Although Tennis claims the release date is a coincidence, Valentines Day is perfect for the release of Young & Old , the Denver band's second album. If you don't know the story: the espoused Patrick Riley and Aliana Moore spent a romantic half-year sailing along the East Coast, during which they composed songs that would become their debut, Cape Dory . Produced in part with The Black Keys' Patrick Carney, the new album finds the duo evolved into a band, with drummer James Barone now a full member. You can read an exclusive interview with the [...]
Happy Russian Wilds Day! That's right our own San Francisco Peninsula psychedelic rock outfit Howlin Rain has released their bluesy and directionless fifth album to the masses. I say directionless because if you listen to Phantom In The Valley , you'll find enough genres to keep you listening on repeat. Singer Ethan Miller rages with mystical power and lifting soulfulness as the band is shaken alive with razor sharp and ramblin' sonic venom and dead-on jazz-like surgery. Russian Wilds is sweet harmonies and dynamite wailing pulled from a fragile web into a adamantium-strong [...]
[Photos by acidjack] Ethan Miller, the founder and frontman of Howlin' Rain , knows his history. Were it still the 1970s, the Humboldt County native and his band could have held their own with any of that era's West Coast greats. These days, some of the era's dinosaurs may still roam, but among current acts, Howlin' Rain have the mantle almost to themselves. The band wear their influences proudly; as Miller put it to Rolling Stone , "Everyone dabbles in the history books to get their licks... We use the same roads and highways. But the [...]
Three years in the making, Howlin' Rain's new record, The Russian Wilds, is out this Tuesday - and if you're here in Los Angeles their first local gig in as many years is set for this Thursday night at the Echo. If you've been wondering what Ethan and crew have been up too, the above [...]
Strange times, I guess, when the third Howlin Rain album appears to have been delayed to some degree by the small business of Adele. But then, the fact that Ethan Miller's band have fallen under the enigmatic and somewhat digressive tutelage of Rick Rubin means that, commercially speaking, there are more pressing matters than the construction of the dream 1970 throwback rock record. That,
Welcome to our new feature, the Weekly Download! Rather than confuse you with five weekdays worth of random tracks, we are now featuring all of those complely free and legal tracks sent to us by the artists themselves for download once a week, albeit more all at once! We hope you enjoy our weekly submissions. We chose these songs for you to discover, download and explore more about the artists behind them. Please support the artists by visiting their artist links next to each of the MP3s. The Foreign Tides - Daddy's [...]
Howlin Rain is set to drop their new LP, The Russian Wilds , on Valentine's Day, February 14. The album was produced by Rick Rubin . If you don't know who Rick Rubin is, he's the dude with the beard in the "99 Problems" video . Howlin Rain will be tearing through The Independent on February 18 to celebrate the new release. The Soft White Sixties and Zodiac Death Valley also play. You can check out "Phantom in the Valley" , the first [...]
Live This Month: February 2012 (Podcast #270) In Live This Month , we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area. The twentieth installment of the Noise Pop Music Festival takes over a wide variety of local venues later this month - and we'll be covering many of those shows - but there are also plenty of pre-NP events worth checking out. Locally, two bands are seeing the release of records for which it feels like we've been waiting forever: [...]
On Valentine's Day, Howlin Rain will release their new album The Russian Wilds . Howlin Rain is made up of singer-guitarist Ethan Miller, Raj Ojha (drums, percussion), Cyrus Comiskey (bass), Joel Robinow (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Isaiah Mitchell (guitar, vocals). While staking claim to a psych-rock base, there's an abundance of influences coming through in the band's music. Check out the single "Phantom In The Valley" below to see what I mean. Read more »
Last year Bjork put out easily her most ambitious project and dynamic to date, with the release of the Biophilia . The album, who's title refers to a love of all living things, is a multimedia project that integrates nature, music, and technology, and offers a companion iPad app, that features "games, music, and editorial content-allowing listeners to explore more deeply the concepts and sounds of each of Biophilia 's 13 songs." After debuting an elaborate stage show for the project in England, Bjork has announced that she will bring it to North America [...]
San Francisco Bay Area band Howlin Rain will be heading out on tour next month in support of their third full-length album The Russian Wilds . The Russian Wilds will be out on February 14th via American Recordings. Howlin Rain is: Ethan Miller (singer, guitarist), Raj Ojha (drums, percussion), Cyrus Comiskey (bass), Joel Robinow (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Isaiah Mitchell (guitar, vocals). Listen to "Phantom In The Valley" from The Russian Wilds [...]
Howlin Rain (photo by Fitz) A hearty welcome goes to The Russian Wilds , Howlin Rain 's new LP due on Valentine's Day 2012 via American Recordings. Head to the band's site for a new track, "Phantom In The Valley", in exchange for your email address. Or just listen to it below along with the new album's trailer too. The Russian Wilds will be on display when Howlin Rain hits the road for a string of US [...]
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Howlin Rain - Phantom In The Valley Howlin Rain is a San Franciscan quintet whose psychedelic and labyrinth-like rock music evokes a feeling of golden ages of rock. Its a classic feel, thats modernized and evolved thanks to the help of Rick Rubin who signed them to his label (American Recordings). Their new single "Phantom in the Valley," is a seven minute journey through music that evokes a passion and a regard to epic size. The song feels a bit schizophrenic at the turn near 4:30 where it takes a Santana, or maybe Steely Dan-like turn. [...]
Uncompromising and heavy defines the authentic blues influenced pysch-rock of Howlin Rain , and they describe the making of their third album The Russian Wilds as " trying to blend Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland, Steely Dan's Gaucho and Bruce Springsteen's Darkness On The Edge of Town ". First taste of the album (out on Valentines Day 2012 via American Recordings ) comes in the form of Phantom In The Valley . Listen. a Follow @madmackerel
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Oakland, California psychedelic rock band Howlin Rain have announced the release of their third full-length, The Russian Wilds , which is scheduled for a release on Valentine's Day, that's February 14 if you somehow didn't know that. The Russian Wilds is the follow-up to their 2008 record Magnificent Fiend and last year's The Good Life EP and it sees Isaiah Mitchell of Earthless join the band as a full time member. The Russian Wilds will be released on American Recordings and the band have [...]
Live This Month: August 2011 (Podcast #254) In Live This Month , we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area. For us, August hits a high point early, as August 6th we're throwing our annual fundraiser, Regional Bias , at the Verdi Club . As we discuss on the podcast, with four great local bands on the bill - Little Wings , Royal Baths [...]
Every Monday, we'll be offering you early picks for some of the week's best concerts. Do you think we omitted something worthwhile? Let us know in the comments! Be sure to visit our Local Concert Calendar for an expanded set of daily listings. Regional Bias is Saturday night! Hopefully you aren't yet sick of us writing about Regional Bias , our fifth birthday party/annual fundraiser, which is taking place at [...]
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