Saturday Matinee – BALTHVS, KALEO, and Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado

Formed in 2020, BALTHVS is a Colombian psychedelic funk surf latin jazz rock group consisting of Balthazar Aguirre / guitar; Johanna Mercuriana / bass; Santiago Lizcano /drums.

This blues rock indie band formed in 2012 in Reykjavik, Iceland, but KALEO means “the voice” in Hawaiian. After signing with Atlantic records, they relocated to Austin, Texas, in 2015. [More info on Wiki].

Since their beginnings as a Copenhagen bar band, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado have been dubbed Scandinavia’s premier roots-rock renegades. The septet has performed in Scandinavia, Europe, Canada, the US and Asia for over two decades.

A three day weekend is upon us, with Monday being Unnamed Day due to the recent discovery of Cesar Chavez’ past indiscretions. In celebration, a lot of people nationwide will be hitting the streets, to march around waving signs, chanting Hey Hey Ho Ho mantras and disrupting traffic, all because they’re worried about the US becoming a monarchy or some nonsense. Whatever happens won’t be enough to cancel valuable porch time, so we’ll see you tomorrow at the crack of noon.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 948 – Cow Matches, Light Rail & Clara Bow Rocks Out

[Found here, here and here.]

Pyrite & Quartz

Cubic Pyrite with Quartz
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department, Peru.

Pyrite gets its name from the Greek word “pyr,” meaning “fire,” due to its ability to produce sparks when struck against metal or another hard material.

[Image from video found here.]

Nothing Much Happened Today.

Leonard McCombe, Dublin, 1957

Sometimes I sits and thinks
and sometimes I just sits.

[Photo by Leonard McCombe found here, with the caption „Całe życie budujemy mury, żeby potem znaleźć spokój, siedząc na ich szczycie.”]

Rock Harder with Veggies

Spooky Tooth had disbanded by 1976, and Playboy (aka The Men’s Entertainment Magazine) didn’t advertise vegetables. It’s a parody from 2013 by illustrator Cris Shapan, originally posted here.

[Found here. Related post here.]

J.G. Ballard’s Covers

David Pelham was an English artist and graphic designer who came to meet author J. G. Ballard through a mutual friend. Pelham was the art director at Penguin Books between 1968 and 1979 and proposed several graphic artists to design the covers. Ballard insisted he should paint his covers himself.

[Images and story found here, via Everlasting Blört].

Jentacular Hot Links

Underworld, Reg Guest Syndicate (1966)
Pianist, arranger and music director Reg Guest (aka Earl Guest) was Born in Birmingham, England. His album Underworld contains covers of crime/spy/drama themes: “The great Reg Guest captured that inimitable late-60s sound with some irresistible instrumentals which are covers of famous James Bond themes and so on. It was recorded circa 1967 and first released in England on the Fontana label. Instruments used here include an inconceivable 12-string electric bass guitar. An unforgettable sound.”

C-17.

Jerk.

OBEY.

Tesla toots.

White stuff.

Pickpocket.

Daxophone.

Hand wiper.

Mouse myth.

rabbit (2007).

“You got sneks.“

Can’t hide there.

Pikachus from Hell.

Animating Dominique.

Riding the El to Coney.

How to drive a Model T.

Karma [via Neatorama].

Lyrics by a three year old.

Immortality is on the rise.

ROTFL [via Thompson, blog].

Star Shanty [via Memo Of The Air].

600 HP Snow Natural Gas Pumping engine.

Everyone knows it’s windy [via Everlasting Blört].

[Top image: AC/DC Lane graffiti, monochrome infrared, Leanne Cole 2026.]

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Saturday Matinee – Vintage Trouble, Toronzo Cannon & Jonathon “Boogie” Long

Soul / blues / R&B band Vintage Trouble formed in Los Angeles in 2010.  Their debut album The Bomb Shelter Sessions (2011) hit number one on Amazon‘s music charts in the UK, and they won the Best New Band prize at the 2011 Classic Rock awards. In February 2024, the group announced an indefinite break “to focus on individual and family endeavors”.

Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon didn’t pick up a guitar until he was 22, but he picked it up fast.
“Gary Clark, Jr. declared, ‘Toronzo is a beast. He lights the room up,’ and Joe Bonamassa rightly pronounced, ‘Toronzo’s a great guitar player, excellent vocalist and an amazing personality.’ ”

Jonathon “Boogie” Long
From his website: “He began his career at the age 18, invited by BB King to tour with him. Shortly after, he was awarded Guitar Center’s “King of the Blues”, besting over 4,000 other contestants. Since then, he’s taken the short road to Louisiana legend, already a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, and Baton Rouge officially designating January 4th as “Jonathon Long” day.”

R.I.P Chuck Norris, sorry about your legacy Cesar Chavez, nice work Nick Shirley, Gavin Newsom is still a douchebag, and tomorrow is Porch Time.
See you there.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 947 – Terry Gilliam’s Lipstick, Dancy Feets & Speed Choir

[Found here, here and here.]

Stack o’ Toads

[Found here.]