Our final movie segment about Pow Magazine’s 30th Anniversary of No More Censorship Defense Fund Benefit Show Part 7 at One Step Beyond Santa Clara California. Interviews with musicians from the music event, the late Dirk Dirksen from NMCDF, KFJC / KSCU and the founders of the original POW when it was a real magazine. In an era of fascism, censoring art and music is still very much a danger in our country. Keep the faith! Dennis Gonzales Founder of Pow Magazine www.PowMagazine.org 2011 – 2017 NO MORE CENSORSHIP DEFENSE FUND 30th Anniversary October 28, 1987 Pow Magazine Benefit Show for Jello Biafra and NMCDF Social Club London…
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Where Metal Meets Love Sick Indie: An Interview with DZ Deathrays
If you haven’t heard of them you should. These Australian natives produce a sound reminiscent of 80s thrasher metal mixed with lovesick indie vibes…it sounds strange, but it works, really well. With such an interesting sound, it is no surprise they have a pretty loyal fan base worldwide. Their new album “Bloody Lovely” will be released worldwide February 2nd, and if you are based in Chile or Brazil you can see them perform live in November and December. They are also playing a few shows in Australia in the upcoming months, and in January will be supporting the Foo Fighters in Brisbane. Take a look at their website for exact…
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Liverpool Pzyche Fest 2017
Day1. Aquaserge The Telescopes Songhoy blues The KVB Tom and I departed from the gray and dreary atmosphere of Manchester that carried with it the apprehension we held in tight in our lungs corked breath, Eagerly awaiting our arrival to the eponymous Liverpool psyche fest. Having been swallowed by the train we found a stillness in the air to collect our thoughts and prepare for the insanity hidden behind the factory walls of the Liverpool dock we would call home for the next two days. As Tom reached for his sketchpad and ink the gravity of what we were about to undertake hit me between the eyes with the…
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No More Censorship Defense Fund Benefit Show II
No More Censorship Defense Fund Benefit Show – Part II by Dennis Gonzales After the success of The Kennel Club, Dave Davis and I needed a large venue to support the same amount of bands Pow had covered in the South Bay. In 1987 The South Bay club circuit, were few and far between. However, a lot of bands said they’d be happy to help us provided we could find a venue. The legendary music club Laundry Works, which until closing in 1987, had a plethora of great alternative bands. Mike Trippett and Sean Galvin —add an extremely brief explanation on who they are— were running a temporary venue called…
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GATHERING OF THE TRIBES The Second Renaissance
The second Gathering of Tribes music festival is under way in honor San Francisco 1967 where the first Human Be-In first took place at Golden Gate Park, and where the summer of love sprung from the Haight-Ashbury District to the first Monterey International Pop Music Festival. The tribe is gathering once again to celebrate music, art and love for one day featuring visual artists, vendors, DJs, food and more than 20-bands will perform on two-stages. October 22, 12:00 PM -1:00 AM at Public Works SF, 161 Erie St, San Francisco, CA 94103. Gathering of Tribes is an annual music and art festival, which is supported by the local music community…
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POW MAGAZINE’S LEGACY AND THE FUTURE OF MUSIC, 2011-2017
POW MAGAZINE’S LEGACY AND THE FUTURE OF MUSIC, 2011-2017 POW Magazine has existed online since 2011, but its full history goes back nearly three decades. POW began in the late 1980s as a physical fanzine focused on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene, focusing primarily on garage, punk, shoegaze, psychedelia, and things in between. The idea for the magazine came out of a chance meeting between Dennis Gonzales and future co-founder & co-editor Dave Davis at a Tower Records in Campbell, California, where Davis worked. They shared a love for garage & psych music, both old and new, and plenty other sounds. Also participating was local musician Frank Novicki…
