Stardust & Satisfaction: Art & Music
This summer, the Glenn Dallas Gallery in Santa Barbara celebrated music, iconic musical artists, and festival culture with an exhibition titled Stardust & Satisfaction: Art & Music. Named...
Reviews
The Black Sand – ‘Kaleidoscope’ (2019)
Highly reverberant notes shimmer like distant memories, where our wayward wander’s vocals echo with the voice of a ghost from somewhere deep within the back of my mind,...
Giant Sand – ‘Recounting the Ballads of Thin Line Men’ (2019)
I’ve always wondered why it is that more musicians haven’t gone back and re-envisioned previous albums, rethinking and reworking them from an older and wiser standpoint, as it...
Poco – ‘The Epic Years 1972-1976’ (2019)
One of the most influential country rock bands of the late 1960’s, the 1970’s and beyond, Poco were born when ex-Buffalo Springfield guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Richie Furay joined forces with...
The Zombies & Brian Wilson Take Fans on Aural Odyssey of Good Vibrations
Sunday, September 8, 2019 marked the arrival of the amazing "Something Great From '68!" tour featuring Brian Wilson (with Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin), and The Zombies-with both...
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...
Spirit – ‘The Complete Potatoland’ (2019)
Following the relative lack of success of their master work ‘12 Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus’ in 1970, Spirit’s original lineup splintered, with vocalist Jay Ferguson and bassist Mark...
Judge Trev – ‘God and Man’ Remastered Reissue (2019)
Trevor Thoms, also known as Judge Trev, got his start playing guitar with the late-‘60s blues-rock band Iron Maiden. Following the release of their only album, Maiden Voyage,...
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...