Dirty Water Dudes
Standells celebrate at East End
Posted by: John Chandler on Nov 30, 2009 at 02:00PM
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Could it be a coincidence? In my experience there’s no such animal. Last weekend’s e. coli scare, meet this weekend’s “Dirty Water”.
Ultra-groovy rock club the East End is celebrating its second anniversary all week, culminating with a Saturday night concert starring the Standells. This ‘60s combo is best known for its hit, “Dirty Water,” which has become a Boston Red Sox anthem (despite the band being from Los Angeles), but they’ve got a ton of killer tunes including “Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White” and the little ditty featured below, which was the title track to one of the greatest films of the 20th century.
Full disclosure: My band, Mr. Howl, is on the bill, but we’re merely the chips and salsa before the coming of the big enchilada.
Tags: Night Life band
Does this mean Mr. Howl is going to play One Rainy Wish by Jimi Hendrix?
Groovy! BP, if you promise to wear a fake fur vest, I’ll promise not to wash my hair between then and now.
Thanks for the heads up BP!
As a die-hard Sox fan, I couldn’t be more pleased. Well, unless the Sox had won the World Series this year. But this will do.
Congrats on the gig — the Standells were one of my faves of the mid 60s — and still drinkin’ that muddy water! BTW, how can I see Riot on Sunset Strip. Not available on stupid netflix (and Titanic is???). It sure seems like the kind of film that could answer some questions in my own life.
@Larry: Thanks for the good wishes. If I were trying to find Riot on Sunset Strip, I’d start at Movie Madness on SE Belmont and also try Clinton Street Video. Both of these establishments take pride in preserving oddball films from our checkered cultural past.