Rodriguez Live w/Detroit Garage Legends!

Serving up some cold sweat with Jim Diamond, Matthew Smith and more.

By Fred Mills

2008 is shaping up to be the Year Of Rodriguez - the psychedelic soul maestro's 1970 cult classic album Cold Fact was reissued recently by Light In The Attic, prompting an avalanche of critical kudos (including an unprecedented 10-minute profile on NPR) and setting the stage for the Detroit musician's eventual return, with luck, to full-time performing and recording.

Now comes word that Rodriguez will be appearing on Detroit radio station WDET this Friday, Oct. 10, during the "Detroit Today" show. He'll be backed by a band of Motor City garage heavyweights including Jim Diamond (The Dirtbombs, The White Stripes), Matthew Smith (The Go), Bobby Emmett (The Sights) and Dave Shettler (The Sights).

You can tune in online around 11:25 a.m. EST at www.wdetfm.org .

Trust us, you don't want to miss this special event. And that's a stone cold fact. In addition to the above links, you can read an interesting story about Rodriguez HERE.