It was in a cute little club in Sheffield. I had heard rumours about this band, Queens of the Stone Age. How can you not be interested in a band with such a name? I didn’t know what to expect- the best approach to a concert if you ask me. The Queens started with one …
SHAWN CIAVATTONE “Not listed by rank or importance expect that Rose City Band’s Summerlong is as close to perfect as we deserve.” (Summerlong is our album of the year. Read full review here) Rose City Band – Summerlong Ripley Johnson creating a cosmic country rock masterpiece. Sparse and beautiful songwriting that brings orange sunshine to …
The 13th Floor Elevators weren’t only innovative for their time. They were so different- I liked that from the first moment I discovered them. Like me, they came from a boring small town, and they established a musical independence that was new in its consequence. Optically they looked like backward hillbillies, but stylistically they conveyed …
