Hello El Destroyo Fans... long time no posting.
We are writing to say “Yes, the rumors are true..”
El D guitar man Billy Dean Cochran has departed Hong Kong leaving Da Countess and Baba to wander the streets aimlessly in search of rock n roll that might fill the massive void left behind since the wizard returned to Oz.
We remain hopeful that the sharp dressed man will return and the mighty El Destroyo will rise once again. In the mean time we have been working to get some songs mixed ...Read more
Last night we played at the Bush Fire Bash fundraiser at Grappa's, opened up for the Pete Moore's Big Band. We had only a 20 minute slot, but I think we did our best to slam it out within the constraints that was presented to us.
The Pete Moore's band consists of all the big name "cats" of HK, Eugene Pao, Jun Kung, Pete Scherr, Jeff Huntly, etc etc, all the big boys. Made me a bit nervous just the thought of it, but they were all very friendly and supportive.
I can't say I was very into the kind of...Read more
So we're kinda new around this blog and still trying to figure out how to make it work. Getting around on this thing take a bit getting used to and clicking on different links that leads to the same place. But no fear, we'll figure it out.
Meanwhile, here are a few pictures that were taken at our recent show Ska vs Rockabilly at Grappa's.
From the promoter who brought you The DiMaggio Connection, The Great Rockabilly Robbery Tour of 2008, Undercover 00Soul Productions Presents:
Roots Rumble HK
Ska Crusaders VS Rockabilly Rebels
Go Jimmy Go
The Astrophonix
El Destroyo
Transnoodle
Top Sound Selector and Nort...Read more
Their music, an eclectic and frenzied mix of surf-rock, 50s era rock n roll, and rockabilly, whipped the crowd into a frenzy. A towering inferno of sheer pas