Los Straitjackets have been blowing our minds with their swingin, south of the border surf for a quarter of a century. This week, the masked men came through Portland OR to rock Polaris Hall. Full gallery plus video below! Also, for those still looking for last minute Christmas gifts (or those looking to treat themselves), you can pick up this…
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POW x The Schizophonics, at Twilight Cafe & Bar
POW caught up Pat and Lety Beers November 17th at the final stop of The Schizophonics’ US tour, at the Twilight Cafe and Bar in Portland, OR. We try to uncover what the secret is to the endless, insane energy the band brings to every show, talk about their new album People in The Sky, and find out what’s ahead…
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New lineup and new songs from King Black Acid
Portland psych-rock outfit King Black Acid has gone through many forms over the past 20+ years. Daniel Riddle has remained at the band’s core since its formation in the early 90s, and continues to be the band’s driving artistic force. Last Thursday, August 15th, KBA took to the stage at Holocene in Portland OR for their first show in a…
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Pow Magazine exclusive world music video premier: URF’s Single, ‘Solitude’
Pow Magazine exclusive world music video premier: Manchester-based five-piece URF has released their brand new single, ‘Solitude.’ We’ve followed URF for about a year now and dig their ethereal vocals and psychedelic guitars. Tearing a page from A Clockwork Orange, “It was like a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense…
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Interviews & Performance with Milk For The Angry / The Spiral Electric / New Candys at Bottom Of The Hill SF March 26, 2019
The POW crew visited the legionary San Francisco music venue, Bottom of The Hill in the Potrero Hill district on the 26th of March to see one of the best bands from San Francisco and Italy. We interviewed New Candys (Venice, Italy), Milk The Angry and The Spiral Electric (San Francisco, California) with video footage of great heavy psych and garage…
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Pow Magazine’s 8th Anniversary – April 15, 2011~April 15, 2019
Though POW Magazine’s full history goes back several decades, its online presence began in 2011 after Editor In Chief/founder Dennis Gonzales’ “POW Magazine Anthology”, a radio documentary on KFJC 89.7FM about the original fanzine, sparked a renewed interest and excitement in POW and in the bay area music scene. Dennis was inspired to give POW new life, creating a website…
