EMMYLOU HARRIS, ELVIS COSTELLO, THE BLACK CROWES, MARGO PRICE, THE HEAD AND THE HEART, GRACE POTTER, JESSE WELLES, MADISON CUNNINGHAM, AND MORE TO HONOR THE PIONEERING ARTIST SPECIAL TRIBUTE CONCERT TO TAKE PLACE THREE DAYS BEFORE PARSONS’ POSTHUMOUS ROCK & ROLL...
October 1, 2026 by Harvey Kubernik The CMAY Gallery is pleased to present Beyond the Wave, October 10-November 25, 2026, an exhibition examining legendary visual artist John Van Hamersveld’s transformation of the wave from recognizable image into...
By Harvey Kubernik In his just published 2026 book, Wake Me, Shake Me: New York City, the ’60s & the Pop-Rock Youthquake, author Mitchell Cohen, states in the book’s official announcement, “charts the course from doo-wop to girl groups to folk music to...
The music played on The Rockin Surfer Show is a cultural collision of Rockabilly, Surf, and the grey areas of R & B and Country. It’s all the different types of music and sounds that emerged after WWII and evolved into Rock and Roll as we know it today. We featured special themed shows including Valentine’s, Christmas, Beach Party and more. Currently, we are airing re-broadcast seasonally, with a new broadcast series in the works!
Photo credit: Jan Kessel ©Cave Hollywood
As an active record producer, David’s studio collaborations include co-productions with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and productions for The Ramones, Blondie, The Go Go’s, & The Ventures, to name a few. Many of Kessel’s recordings as a musician and producer, were done at the famous Gold Star Studios in Hollywood.
David Kessel’s guitar work, electric and acoustic, can be found on Phil Spector productions and albums by John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Cher, Darlene Love, Dion, The Paley Brothers, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, The Ramones, and Celine Dion. David Kessel and his brother Dan, are the only 2nd generation members of The Wrecking Crew.