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Eureka Machines performs “Everyone Loves You” live at Unity Day in Hyde Park, Leeds on August 16, 2008

Eureka Machines performs “The Light at the End of the Tunnel” live at Unity Day in Hyde Park, Leeds on August 16, 2008

A really shaky video of The Biters performing “Breaking Your Heart Again” on a really small stage at SXSW 2012.

Eureka Machines perform “Champion the Underdog” at Satan’s Hollow, Manchester on 4/8/2012 for the Kill Your Idols festival

Eureka Machines perform “(I’m) Wasting My Time (Yet Again)” at Satan’s Hollow, Manchester on 4/8/2012 for the Kill Your Idols festival

AC/DC performs “Live Wire” at Day on the Green (AKA “Monsters of Rock”) at Oakland Coliseum Stadium on July 21, 1979.

Footage from this concert was previously only available as a bootleg video. Watch the entire set at Wolfgang’s Vault.

The Biters perform “Born to Cry” at the Wicker Park Festival in Chicago on 7/24/11

Attention: I Officially Give Up The Guitar

Rhett Butler performs Joe Satriani’s “Always With Me, Always With You”

Joe Satriani himself recently posted this video of guitarist Rhett Butler on his Facebook page performing an arrangement of “Always With Me, Always With You” on two—yes two!—guitars. At the same time. Seriously. I can’t even play that song on one guitar. To quote Satch:

this one is a bit insane…

Frankly, I think Butler is just showing off. And what kind of name is Rhett Butler anyways?!

Frankly, I don’t give a damn.1

  1. It’s called humor and sarcasm, kids. And it’s from a movie (based on a book). Go look it up. And get off my lawn.↩

You’re The Story

King’s X rips up Woodstock ’94 with “Moanjam”

This performance of “Moanjam” comes from King’s X’s appearance at the 1994 version of Woodstock as part of the Dogman tour. The trio was scheduled for a non-televised slot somewhere between Blues Traveler and Sheryl Crow on the music festival’s first day, so I can only assume this footage is part of MTV’s coverage of the event due to the time codes present in the video. Based on what I have seen and the few reports of their set that I have been able to track down, King’s X literally stole the show that evening. Ty Tabor showcased chops demonstrating he could stand toe-to-toe with any of the guitar gods of the day, and Jerry Gaskill pounded the drums like a man possessed. Doug Pinnick belted out songs with that soulful voice of his while holding down the bottom end with his unique playing style and tone (even breaking out his 12-string bass for the Gretchen and Faith Hope Love-era tunes). Considering the audience numbered somewhere near 350,000, the King’s X following should have exploded on the merits of this show alone.

In addition to this fiery rendition of “Moanjam,” the boys turned in a stellar version of their live staple “Over My Head” (which later appeared on the Best of King’s X collection) and an inspired cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Manic Depression.” By all accounts, King’s X’s performance at Woodstock ’94 was that of a band firing on all cylinders, proving they were a live force to be reckoned with. In uncharacteristic fashion, Pinnick worked himself into a frenzy by the end of “Moanjam”, destroying his bass, kicking over speaker cabinets, and stalking around the stage like a caged animal. The normally meek and soft-spoken Tabor even got in on the antics, tossing his guitar across the stage in a frenzy of feedback. And the crowd loved it.

I definitely wouldn’t have wanted to be King’s X’s follow-up act on that night.

Enjoy!

The Biters perform Cheap Trick’s “He’s a Whore” at NYC’s Irving Plaza, September 2011

The Biters cover Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Mae - “Suspension (Live),” (e)vening DVD

A rare performance of “Mission” by King’s X comes to an abrupt end after the first chorus. Usually the band teases the crowd with only the first few bars of this fan favorite before launching into another tune, so I’m really surprised they played this much of it. Here’s what the YouTube poster had to say:

King’s X give us a distinctly unexpected version of Mission (not played any other night of the entire tour) on the last night of the European Tour, at the Effenaar, Eindhoven, NL. 1st May 2011

Enjoy!

Thin Lizzy - “Don’t Believe a Word” from Live And Dangerous - Live at the Rainbow Theatre 1977

I Hear It So Clear

King’s X performs “Over My Head” in Munich on April 19, 2011

“Over My Head” has long been an integral part of the King’s X setlist, usually providing frontman Doug Pinnick a platform to deliver a sermon of sorts to the crowd on any number of topics like love, beliefs, dreams, and never giving up. In this particular clip, Doug deviates to do a little riffing of a different kind as he noodles around on bass and even breaks into an impromptu jazz fusion section with drummer Jerry Gaskill. The songs ends with the typical crowd sing-along, and Doug finally tops things off with a few Mariah Carey-esque squeals.

Enjoy!