Asleep at the Wheel came to Cruise for a two night stint in March 1992, and put on two great shows. Texas swing at its best and the small stage got a beating it probably never recovered from, not that…Read more

Dec 27 2011
Riders In The Sky Nightstage May 10th 1988
Riders In The Sky are about the funniest guys I've ever heard on stage and they have been an inspiration for some of my own work in HGH (Hagfors Gebhardt Hello!). They are great musicians and combined with quick…Read more

Sep 15 2011
John Lee Hooker New Years Eve 1987/ Nightstage w/Peter Wolf
John Lee Hooker, David Maxwell and The Pleasure Kings with special guest Peter Wolf rocked the boat at Nightstage New Years eve 1987!
I had another band Down Time on my stage plot so I guess they must…Read more

Sep 4 2011
Les Paul Trio Nightstage Cambridge. MA. 10.16.87
www.lespaulonline.com/
This tape is a gem, Les Paul was a legendary guitar player, songwriter, inventor and a fantastic entertainer. Les Paul as most people know is the man behind the Gibson guitar by the same name but he also…Read more
This tape is a gem, Les Paul was a legendary guitar player, songwriter, inventor and a fantastic entertainer. Les Paul as most people know is the man behind the Gibson guitar by the same name but he also…Read more

Aug 15 2011
Mose Allison Nightstage 9.18.87
"The man’s voice was heaven. So cool, so decisively hip... Mose was my man. I felt him to be the epitome of restrained screaming power."
Pete Townshend
Ahhh Mose!
Mose Allison is more than a legend…Read more

Jul 16 2011
Anson Funderburgh & Sam Myers Cruise Cafe, Oslo, N. July 11th 1991
Anson Funderburgh and The Rockets featuring Sam Myers is one of my most requested artists on weeklyleaks. I worked with Anson on several occasions on both sides of the Atlantic and it was always a pleasure. Anson is a…Read more

Jun 25 2011
Irma Thomas Nightstage, Cambridge, Ma. 5.27.1988
The Soul Queen of New Orleans!
Irma Thomas and The Professionals
What a night! The crowd went wild for Irma from the time she started singing back stage with a wireless mic to her leaving them screaming for…Read more

Jun 16 2011
Delbert McClinton Cruise Cafe Nov. 13th 1989
Folks, it's celebration time!
This week is the 25th anniversary of the opening of the now long defunct Cruise Cafe in Oslo Norway. Cruise had a 10 year ++ run at booking some of the hottest bands in…Read more

May 24 2011
Etta James 8.14/15 1987 Nightstage, Cambridge, Etta calls Martin " a bright eyed bushy tailed cat"
Etta played four shows at Nightstage and it's with fond memories I listened through these tapes. Etta James is one of the most powerful performers I have ever seen. She could belt out a song like nobody else. Even…Read more

May 5 2011
Loudon Wainwright III-Cruise Cafe-Oslo 10.13.1992
I'm a fan, no doubt about it, this guy is a true performer and an inspiration. He writes great songs and thrives on stage, besides that he he has a wonderful name, third time around.
I've done sound…Read more

Apr 21 2011
Dizzy Gillespie-Nightstage Oct. 23rd 1987
My old friend and co-worker from Nightstage Laura Tennyson jumped out of cyberspace and down onto weeklyleaks with a really nice comment on this page where she mentions Dizzy Gillespie, so I decided to dust off Dizzy's cassette…Read more