This video, hot off the Punk Outlaw Press, tells the real story of what went on behind the scenes after the Black Cat Entertainment produced “Valentine’s Ball 2012” by long time, questionable promoter Rich Vreede. Since our story first aired last week, bands and people have come out of the woodwork to report their shady […]
There were near riots in downtown Los Angeles this past Sunday night at the Mayan Theater. No, Occupy LA didn’t gear back up, but Rich Vreede of Black Cat Entertainment was back in action… spreading his unique brand of concert promotion and “nice guy” misery, which means a packed house but unpaid bands, ripped off […]
Our good buddies from Italy, psychobilly band, Evil Devil are back in Los Angeles to play the Valentine’s Ball on Sunday night at the Mayan Theater. Evil Devil will be performing with Frantic Flintstones and Left Alone. We caught up with our buddies from Italy at the Pre-Valentines Ball meet-n-greet in Reseda, CA last night, […]
HOLD EVERYTHING: Here is an email I got from the promoter, Black Cat, today. I’ll try to keep you updated as I get information: We are sorry to inform you that our Evil Devil show on Dec 10th,11th has been rescheduled until February 10th & 11th 2012 Valentines Weekend We are very sorry to have […]
What do you say about a punk band that’s been playing punk music since 1977? What do you say if that band been playing for over 30 years in a country like the Soviet Union? Well if you’re producing a documentary on the global punk music scene and traveling to Russia you say “these guys […]
Back in May, I got the chance to interview an Italian psychobilly supergroup “Evil Devil” fresh off their play date at the big Black Cat 10th Anniversary Psychobilly show in Hollywood, California. The show was packed, the interview went great and after a crazy summer, we finally got the segment edited, so here you go! […]
EDITORS UPDATE: WE REGRET TO REPORT THAT BLACK CAT ENTERTAINMENT / PROMOTER RICH VREEDE REGULARLY STIFFS BANDS AND INVESTORS. WE DID NOT REALIZE THIS AT THE TIME WE COVERED THIS EVENT. AFTER THIS EVENT IN 2010, SEVERAL BANDS REPORTEDLY DID NOT GET PAID. SOME REPORTED THAT THEY EVENTUALLY GOT PAID ONLY AFTER DRIVING TO VREEDE”S […]
EDITORS UPDATE: WE REGRET TO REPORT THAT BLACK CAT ENTERTAINMENT / PROMOTER RICH VREEDE REGULARLY STIFFS BANDS AND INVESTORS. WE DID NOT REALIZE THIS AT THE TIME WE COVERED THIS EVENT. AFTER THIS EVENT IN 2010, SEVERAL BANDS REPORTEDLY DID NOT GET PAID. SOME REPORTED THAT THEY EVENTUALLY GOT PAID ONLY AFTER DRIVING TO VREEDE”S […]