80s

Berlin was on the cutting edge of the early eighties music scene; their New Wave sound was unlike anything out there and although brilliant and revolutionary for their time, an industry more interested in commercial success than musical innovation didn’t quite know what to do with them.

It’s hard to think about the iconic music of the 1980’s without remembering the award-winning Mtv music video for The Cars’ number one single, “You Might Think,” where a cartoonish representation of lead singer Ric Ocasek appears to model Susan Gallagher as a submarine, a robot monster and even King Kong. The image may seem silly now, but the music of The Cars helped shaped not only the sound of their own decade but has also inspired musicians ever since.

The crowd was definitely still believin’ when Escape: the National Journey Tribute Experience took the stage at Mount Palomar Winery on the night of Friday, August 22nd.

Bum bum. Bum bum. Bum bum. That was the sound of the pumping hearts of Huey Lewis lovers all over Temecula as the Huey Lewis Tribute band, Heart of Rock and Roll, rocked Thornton Winery on Friday, August 22nd.

This Friday night in Temecula wine country, it’s hip to be square. When songs like “Power of Love” conger up memories of Marty McFly on a hover board, you realize what a significant influence the music of Huey Lewis and News had on the cultural landscape of the 1980’s.