by Weston | Apr 9, 2013 | Roots of Woodstock Blog |
The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild’s exhibition of William Pachner’s drawings runs from March 29 to May 5, 2013. Pachner has lived in Woodstock since 1945 and counts fellow artists Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Eugene Speicher, and Bud Plate as his artist-peers. William Pachner was...
by Weston | Mar 28, 2013 | Roots Releases |
Gerry Michael, a drummer and an alum of Group 212, arrived back in town in 2004. He still drums, but during the day, he paints houses—and he is a damn fine painter at that. Back in 1968, Gerry was the drummer for The Bummers, a circa 1880 Commedia dell’Arte-style...
by Weston | Feb 5, 2013 | Roots Book |
I’ve been a Jerry Jeff Walker fan since forever. Recently I heard about the Guy Clark tribute album, This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark, and bought it when I heard that Jerry Jeff was on it. It’s a good thing I did. The two-CD album is a standout. According to...
by Weston | Jan 19, 2013 | Roots Book |
To some, Clarence Schmidt (1897-1978) was an endearing Santa Claus-sized man, and to others, he was the grandfather of pop art. Whatever your position, no one can deny his outrageous take on life in the 1960s. His colossal “House of Mirrors” (HOM) ranged up a hillside...
by Weston | Nov 20, 2012 | Roots Book |
Earlier this year, we were dismayed to learn from Liza Vittek that David Vittek, her dad, had passed away. He was just 66. Vittek, the bassist, guitarist, and part-time drummer for Holy Moses left us on February 25. Billy Batson, his old bandmate, said recently...
