This is just another band made up of unknown musicians. They played together from 1966-1968, just under two years, and after releasing three albums decided to call it quits. Of course, later everyone would wonder “who was this super-band”? How could this group of pot smokers go on to become Crazy Horse, Loggins & Messina, […]
Category: Folk
The Barr Brothers: Self Titled
The Barr Brothers are on NPR this morning. Most of you will know these two characters, Brad and Andrew Barr, from one of my favorite pseudo-jam, folk, rock bands, The Slip, which is currently paused while the brothers chase down women and musical inspiration in Canada. I have already talked about The Barr Brothers self-titled […]
Of Monsters and Men: My Head is an Animal
In 2010, Of Monsters and Men managed to win the Icelandic “musical experiments” competition: Músíktilraunir, becoming just the second band in the competition’s 29 year history to win with a name Americans can actually understand (previous winners include Dáõadrengir and Soõin Fiõla). Naturally this probably means that they will be a smash hit in the […]
Andrew Bird: Fake Conversations EP
I just happened to hear this EP the other day and really enjoyed it. I don’t play too much Andrew Bird – simply attributable to the fact that it puts me in a very peculiar mood… and typically, in no time at all, I find myself listening to The Giant of Illinois on repeat – but […]
Tiny Tim: Lost & Found 1963-1974
Cover photo by Baron Wolman for Secret Seven Records. Tiny Tim was, perhaps at the same time, both a mad-man and a genius. …depending on your tastes. Lucky for us, TT recordings once thought lost forever have been tracked down and presented in all of their dusty glory. . San Francisco’s Secret Seven Records has compiled a […]