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 and social media presence for a new, modernized POW magazine on April 15th, 2011. POW’s new manifestation aspired to become a collective and brand committed to bringing the local and global music and art scenes to the attention of those unaware. POW focused mainly on the music scene within the…
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2019 Conscious Life Expo
Dennis Gonzales and Grace Dunn from The TMA-1 Project revisit 2019 Conscious Life Expo for the fifth year for Pow Magazine. They spent two days at the expo interviewing exhibitors, recording live music, and attending workshops. Conscious Life Expo Conference and Exposition initiates a conscious co-creation for a new world, a world based on new paradigms in science, spirituality, longevity, local and global community, relationships, health, and well-being. Pow Magazine has always reached out to the fringes of art, music, and ideas. Conscious Life Expo is an extension of Pow’s philosophy and we’ve interviewed people from the conference for many years to bring you different ideas, and answers beyond our…
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New Week, New Release: Kingdom Of The Holy Sun’s EP “The Man With The Little Hands”
With a new 4-track EP, Kingdom of the Holy Sun comes back with a bang. The album starts abruptly with its first song, Man with the Little Hands. It’s pretty obvious to me that the song is talking about a certain someone who happens to run our country. It immediately dives into lyrics, saying things like, “feeling like you’re a man.” This song exemplifies what dominant male energy feels like, walking into a room, commanding all attention, and immediately asserting your importance. With a playful and jiggy tune, it covers the fact that the lyrics are an obvious statement on a certain president and his similar energy-ed supporters. ♪feeling like…
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The Love Dimension Takes You to Another Dimension
The Love Dimension, San Francisco, Photo by Ellie Doyen for Pow Magazine Check out their latest album, Dream Decibels. With a complete, cohesive flow from start to finish, Dream Decibels takes you through the spectrum of human experience, to the stars and cosmos beyond, and then gently carries you back down to earth with their final song “Back Home.” Every song on this album has its own purpose and intent. The songs vary dramatically to give you different energetic vibes and feelings. They flow together seamlessly, making for a complete e(ar)-xperience. Kicking it off with “Faster Than the Speed of Light”: like the name implies, it’s a high-powered anthem that…
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POW x The Reverberations
Editor Sheena Salazar sat down with The Reverberations in Portland OR to talk about their new album Changes, and their upcoming release show. Follow The Reverberations: https://thereverberations.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thereverberations @thereverberations Buy the new album: https://thereverberations.bandcamp.com/ Videography By Sheena Salazar
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Discography Biography #4: Paul Kopf
It’s time for Discography Biography, POW’s monthly look into the mind, and the record collection of a various musician. For those who aren’t familiar with how it works, here’s a quick rundown: As any music lover knows, there’s a huge difference between “desert island discs”, favorite records, most influential records, etc. The ones that interest me the most are the ones that are the most personal- the albums that define who you are, the ones that could be called the soundtrack of your life. Every month here on POW, I’ll be talking to a different musician about the top 3 albums that make up what I’ve affectionately titled their “Discography…
