From The Vault: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – “Déjà vu” (1970)
These were the times, and these are the stories of those times ... While the first Crosby, Stills and Nash album was a sensational hit, there were many...
Jenell Kesler
Electric Octopus – “Smokyhead” (2017) review
Electric Octopus - Smokyhead (2017) Lingering ... Electric Octopus are back with a bright bit of intoxication, one that sounds very clear crisp and centered, riding on a...
Chuck Prophet – ‘Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins’ (2017)
[laughing] Straight from the get-go, I’m sitting here looking at the album cover wondering if this is a good picture “of” Chuck Prophet, or a good picture “for”...
From The Vault: Blair 1523 – Beautiful Debris (1993)
Blair 1523 - Beautiful Debris (Voxx, 1993) Referencing their name from the San Antonio garage psych band The Outcasts (they were invited to appear in Houston, Texas with...
Cheval Sombre – ‘If It’s You’ / ‘Give Me Something’ (2016)
Listening to Cheval Sombre is like embracing a hazy emotional transcendent ghost, one that comes to visit just when you need it most … unexpectedly, uninvited, yet welcome...
Real Estate – In Mind (2017) review
Real Estate - In Mind (Domino Records, 2017) Real Estate has been around just long enough, along with a following that is just intense enough, to make their...
From The Vault: The Darkside – All That Noise (1990)
No matter how well you think you’re prepared, there are some things in life that you’re not ready for when they come knocking at your door. I wasn’t...
From The Vault: Spacemen 3 – Recurring (1991)
I was alone in the dark, hazy blue smoke filled the small ten watt radio station the night this album found its way into the studio. To the...
Trip Hill – ‘Takes From Oblivion’ (2000)
Trip Hill opens the first track of 'Takes From Oblivion' sounding for all the world like Sonic Boom [late of Spacemen 3], delivering a comprehensive guitar driven bit...
Steve Gunn – ‘Eyes on the Lines’ (2016)
Steve Gunn doesn’t take many chances, and as much as I enjoy his lazy harmonic psychedelic meanderings, I’m beginning to wonder just how much more of Gunn’s music...