Psychic Ills – Hazed Dream (2011) Opening on a jaw harp solo, this album follows a downtempo trend, featuring a plethora of unexpected and interesting elements. Beyond the jaw harp, you can hear an organ, a cabasa or wooden sounder, something similar to an alarm tone, and a shruti box. These elements add interesting tonal variation to the songs off of this EP and create an interesting sonic contrast to the guitars and bass that form a large portion of the soundscape. Facebook, Bandcamp, and Apple Music pages of Psychic Ills The Out Key Hole – Dreams in a Waking State (2010) The debut record of The Out Key Hole…
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Thee Parkside 6.28.25 | Hangtown | The Green Door | The Love Dimension
San Francisco is always busy with events the last week of June. From birthday parties to street festivals, to Pride activities and parades, there is a lot going on. The fog either rolls in at a certain time or burns off in the afternoon, creating that classic San Francisco “Hills and Clouds” environment. With everything going on though, this double album release show was the premiere psych event of the week. It was very fitting for this picture-perfect San Francisco summer day, as the sun gave a golden glow over Potrero Hill, with the fog encircling Twin Peaks in the distance like a giant cloud fortress. People lounged in the…
