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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

The Nighthawks - Ten Years Live (1982 us, solid blues bar rock)

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In the late '70s, The Bayou became home club for The Nighthawks. We alternated full week runs with C-Smash and Sinbad, with each of us c...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The Nighthawks - Side Pocket Shot (1977 us, stunning blues rock, roots 'n' roll)

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The Nighthawks are the quintessential bar band, loud and gritty with occasional flashes of grace. This third effort for locally distributed ...
Monday, June 12, 2023

Tibet - Tibet (1978 germany, marvelous prog krautrock, 2013 japan SHM remaster)

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Jürgen Krutzsch formed German band Tibet in 1972, having been inspired by the Eastern experimentation of groups such as the Beatles and Thir...
Saturday, June 10, 2023

Mike Bloomfield - Try It Before You Buy It (1973 us, wonderful gospel folkish bluesy rock)

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This was Mike Bloomfield's second solo album for Columbia Records recorded in 1973. By that time Mike's popularity had faded so they...
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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Otis Rush - Mourning In The Morning (1969 us, stunning electric chicago blues, feat Duane Allman, 2006 remaster)

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Breaking into the R&B Top Ten his very first time out in 1956 with the startlingly intense slow blues "I Can't Quit You Baby,...
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Monday, June 5, 2023

The Ringers - Let Them Be Known (1965-70 us, fine obscure garage beat, 2001 release)

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The Ringers were more than just another typical '60s L.A. garage band among the myriad in that city to be infected with Beatlemania. The...
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Friday, June 2, 2023

rep> The Art Of Lovin' - The Art Of Lovin' (1968 us, imaginative psychedelia)

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Massachussetts outfit whose only album (released in 1968) is full of interesting and quite imaginative psych-folk rock with great...
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Mississippi - Mississippi (1972 australia, great folk soft rock)

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Mississippi evolved from Adelaide folk-rock band called Alison Gros, a trio consisting of Graeham Goble, Russ Johnson and John Mower. Alison...
Monday, May 29, 2023

Touch - Street Suite (1969 us, rough heavy psych blues rock)

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Coming directly from playing live with some of the finest hard rock bands of the era, Touch entered the studio to record their only album in...
Friday, May 26, 2023

Sharks - Jab It In Yore Eye (1974 uk, soulful rockin' vibes, 2011 remaster with extra track)

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Despite Free bassist/composer Andy Fraser and engineer Andy Johns moving on after 1973's First Water album, Sharks come back with a soli...
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