1988 - 2018
1988 - 2018
Richard Carothers---Steve Swain---Keith York
The primary website for all of our projects is at: http://www.classicrockband.net/
Blowtorch Repair performs Classic Rock & Blues from the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s and has played at the Party On The Plaza, Houston’s International Festival and Rockefeller’s opening for such acts as:
• Robin Trower
• Leslie West (of Mountain)
• Steve Morse (of Deep Purple and Dixie Dregs)
• Bobby Kimble (of Toto)
• The Romantics
• and many others
Bassist
Steve Swain, our dear friend and fellow band mate in
multiple bands for over 30 years, passed away Friday, May 4. 2018
Steve's last performance with Blowtorch Repair was on Feb. 24, 2018. Click here for pics, video and mp3's.
Check out previous projects and mp3's below in the BANDS, GUITARS AND MORE section
2018
Saturday, January 20 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Final Performance - Saturday, February 24 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Our Tribute To Steve Swain - Saturday, May 12 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM???
Previous Dates Since 2012 At Bottom Of Webpage
VIDEOS
(open
videos full screen)
Blowtorch
Repair @ Party on the Plaza (opening for Leslie West) 4-15-99 Remaster 2023
(with 13 minutes backstage during setup including
some of Leslie West soundchecking his guitar)
Blowtorch Repair @ Rockefeller's: 8-28-90 - (opening for Robin Trower)
Blowtorch Repair @ Houston International Festival: 4-24-05
Blowtorch Repair 20th Anniversary @ Dan Electro's - Part 1: 5-09-08
Blowtorch Repair 20th Anniversary @ Dan Electro's - Part 2: 5-09-08
Wild Child, Blowtorch Repair & Others @ Blythe Spirits: 5-1-88
Blowtorch Repair with guests Joyce Bradsher and Michael Knust @ Bourbon-Street: 1-9-89
Blowtorch Repair @ Last Concert Cafe: 1997
Blowtorch Repair @ Last-Concert Cafe: 9-23-97
Plus
some video of the last gig on 2-24-18 before Steve Swain passed
Blowtorch Repair
@Bubba's Bar & Grill: 2/24/18
VIDEOS OF 20TH ANNIVERSARY
5/9/08 SHOW @ DAN ELECTRO'S NOW ON "YOU TUBE"
Produced by our friend Curt Miller
LIVE @ PARTY ON THE
PLAZA '99 & HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL '05 VIDEOS ALSO ON "YOU
TUBE"
Produced by our friend Rockin' Robert
and BruKrue Productions
LIVE @ SUNDOWN SALOON
12/12/15
Recorded by Kevin Wildman--Music News
MP3's
Push Button
for an MP3 sound file sample of Blowtorch @ Silky's Blues Bar
3
Hours Past Midnight
Ain't
Nothin' Shakin'
Badge
Big
Wong
Comfortably
Numb
Dreams
Europa
GulfOfSoul
I
Feel Free
I
May Be Wrong
Is
This Love
Love
Or Confusion
Pavone's
Sunset
Righteous
Soulful
Terrain
Trademark
White
Room
Wild
About You
Wind
Cries Mary
Zap
/ Cliffs Of Dover
Blowtorch Repair - The Reunion Shows
Live At Last Concert Cafe - April 1997
Push Button
for an (older) MP3 sound file sample of Blowtorch @ Last Concert Cafe
Bridge
Of Sighs
Waitin'
For The Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago
Something's
Coming
Bristol
Shore
Marbles
Do What
You Like
Scuttlebuttin'
Difficult To Cure
/ Beethovan's 9th
Me And My Baby
Born Under A Bad Sign
I'm A Man
I Feel Free
Outside
Woman Blues
Pavone's Sunset
Swlabr
Cold Shot
La Grange
Story In Your
Eyes
Love Or Confusion
Comfortably
Numb
Teacher
More Tracks From Blowtorch Repair's 20th
& 22nd Anniversary Shows
Pearly
Queen
We
Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Godzilla
With Special Guest Ramona
White
Rabbit
Somebody
To Love
Hit
Me With Your Best Shot
Down
On Me
Down
So Long
Shadows
In The Rain
You
Make Me Sick
Ready
For Love
Goin'
Down
Bouree
Teacher
Rock
And Roll
Last performance of Blowtorch Repair was on Feb. 24, 2018. Click here for pics and mp3's.
