psych Archive
15 Nov 2016
A Belated Hello to “Farewell Aldebaran”
In 1969 a husband-and-wife duo made a record that sounded little like anything either had done previously. Judy Henske was a critically-acclaimed folk singer with an impressive range; after performing […]
09 Nov 2016
Elephant Stone’s Rhisi Dhir: Sitar Man
There aren’t many rock bands that feature the sitar as a primary instrument. But Montreal-based Elephant Stone does, and the band incorporates the Indian classical acoustic instrument into its modern […]
14 Oct 2016
Album Review: C.A. Quintet – A Trip Thru Hell
It’s likely overstatement to assert that there’s never been another album like C.A. Quintet’s spooky psychedelic masterwork A Trip Thru Hell, but it’s fair to say that the hit parade […]
10 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: Cool Ghouls — Animal Races
File next to: Moby Grape, The Byrds, Mystery Lights The name should be your first clue: San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls are unabashed acolytes for rock’s bygone garage-psychedelia era. What sets […]
04 Oct 2016
Into the Wayback Machine with the Allah-Las
The Allah-Las‘ sound has clear antecedents in the garage and psychedelic rock scenes of the mid 1960s. But the band is careful not to make too much of that connection. […]
12 Aug 2016
Reviews: Five Limited-edition Vinyl Releases
Some recent vinyl releases are more than noteworthy. Herewith are looks at five of ’em. I’m pretty certain all are limited-edition pressings, so get them while they’re hot. Kenny Clarke […]
01 Aug 2016
Album Review: The Long Distance Relationship
I sometimes joke (or as Senator Al Franken says, “kid on the square”) that I avoid reviewing music made by artists local to Asheville NC “because I gotta live in […]
28 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Anton Barbeau — Magic Act
Often swimming in the quirkier end of the power pop pool, the prolific Anton Barbeau most recently made a pair of albums fronting Three Minute Tease; there he applied his […]
23 Jun 2016
Concert Review: Dungen — 9 June 2016, Asheville NC
It had been nearly five years since Swedish “folkrockpsych” band (their description) Dungen last played in Asheville. On that September 2010 date, the four-piece was touring in support of their […]
20 May 2016
Five Years in the Wilderness: The Return of Black Mountain
Nearly six years elapsed between Vancouver-based Black Mountain‘s 2011 album Wilderness Heart and their latest, the straightforwardly-named IV (like all their, albums, released on Jagjaguwar). “We sort of cautiously took […]