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Aunt Cynthia’s Cabin Self-Titled LP Out Dec. 18; New Single “Bash” Coming Oct. 2
It’s not out until Oct. 2, but heads up on “Bash,” and the new Aunt Cynthia’s Cabin from which the single comes. The San Diego trio will release their self-titled sophomore LP on Dec 18 through Black...
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Monarch Release New Album MA3
Monarch had two LPs out in the Beforetimes, and both were cool, but the San Diego three-piece pretty clearly aren’t looking to retread the past as they blend analog and electronic instrumentation...
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Author & Punisher Announce Sept. West Coast Tour
What’s ‘Generator Party’ at Giant Rock at the end of this tour? Is that an actual generator party out in the desert — some codified version of the renegade setups of the ’80s and ’90s — or something...
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King Gorm Premiere Lost Single “Escape”
San Diego progressive rockers King Gorm release their new single “Escape” this Friday, June 5. You might recall the richly melodic, Mellotron-prone outfit made a self-titled debut (review here) during...
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Quarterly Review: -(16)-, Belzebong, Haze Mage, Fir Cone Children, White...
Today we hit the halfway mark on this relative quickie Quarterly Review on the way to 50 releases covered by the end of the week. We’ll get there if past is prologue, and I’m having a good time so far...
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Quarterly Review: Spidergawd, Aunt Cynthia’s Cabin, Hawk vs. Dove, Silver...
Day one down, time for day two of this Spring 2026 Quarterly Review. If you missed me saying so yesterday, this QR will run 70 releases total, so it finishes a week from today. If you didn’t find...
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16 Sign to Heavy Psych Sounds
You might recall in 2023 when San Diego headbashers 16 signed to Heavy Psych Sounds for European booking, following on from taking part in a split on HPS in 2021. The long-running outfit have now...
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Author & Punisher Post “Black Storm Petrel” Live Video
The video below was recorded on Nov. 2 at VooDoo Club in Warsaw, Poland, as San Diego/Philadelphia-based duo Author and Punisher celebrated the release of this Fall’s Nocturnal Birding (review here)...
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Quarterly Review: P+A+G+E+S, Bask, Matus, November Fire, Goatmilker, Grin,...
This isn’t the end of the Quarterly Review — it wraps up on Monday — but it is the end of the week, and I’m ready for it. The music’s been good though and that’s something of a salvation for times...
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Album Review: Author & Punisher, Nocturnal Birding
If the notion of Author and Punisher putting out a record themed around birds seems counterintuitive, fair enough. Nocturnal Birding wasn’t on my Bingo card either. In 2022, the San Diego-based,...
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Author & Punisher to Release Nocturnal Birding
I’ve been waiting for this announcement. I was asked a couple months ago to write the bio for the upcoming Author and Punisher album, Nocturnal Birding, because somebody out there liked my review of...
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Author & Punisher Announce Fall European Tour
Author and Punisher were in the studio putting together a new record and this week are out in the Western part of the US doing shows with Pig Destroyer and Cephalic Carnage, which is like Relapse...
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Earthless to Tour Australia in September
Cali psych-shred lords Earthless will spend the first half of August on tour in Europe for festivals and such — look up Palp if you haven’t; jaw-dropping — and as September brings in the Australian...
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Quarterly Review: Godzillionaire, Time Rift, Heavy Trip, Slung, Greengoat,...
Day three. Yesterday had its challenges as regards timing, but ultimately I wound up where I wanted to be, which is finished with the writing. Fingers crossed I’m so lucky today. Last time around I...
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Sacri Monti Announce European Tour
Ah, Sacri Monti, summering in Europe once again. By my count this upcoming run — which looks like a banger with stops at Freak Valley (see you there), Pamouss Festival, Rock in Bourlon, Stoned From the...
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Earthless Announce August European Touring
If you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing Earthless live, certainly a hot Europe in August is as good a time as any. The Cali instrumentalist kingpins are set to appear at Italy’s Magnolia Stone...
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Isaiah Mitchell to Launch Chöd Tour in Europe
Starting with a slot at Desertfest London 2025, Earthless guitarist Isaiah Mitchell (also known for touring with The Black Crowes, Golden Void, that time he taught an entire San Diegan psych scene how...
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Album Review: 16, Guides for the Misguided
Guides for the Misguided is the 10th 16 full-length, and at least on paper, there are few mysteries about it. 16, as a group, have more than 30 years under their belt, and their sound is well...
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16 to Release Guides for the Misguided Feb. 7; “Proudly Damned” Video Posted
Okay, no surprise I’m like, “DERP NEW 16 OMG COOL,” because I’m a dork like that. I was lucky enough to be asked to do some bio writing for 16’s upcoming onslaught, Guides for the Misguided, some of...
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El Perro Announce March European Touring
The Parker Griggs-led classic hard psych-funk rockers El Perro will head back to Europe in 2025, and maybe that’s not a huge surprise since they’ve been on the road more or less since the band’s...
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