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RIP Ex-Whisky-A-Go-Go booker Gena Stonehill-Penney found dead; boyfriend arrested

RIP Ex-Whisky-A-Go-Go booker Gena Stonehill-Penney found dead; boyfriend arrested CALISTOGA (CBS SF) — The boyfriend of a woman who was found dead Friday in a Calistoga bed and breakfast inn was arrested in Nevada on suspicion of domestic violence, Napa police said. Gena Penney, 41, of Altadena in Los Angeles County, was found dead in an upstairs room at the inn in the 1400 block of Foothill Boulevard around 11:25 a.m., Napa police Lt. Debbie Peecook[…]

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NOT THE EASY WAY Led by Eric Jeffreys, The Hard Way singer on days as a drug dealer, prison and police brutality

  LOS ANGELES — They’re called The Hard Way, and for once a band name actually fits. It isn’t easy making a name for yourselves as a newbie in today’s rock climate, but The Hard Way is giving its best shot, led by blond-maned singer Eric Jeffreys, who has been pushing for years and is finally getting the recognition he and the band deserve. The Hard Way is hoping to win over the judges on July[…]

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FASTER PUSSYCAT Rocks the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Grand Homecoming

Hollywood — Faster Pussycat returned home Friday, June 26 with a heavily-anticipated concert back at The Whisky, and the glam fivesome was treated so warmly that it’s like they never left. Led by singer Taime Downe, who is the only original left, Faster Pussycat first rose to stardom on the Sunset Strip, signing with Elektra in 1987, then steadily building in popularity through touring with big acts like Motley Crue in addition to a hit[…]

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FASTER PUSSYCAT returns to the SUNSET STRIP for Halloween concert

SMELLS LIKE TEEN PUSSY Faster Pussycat makes triumphant return to Sunset Strip with Halloween concert at Whisky By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large HOLLYWOOD — It was Halloween night on the Sunset Strip on Friday, Oct. 31, and Taime Downe was up to his old tricks at the Whisky, where Faster Pussycat has been playing to sell-out crowds throughout the legendary glam band’s 28-year career. This was a particularly special evening, as Downe’s[…]

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Vince Neil says Motley Crue will play final show at "Whisky-A-Go-Go" on 35th Anniversary

    Vince Neil says Motley Crue will play final show at “Whisky-A-Go-Go” on 35th Anniversary   Las Vegas —  According to Las Vegas Weekly, there are tentative plans for MÖTLEY CRÜE to end its “The Final Tour” by playing “couple of nights” in Las Vegas in late 2015 and finishing off with a few shows in the band’s hometown of Los Angeles. “Rumor has it, the last few shows are going to be Vegas and L.A., because we wanted[…]

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MCHAEL SWEET and STRYPER pack the WHISKY on the SUNSET STRIP

  HOW SWEET IT IS Led by singer Michael Sweet, Stryper plays to capacity crowd at Whisky By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large HOLLYWOOD — Stryper came to the Whisky on Thursday, July 31, and wow the place was really packed for a non-weekend performance, as a crowd of what looked to be close to 1,000 showed up in a venue that comfortably fits about half that many. The band seemed to feed off the energy,[…]

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