WILD CHILD with Video & MP3's - '88 - '89
Click for pics of Blowtorch Repair 25th Anniversary @ Dan Electro's 5/25/13
Bonus B&W pics by Richard Griesser of Blowtorch Repair 25th Anniversary @ Dan Electro's 5/25/13
The 25th Anniversary had special guests Ramona Pace (Texas TNT) & Erich Avinger
Click for pics of Blowtorch Repair 23rd Anniversary @ Dan Electro's 4/22/11
The 23rd Anniversary had special guest Marina (Guppies From Outer Space)
THIS IS BLOWTORCH REPAIR WITH STEVE, KEITH AND RICHARD AT BLUE LAGOON ON CHRISTMAS '98.
MUSIC NEWS - JANUARY 2016
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Previous Dates Since 2012
2012
Friday, January 20 @ Mike's Ultimate Sports Bar & Grill - 8670 Highway 6 N (77095) - 281-855-1194 - 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Friday, February 3 @ Shooter's Saloon - 2318 S. Market St. (Brenham 77833) - 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Friday, March 23 @ Red's Country Place - 833 Wakefield Dr. (77018) - 713-697-1924 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Friday, April 13 @ Red's Country Place - 833 Wakefield Dr. (77018) - 713-697-1924 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, April 28 @ Shooter's Saloon - 2318 S. Market St. (Brenham 77833) - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Friday, May 4 @ Concert Pub North - 2470 FM 1960 W. (77068) - 281-583-8111 - 9:30 - 11:30 PM
CANCELLED--POWER OUT--Saturday, May 12 @ Dan Electro's Guitar Bar - 1031 E. 24th (77009) - 713-862-8707 - Blowtorch Repair 24th Anniversary Celebration with The Footnotes - Blowtorch Repair 9:45 - 11:30 PM & The Footnotes 12:00 - 1:30 AM - $10 Cover Charge
Friday, May 25 @ Hawg Stop - 11335 Sheldon Rd. (77044) - 281-456-7867 - 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Saturday, June 2 @ Hunter's Pub - 10549 South Post Oak Rd. (77035) - 713-283-5333 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Friday, June 15 @ Mike's Ultimate Sports Bar & Grill - 8670 Highway 6 N. (77095) - 281-855-1194 - 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Saturday, June 16 @ Hunter's Pub - 10549 South Post Oak Rd. (77035) - 713-283-5333 - 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Friday, August 3 @ Katy's 20 Below Sports Lounge - 3111 N Fry Rd. # 180 (Katy 77449) - 281-579-2008 - 9:30 AM - 1:30 AM
Saturday, August 18 @ Jimbo's Roadhouse - 35230 Hempstead Hwy. (Hockley 77447) - 936-372-1113 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, November 17 @ Shooter's Saloon - 2318 S. Market St. (Brenham 77833) - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
2013
Sunday, January 13 @ Last Concert Cafe - 1403 Nance
St. (77002) - 4:00 PM (1 Set) - Benefit for Pam "Pam Jam" Johnson
- Tentative band schedule:
3:00 Opie Hendrix
4:00 Blowtorch Repair
5:00 Hightailers
6:00 Little Big
Rock
7:00 Kenny Cordray
8:00 Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
9:00 Carolyn Wonderland
10:00 Beans Barton & The Bi-Peds
11:00 Fondue Monks
Friday, March 15 @ Koozie's - 7337 Alabonson Rd. (77088) - 713-466-5637 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Sunday, March 24 @ Rogue's Pub - 13150 FM 529 (W. of N. Eldridge) (77041) - 713-896-1704 - 3:00 - 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 7 @ Dan Electro's Guitar Bar - 1031 E. 24th (77009) - 713-862-8707 - Benefit for Pam "Pam Jam" Johnson - Tentative schedule - 11:00 PM (1 set) - There is a cover charge
CANCELLED - RAIN - Saturday, April 27 @ Shooter's Saloon - 2318 S. Market St. (Brenham 77833) - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Sunday, May 19 @ Pelican Junction - 1307 Texas 146
Business (Baytown 77520) - 281-837-7122 - 5:00 PM (1 Set) - Benefit for Julie
Mann
Saturday, May 25 @ Dan Electro's Guitar Bar - 1031 E. 24th (77009) - 713-862-8707 - Blowtorch Repair 25th Anniversary Celebration with guests Ramona (from Texas TNT) and Erich Avinger plus a tribute to Alvin Lee of Ten Years After - 9:00 PM - 1:30 AM - $10 Cover Charge - CD's and 25th Anniversary T-Shirts will be available
