December 25, 2018

BUCK DHARMA PERFORMING IN "HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS" BENEFIT CONCERT IN WASHINGTON, DC

Buck Dharma will be doing a special performance with BÖC hits and a couple Elvis tunes for the Love Hope Strength Foundation, "The world's leading rock and roll cancer foundation." Vanilla Fudge is also on the bill. The "Happy Birthday Elvis" benefit concert will be held on January 8, 2019 at the Pearl Street Warehouse.

Tickets available here: Purchase "Happy Birthday Elvis" concert tickets.


November 28, 2018

ERIC BLOOM & BUCK DHARMA TO APPEAR IN "CHRISTMAS PUDDING" FUNDRAISER SHOW IN PHOENIX, AZ

Alice Cooper's annual "Christmas Pudding" fundraising concert has two new special guests! So, citizens of Arizona, you are in for a treat!

Alice Cooper has invited Buck Dharma and Eric Bloom to perform at his 17th Annual Christmas Pudding charity event in Phoenix on December 8th. The show includes Larry the Cable Guy, Hollywood Vampires (Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Johnny Depp) and Buck Dharma, Eric Bloom, Sebastian Bach and Gretchen Wilson. The show raises money for youth to receive free music, art and dance programs to enhance their lives. For more information: see this article!.

The show takes place Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Celebrity Theatre, in Phoenix, AZ.

Tickets available here: Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding Tickets.


November 21, 2018

"SOME ENCHANTED EVENING" LEGACY EDITION DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM TO BE RELEASED FOR RECORD STORE DAY: BLACK FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23

There is a good reason to make your way to a local participating record store on Black Friday, November 23. It is Record Store Day! And Culture Factory will be releasing a "Legacy Edition" of "Some Enchanted Evening" as a double album on translucent blue vinyl. This edition features the original album, plus 7 bonus tracks. The Track list is:

  • R.U. Ready 2 Rock
  • E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
  • Astronomy
  • Kick out the Jams
  • Godzilla
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper
  • We Gotta Get out of This Place
  • ME 262
  • Harvester of Eyes
  • Hot Rails to Hell
  • This Ain't the Summer of Love
  • 5 Guitars
  • Born to Be Wild
  • We Gotta Get Out of This Place

It features a gatefold cover with a nice live photo of the 5 guitars live. Edition is limited to 3000 copies. To see if any of your local stores are participating in Record Store Day, check the list at the Record Store Day website.


July 25, 2018

2019 UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 21 - MARCH 1. PRESALE IS LIVE NOW!

We will be embarking on a U.K. Tour early next year! If you signed up, pre-sale is now LIVE! If you haven't, sign up here before it's too late - http://eepurl.com/dAkQgP

General sale starts Friday at 10 a.m from this link - http://bit.ly/BlueOysterCultGen.


July 20, 2018

JUST ANNOUNCED: BÖC TO TOUR UK IN 2019

We are excited to announce we will be coming back to the UK in 2019! We'll be joined by special guests Temperance Movement! Sign up for exclusive access to info and tickets.


June 13, 2018

SPIRITS BURNING & MICHAEL MOORCOCK "AN ALIEN HEAT" TO BE RELEASED - FEATURES BÖC MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT

Spirits Burning is an ongoing musical project spearheaded by producer and multi-instrumentalist Don Falcone and has, over the course of years released multiple albums featuring members from Gong, Hawkwind and has had an ongoing collaboration with Michael Moorcock (who, you might recall, collaborated with Eric Bloom on three Blue Öyster Cult songs in the early '80s).

The album, "An Alien Heat," is a musical adaptation the Michael Moorcock novel of the same name, and includes the author himself on vocals and backing vocals, as well as significant contribution from Albert Bouchard as a primary collaborator.

In addition to Albert Bouchard, the album also includes musical contributions from Joe Bouchard, Buck Dharma, and Richie & Anne Marie Castellano. The album will be released as a CD and as a deluxe CD boxset via PledgeMusic, and can be preordered here: Preorder Spirits Burning: "An Alien Heat".


March 10, 2018

"RARITIES VOL. 2" DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM TO BE RELEASED FOR RECORD STORE DAY, APRIL 21

April 21 is Record Store Day, and Real Gone Music will be releasing a follow-up volume to last year's "Rarities" double white vinyl set, called "Rarities Vol. 2," this time on translucent blue vinyl. The cover features a previously unreleased photograph that was one of the source images from which the band members were illustrated for the "Secret Treaties" album. The album itself will contain nineteen BÖC rarities, dating from 1975-1988, with additional rare photos and liner notes featuring quotes from the band. Be sure to check your local participating record store for your chance to add this to your collection, there are only 1400 being pressed. The previous volume sold out quickly. Participating stores can be found on a list at the Record Store Day website.


January 1, 2018

RICHIE CASTELLANO ANNOUNCES WEEKLY LIVE STREAM SHOW

Last December, Richie Castellano began a new live stream weekly show on YouTube. He broadcasts Wednesday nights, and you can check the live stream schedule at Richie's Facebook and/or Twitter feeds.

Ongoing are his Band Geek podcasts on RiotCast Network.

Join Richie on Wednesday nights live! See links below: Richie Castellano Solo live stream on youtube Richie Castellano Band Geek live stream on Twitch.tv