“Tree In The Seed” is a new six-cut EP from amorphous San Francisco psych-collective The Love Dimension. A loosely-defined amalgamation of musicians, (they say they can appear with any configuration from ‘solo-acoustic’ to a full 11-member ‘expanded lineup’) this release finds The Love Dimension appearing in our cosmos as a septet. Since it’s just an EP, we’ll do a track-by-track review. “I Promise You” features The Love Dimension’s usual arrangement of male vocals with female harmonies, plus a buzzing-guitar line that darts around the track like a wasp at a picnic. Sometimes it’s buried in the background, sometimes it’s buzzing menacingly right in your face. “Find A Way” kicks off with…
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Quarantine Listening Selections: 3 New Releases From Hypnotic Bridge Records
Hypnotic Bridge is really what’s happening. Continually putting out some of the grooviest new music in their signature small batch singles, Stu and the gang have become a go-to for great new releases. Here, we feature their 3 newest, from The Flower Machine, The Asteroid No. 4 and Sacred Orange. The Flower Machine: “Through A London Window” b/w “One In A Million” Inspired in part by the 1966 film Blow Up and recorded in a warehouse in San Luis Obisbo on a vintage 8 track machine, The Flower Machine’s A Side “Through A London Window” is part Syd Barrett, part Paisley Underground. There’s also something about the prominent tambourine, the…
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Byrd Up! Asteroid Strikes North
"In advance of the 2020 release of "Northern Songs", the Asteroid No. 4 have released their first single, aptly titled, “Northern Song”."
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Inside the Dream Syndicate Universe
On March 13, 2020, Steve Wynn conducted an exclusive interview with Cleveland-based, POW Magazine contributor, John J. Callahan. Steve Wynn, founding member of Dream Syndicate, called to discuss their new release, The Universe Inside. Steve was a guest of 89.3, WCSB, during Friday Night Rock Rotation. Steve announced his commitment to perform a solo show at the Blue Arrow Records in Cleveland to celebrate its April 10 release The COVID-19 pandemic had other plans. Here is a portion of their conversation: JC: Steve Wynn, can you here me? Steve Wynn: I do! Success! All it took was for you to hang up on me! JC: Ha! This…
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2020 Conscious Life Expo
Dennis Gonzales and Bonnie Bloomgarden from The TMA-1 Project revisit Conscious Life Expo for the sixth year for Pow Magazine.
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Interviews & Performance with The Richmond Sluts & FAZ WALTZ at Bottom Of The Hill SF May 24, 2019
The POW crew visited the legionary San Francisco music venue, Bottom of The Hill to see a great rock n roll band from San Francisco and Italy. We interviewed The Richmond Sluts and FAZ WALTZ.
