The Olivers – ‘Lost Dove Session’ (2012)
Originally known as the Serfmen, The Olivers had been around since 1963, hailed from Fort Wayne, Indiana and were best known for their highly sought after 1967 45...
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The Quiet Temple – ‘The Quiet Temple’ (2019)
The Quiet Temple is a rather interesting album with deep roots, creating an equally dense and deeply rooted atmosphere, instantly bringing to mind the work Larry Young laid...
Blind Mr. Jones – ‘Stereo Musicale Retrospective’ (2017)
While I’m not one to make band comparisons, I simply can’t get dancing images of the Cure out of my head as this record spins. Blind Mr. Jones...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Joe Armon-Jones – ‘Turn to Clear View’ (2019)
As of late, some of the coolest contemporary jazz has been drifting out of the UK, harking back to the early solo work by Donald Fagan, though with...
Slowness – ‘Berths’ (2019)
I may be slightly prejudiced when it comes to the new album Berths by the enchanting San Francisco band Slowness, as Jules (Julie Lynn) and I instantly bonded...
Jefferson Airplane – ‘Woodstock Sunday August 17, 1969’ (50th anniversary) (2019)
Woodstock may have been an entirely different affair had the Jefferson Airplane not been the first band to sign onto the festival’s roaster, where simply because of their...
The Council on Foreign Relations – ‘Hedbant’ (2019)
Hedbant drifted in this month from CFR (The Council on Foreign Relations), sounding wasted, with a mild sense of both anticipation and aspirations, a flowing inward journey of...
Moon Duo – ‘Stars Are the Light’ (2019)
Review from my pre-release listening experience ... On Stars Are The Light, the band hooks up with Sonic Boom (late of Spacemen 3) to deliver an odd arrangement...
Rose City Band – ‘Rose City Band’ (2019)
Traveling down the same mellow cosmic path as Wooden Shjips, yet with a bit more structure and the feel of rambling 70’s stoner rock, Rose City Band amble...
Cavern of Anti-Matter – ‘Hormone Lemonade’ (2018)
While all of Cavern’s albums sound as if they’re about swim across electric fields of sound, none more so than here on Hormone Lemonade, were the band take...