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Tequila Mockingbird

About Tequila Mockingbird

Tequila Mockingbird has been a longtime fixture on the LA music scene. Her first band was "Trouble for Nora" with Mitch Mitchell of "The Jimi Hendrix Experience." She sings with Jeff Goldblum and you can catch her show Saturday nights at Canter's. She is also a promoter, actress, writer and inventor. Her company, Do Monkey Productions, booked the historical punk rock TV show, "New Wave Theater." She has been published in Buzzbin Magazine and has a regular column in Rock City News. Recently she has created Tequila Tattoo Cream and opened The Punk Rock Museum to bring old friends together for art, music , and culture. It is located at KGB studios and curates special events all over Los Angeles in Pop up form. The museum has also contributed art to Pershing Square and Tequila hopes to curate more events for the city that she loves. www.lapunkmuseum.com

Remembering Lemmy

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Tequila Mockingbird

Lemmy Kilmister 1945-2015 I first met Lemmy in 1977. We were both friends with Mitch Mitchell; Lemmy loved Hendrix, whom he roadied for when he lived with Noel Redding. We were also friends with Kim Gardner from the Creation, who owned the Cat … Continue reading →

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Public Image Ltd. at The Fonda 11/29/2015

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Tequila Mockingbird

I have been going to see PiL for 35 years, because the band is that good. Even though the band was always good, the audience was always bad. Hungry for attention, people wanted to out-punk and out-perform the band. It was as … Continue reading →

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Melrose: The Hippest Street in LA Part One

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Tequila Mockingbird

Let’s tour Melrose in Four Parts. A new gallery just opened called Last 503 Square Miles of the Wild West. Photographer Britt Scott and I went to the opening last night. While we were there we decided to invite you … Continue reading →

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Photography Exhibit: Mick Rock Shooting for Stardust: The Rise of David Bowie & Co.

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Tequila Mockingbird

Wednesday night the Bowie photography exhibit at Taschen opened to celebrate the release of “The Rise of David Bowie 1972–1973.” The book is a collection of photographs by iconic rock photographer Mick Rock, who spent that year as Bowie’s official photographer. According to Taschen, the … Continue reading →

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Van Halen Erupts on Jimmy Kimmel

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Tequila Mockingbird

Monday night, In celebration of the release of the first-ever Van Halen live album with David Lee Roth, Jimmy Kimmel shut down Hollywood Boulevard in front of his studio for the kick-off of Van Halen’s reunion tour. Over 6000 People waited … Continue reading →

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Saint Patrick’s Day 2015 at the Farmer’s Market

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Tequila Mockingbird

All pictures by Tequila Mockingbird for the LA Beat

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Robert Williams’ Really Big Show

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Tequila Mockingbird

I first met Robert Williams when we were part of the underground art community called the Zero One in the early 1980’s. He had always been a star in the Zap comic Book community, but his paintings were so much … Continue reading →

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Remembering Kim Fowley

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Tequila Mockingbird

Kim Fowley was born July 21, 1939 in Los Angeles, the son of actors Douglas Fowley and Shelby Payne. During the 60s he worked as a producer, collaborator and publicist. He co-wrote a number of fantastic songs for musicians as diverse as … Continue reading →

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The Historic Cat & Fiddle has Closed

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Tequila Mockingbird

This is a very Dickensian Christmas story about a cruel landlord willing to take away the soul of a society for a few shekels more. The closing of the Cat and Fiddle Pub is a huge loss for our community. For 32 years, this historical … Continue reading →

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Pershing Squared All Summer Long!

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Tequila Mockingbird

I enjoy nothing more than taking the Metro Rail train to Pershing Square on hot Summer nights. I bring a Picnic Basket and have a blast, Last year I saw X, The Tubes , the Blasters , and so many … Continue reading →

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