EAT. SHOP. PLAY. Discovering the Best in the San Fernando Valley
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BY BILL BENTLEY Various Artists: The Psychedelic Sounds of the Sonic Cathedral: A Tribute to Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators Sonic Cathedral Records In so many ways, much of modern music is a tribute to the 13th Floor Elevators. They … [Read more...]
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BY BILL BENTLEY www.sonicboomers.com Patsy Cline, Sweet Dreams: The Complete Decca Masters 1960-1963, Hip-O Select Records Lock up all the firearms in the house, hide the sleeping pills, cut up the ropes, throw away the knives and razor blades and … [Read more...]
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BY BILL BENTLEY www.sonicboomers.com John Hiatt, The Open Road, New West Records In the golden realm of modern songwriters, John Hiatt surely sits in the inner sanctum. His work defies the odds, with every album containing gems that can bring us … [Read more...]
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BY BILL BENTLEY www.sonicboomers.com Carolina Chocolate Drops, Genuine Negro Jig, Nonesuch Records For those who are fans of deep folk music from the 1930s, the Carolina Chocolate Drops might be déjà vu in an almost mind-warping way. These young … [Read more...]
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BY BILL BENTLEY www.sonicboomers.com Soul Jazz Orchestra, Rising Sun, Strut Records When groups work like crazy, playing live shows constantly, rehearsing because they love the joy of creating and camaraderie combined, writing original songs that … [Read more...]
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BY BILL BENTLEY www.sonicboomers.com Tim Buckley, Live At The Folklore Center, NYC - March 6, 1967, Tompkins Square Records When a young Tim Buckley taped these 16 songs on a reel-to-reel tape recorder during the spring of 1967, he had already … [Read more...]
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BY BILL BENTLEY www.sonicboomers.com The Sojourners, The Sojourners, Black Hen Music Gospel music will always shine. A centerpiece of American sounds, it carries the ability to inspire all those within its sweep. Even for listeners beyond the … [Read more...]
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BY BILL BENTLEY www.sonicboomers.com South Memphis String Band, Home Sweet Home, Memphis International Records Luther Dickinson, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Jimbo Mathus are the members of this trio. They play timeless music from the South, and it … [Read more...]
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BY BILL BENTLEY www.sonicboomers.com Quartet San Francisco, QSF Plays Brubeck, QSF Music There are sometimes albums that exist in their own world. They are so distinctive and carry such an air of accomplishment about them, it's like they are … [Read more...]
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BY BILL BENTLEY www.sonicboomers.com B.J. Thomas, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Tomorrow Never Comes, Collectors' Choices Blessed with a great soul voice that also had an undeniable strength singing country, B.J. Thomas started his career as a … [Read more...]
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