From The Vault: Various Artists ‘Psych-Out’ (1968)
Now considered a cult classic, 'Psych-Out' was one of the many cheesy flicks of the late sixties exploiting the counterculture lifestyle. Starring Susan Strasberg, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern,...
Beverly Paterson
Crystal Syphon – ‘Family Evil’/’Elephant Ball’ (Gear Fab Records 2021)
Unless you were going to gigs around the San Francisco Bay Area back in the late sixties, you would probably have no clue who Crystal Syphon was. During...
‘Psychedelic States: The Dakotas In The ’60s’
For the past twenty-odd years, the Gear Fab label has been making our lives brighter by reprising cool and obscure albums from the late sixties and early seventies....
The Chemistry Set – ‘Paint Me A Dream’ / ‘The Witch’ (2021)
Be sure to circle January 29th in your datebook, because that is the day the Chemistry Set unveils a brand new single. Active since the late eighties, the...
The Eddies
Since 2004, the Eddies have been releasing a steady flow of arresting recordings that have made them favorites among the universal indie pop community. The Orange County band's...
Various Artists – ‘Psychedelic States: West Virginia in the 60s’ (2020)
For the past two decades, the Gear Fab label has been spitting out volume after volume of its Psychedelic States series. As the title of these compilations indicate,...
Richard Turgeon – ‘Running For Your Life’ (2020)
Shortly after his third full-length studio album, Go Deep was issued last summer to rave reviews, Richard Turgeon has been busy preparing the follow-up endeavor. The San Francisco...
From The Vault: Bit ‘A Sweet – ‘Hypnotic 1’ (1968)
Coming from Long Island, New York, Bit ‘A Sweet released their debut single, Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind in 1967. Although the disc (which spawned cool covers by...
From The Vault: ‘Highs in the Mid-Sixties Vol.3 L.A. ’67 Mondo Hollywood A Go Go’
Launched in 1983, Highs in the Mid-Sixties was a compilation series composed of wildly obscure songs from the sixties. Over the course of three years, a staggering twenty-three volumes...
Locksley Hall – ‘Locksley Hall’ (2019)
Named after a poem written in 1835 by Alfred Tennyson, Locksley Hall came from Spokane, Washington. Established 1967, the band was well regarded on the Pacific Northwest circuit...