturday - at The Joint
July 22, Friday - at The Mint
I'll give you more info in a couple of days, but mark those dates on your calendar.

Now...... About our fabulous WWB show on 6/18:

Do you know the line "You had me at hello"? Well, WWB had us at the first note. They blasted right into AC/DC's "Dog Eat Dog" and got everyone Rockin'.

Then Waddy said some tender words about his dear friend and brother Andrew Gold who passed away last week, and who Waddy dedicated the night to. Andrew was a very talented man who left us way too soon. He was only 59. Waddy and Andrew were good friends since 1969, sharing their love of music on many tours and recordings. Andrew also came and sat in with WWB at The Joint on 11/23/09, and Waddy was very upset to lose such a good friend. We were honored by the presence of Andrew's daughters Vanessa, Emily and Victoria as well as his sister Melani Saturday night.

As a tribute, Waddy and the band then played the Beatles song "You Can't Do That." Waddy said Andrew loved the Beatles tunes, and that song was one of his favorites. WWB did a great job, and Andrew would have been smiling. Actually, he would have gotten up on that stage and rocked it with them.

The night kept getting hotter as WWB wailed through the first set. We were all crammed in there getting just what we came for..... The BEST songs by the BEST band. Lucky all of us. True symbiosis.

In addition to the fantastic musicians/performers in the Waddy Wachtel Band - Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Rick Rosas, Brett Tuggle and Jamie Savko - we were treated to great vocals by our regular guests Keith Allison and Blondie Chaplin, who always amaze and delight. What talent in those guys!

During the "short" break we got to listen to a cd Waddy made from a playlist including some Beatles songs, some songs of Andrew's from his album Copy Cat which was his own renditions and arrangements of Beatles songs (and other 70's tunes), and a few recordings of Andrew and Waddy with Linda Ronstadt. Nice!

In the second set, we had a couple more very talented performers and friends join WWB on stage. Pegi Young joined in with vocal harmonies on The Band's "Up On Cripple Creek" and Jason Sinay sang and played guitar on Neil Young's "Like A Hurricane." Thrills for all!

WWB also played a new tune they hadn't done for us before - Procol Harum's "Salty Dog." Killer! Wailed on it!

All in all........ It was a perfect night!
Waddy's vocals and guitar are always true perfection. Makes us tingle for sure!
Phil Jones beating on those drums right in time with our pumping hearts!
Rick Rosas lets his fingers fly over those bass strings. Rumbles and Thunder!
Brett Tuggle makes magic on keyboards and guitar. And his vocals - Yesss!
Jamie Savko shows what a truly versatile and accomplished singer he is!

Warning on the label: WWB is addictive! A great addiction to have.

More thank you's and photos below.

Set List:
For all songs:
Waddy Wachtel - Lead guitar
Phil Jones - Drums
Rick Rosas - Bass

First Set:
1. “Dog Eat Dog” (AC/DC) Jamie Savko lead vocals; Waddy Wachtel and Brett Tuggle harmony vocals; Brett rhythm guitar
2. "You Can't Do That" (The Beatles) Brett lead vocals; Waddy and Jamie harmony vocals; Brett rhythm guitar
3. "Eight Miles High" (The Byrds) Waddy and Jamie harmony vocals; Brett rhythm guitar
4. “Itchycoo Park” (Small Faces) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy and Brett harmony vocals; Brett keyboards
5. "Lawyers Guns and Money" (Warren Zevon) Blondie Chaplin lead vocals; Brett rhythm guitar
6. "Parachute Woman" (The Rolling Stones) Keith Allison lead vocals, guitar and harmonica; Brett keyboards
7. “Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (Warren Zevon) Keith lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Waddy harmony vocals and slide guitar; Brett harmony vocals and tambourine
8. "High Maintenance Girlfriend" (Waddy Wachtel) Waddy lead vocals; Brett harmony vocals and rhythm guitar
9. “I Am The Walrus” (The Beatles) Brett lead vocals and keyboards; Waddy background vocals

Second Set:
1. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (The Who) Jamie lead vocals; Brett keyboards
2. "Salty Dog" (Procol Harum) Jamie lead vocals; Brett keyboards
3. “Misty Mountain Hop” (Led Zeppelin) Jamie lead vocals; Brett keyboards and harmony vocals
4. “Till The End Of The Day” (The Kinks) Brett lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Waddy harmony vocals
5. “A Change Is Gonna Come” (Sam Cooke) Blondie lead vocals and rhythm guitar
6. “Start Me Up” (The Rolling Stones) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy harmony vocals; Brett rhythm guitar and harmony vocals
7. "Up On Cripple Creek" (The Band) Keith lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Waddy and Blondie harmony vocals; Brett keyboards; Pegi Young harmony vocals
8. "Like A Hurricane" (Neil Young) Jason Sinay lead vocals and guitar; Waddy harmony vocals
9. “Substitute” (The Who) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy and Brett harmony vocals; Brett rhythm guitar
10. "Sin City" (AC/DC) Jamie lead vocals; Brett rhythm guitar; Blondie tambourine

Thank you........
- To all you great Rock 'n' Rollers who come to share these fantastic nights with us. Waddy and the guys send their love to all of you. Bring your friends - they'll be thanking you. Nice meeting some of you newbies (we call you WWB virgins) and nice seeing our regulars back for more.
- To John Philbrick and Norm Sancho for setting up the stage and keeping the instruments humming.
- To Mark Nathanson for doing an incredible job on the sound mixing.
- To Anna for greeting everyone at the door and making all feel welcome.
- To Sire, Eddie, Brad, Dawn and all the folks at The Joint for providing such a wonderful atmosphere at the club, pouring our drinks and keep things rolling.

See you in July!!!!!!!!!!
Don't miss those gigs. There will be no WWB gigs in August, as Waddy will be on tour with Stevie Nicks.

Click on any photo to enlarge:

Waddy Wachtel	Phil Jones, Rick Rosas	Brett Tuggle	Rick Rosas
Jamie Savko	Waddy Wachtel	Waddy Wachtel	Waddy Wachtel, Brett Tuggle
Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Brett Tuggle	Waddy Wachtel, Brett Tuggle	Keith Allison	Pegi Young, Keith Allison
Keith Allison, Pegi Young, Blondie Chaplin, Brett Tuggle	Blondie Chaplin	Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Blondie Chaplin, Rick Rosas	Rick Rosas, Brett Tuggle
Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Jason Sinay	Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Jason Sinay	Waddy Wachtel Band, the WWB Rockers	WWB Rockers
Phil Jones, Waddy Wachtel, Jamie Savko, Blondie Chaplin, Brett Tuggle, Rick Rosas	Waddy Wachtel, Jamie Savko, Blondie Chaplin, Brett Tuggle, Rick Rosas

"High Maintenance Girlfriend"

Waddy Wachtel - Guitar, Lead Vocals, Composer
Phil Jones - Drums
Rick Rosas - Bass
Brett Tuggle - Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Video by: Carey Smith