With heavy doses of psychedelia, chamber-pop, and hindustani sensibilities, Revolver employs the full capabilities of four individual artists and the endless possibilities of Abbey Road Studio's modern multi-track facility. Under the capable direction of producer and the senior Martin, Revolver pushes the edge of western pop melody towards the Beatles' bigger-than-Jesus trajectory. In 1966, sound and culture were rapidly changing, and Revolver remains the score.
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Danny Rose: “Hard Times a-Comin,’”
“What the world needs now is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.” Great song, and maybe Cracker was right when the band released “Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)” in 1992. But today, the world d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y needs another folk singer. And Danny Rose is just the right thumb-in-society’s eye troubadour for these times. The 25-year-old folk singer/songwriter from Brisbane, Australia, has studied the style — and look — of early ’60s folkies like an honor student. He cites Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Phil Ochs as major influences. But he doesn’t need to tell us that. Just listen to his rhythmic acoustic guitar strums,…
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Caravan 222 Eclectic Bay Area Cosmic Folk Rock Collective
Caravan 222 has taken traditional Appalachian alt-country sound influenced by Bob Dylan and traveled miles into new territory, creating music that is wholly unique and captivating. Their charm, strong songwriting and lyrical wit are enhanced with innovative instrumentation and a willingness to move outside traditional norms.
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Elkhorn The Acoustic Storm Sessions
The Acoustic Storm Sessions is a beautiful instrumental acoustic guitar album with folk and eastern musical scales. The guitarists enter into a flow state with telepathic communication for a seamless kaleidoscope of sound that draws the listener into a meditative state of transcendence…
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Stripped down: The Citradels’ Newest Album Tracs
Tracs illustrates to us listeners, through stripped down harmonies and heavy folk-pop influence, the cumulative efforts of an ingenious group. It takes The Citradels to new heights in terms of song writing and lyrical composition...
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Pow Presents POW STREAM 1
Release Date: July 20, 2020 Press Release: POW LS1 Exactly four-months ago today, Pow Presents started to promote their second live music event for The San Francisco Great Society, but postponed the event one month later due to the pandemic. Like so many other shows in the Bay Area and across the nation, live music at venues and music festivals were either postponed or cancelled. We knew that we had to continue to promote music during the pandemic, but safely and creatively. Our first LIVE STREAM was the solution. On the 11th of September, Pow Presents and Homietofu Entertainment will be joining forces once again, but this time broadcasting live streaming…