Wednesday, July 3 @ Private Party (Crosby) - 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Saturday, October 26 @ Houston Racquet Club - 10709 Memorial Dr. (at Voss Rd.) (77024) - 713-464-4811 - MHS Class of '73 40th Reunion - 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM - Blowtorch Repair & Guppies From Outer Space
Sunday, October 27 @ Jimbo's Roadhouse - 35230 Hempstead Hwy. (Hockley 77447) - 936-372-1113 - 3:00 - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, November 27 @ Shooter's Saloon - 2318 S. Market St. (Brenham) - 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
2014
Sunday, May 18 @ Outrigger's - 101 Bath (Seabrook 77586) - 281-474-3474 - 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Saturday, September 27 @ Private Party
2015
Saturday, January 31 @ White Horse Tavern - 400 N. Main St. (Burton, TX 77835) - 979-289-3010 - 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Saturday, April 18 @ Shooter's Saloon - 2318 S. Market St. (Brenham 77833) - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, May 23 @ Outrigger's - 101 Bath (Seabrook 77586) - 281-474-3474 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM (Booked as Airwaves)
Thursday, July 2 @ Last Concert Cafe - 1403 Nance St. (77002) - 713-226-8563 - 11:00 - 11:30 PM - Benefit For Siberian Husky Rescue - $10 Admission
Saturday, August 8 @ Shooter's Saloon - 2318 S. Market St. (Brenham 77833) - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, August 22 @ Sundown Saloon - 4818 Dacoma (77092) - 713-680-2065 - 8:00 - 11:00 PM - Birthday Party For Ed Holcombe
Saturday, September 5 @ BB Wolf's - 12220 Murphy Rd. (Stafford 77477) - 281-561-9653 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, September 12 @ Silver Spot Saloon - 5202 Ave. S (Corner of 52nd St.) (Galveston 77551) - 409-741-8450 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
With Guest Drummer Jeff Hoke - Saturday, October 3 @ Sundown Saloon - 4818 Dacoma (77092) - 713-680-2065 - 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
CANCELLED - Saturday, November 21 @ BB Wolf's
Saturday, December 12 @ Sundown Saloon - 4818 Dacoma (77092) - 713-680-2065 - 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
2016
Saturday, January 16 @ Sundown Saloon - 4818 Dacoma (77092) - 713-680-2065 - 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Saturday, February 6 @ Sundown Saloon - 4818 Dacoma (77092) - 713-680-2065 - 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Saturday, July 16 @ Sundown Saloon - 4818 Dacoma (77092) - 713-680-2065 - 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Saturday, August 13 @ Sundown Saloon - 4818 Dacoma (77092) - 713-680-2065 - 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Saturday, September 17 @ Sundown Saloon - 4818 Dacoma (77092) - 713-680-2065 - 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Saturday, December 17 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM - Linda Lou Opens At 8:00 PM - Sara's Birthday Party (Everyone's Invited)
2017
Saturday, January 21@ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, March 4 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, April 22 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, May 27 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, June 17 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, July 29 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
CANCELLED--HURRICANE HARVEY--Saturday, August 26 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, October 7 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
CANCELLED - DOUBLE-BOOKED - Saturday, November 4 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday, December 16 @ Bubba's Bar & Grill - 6225 Washington Ave. (77077) - 281-888-4215 - 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM - Linda Lou Opening at 8:30 - Sara's Birthday Party (Everyone's Invited) & Blowtorch 1st Anniversary @ Bubba's - Event Held In Back Room
