Spune Productions head Lance Yocom is moving rather swiftly down the road to recovery after he mysteriously fell ill in Flagstaff, Arizona, last month. It took a few weeks of intense testing fo... Continue reading "After Long Stay, Spune Productions' Lance Yocom To Be Released From Arizona Hospital" >
THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO - MAY 7TH @ BAR PINK Featuring Longstay, The Fling, Gun Runner + DJ Snakehips - FREE! Brawny? Nope, Longstay LONGSTAY Classic Americana combined with the alt country swagger of Dawes and the lyrical depth of David Dondero, LONGSTAY craft a layered and textured rock sound that is set to perfectly accompany the heartiness of The Fling on this [...]
This months event will feature Longstay, The Fling, and Gun Runner. Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.
The Rumble welcomes The Fling down the West Coast in May Long Beach bred, THE FLING harken back to the glory days of those infamous Laurel Canyon jam sessions of the 70's with their brand of psych infused alt country folk rock and their joining us for the entire West Coast run of THE RUMBLE TOUR in support of the re-release of When The Madhouses Appear (Dangerbird Records) on May 3rd. This quartet comprised of brothers, Dustin and Graham Lovelis, Justin [...]
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You may remember San Diego's Longstay whose Houses & Homes was one of Turntable Kitchen's favorite EPs from this year. They've given us an exclusive premier of their take on the traditional hymn/carol "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing." Also, inspired by Sufjan Steven's Christmas EPs, Longstay's Nik Ewing posted several festive Christmas tunes on [...]
As a matter of personal opinion, I think year-end lists should distinguish between LPs and EPs. After all, EPs are treated differently by pretty much everyone: artists, consumers and critics. Indeed, most EPs offer very different experiences from full length records. Musicians, for example, have historically chose to use EPs as a way to release [...]
Sometimes a cleverly worded PR statement gets me halfway home to liking a new band. We're generally annoyed when blogs quote a band's press release, but every once in a while, one comes across our desk that is worth giving some space to. I'll tell you that I really like the tunes that San Diego's Longstay is pumping out, that I dig the earthy vibe and downhome semi-twang. Then I'll get out of the way and cede my space to their mass email: "There is no glamorous behind the scenes story here. They [...]
Many musicians like to play a character. They tell tales of how they were shot up on the block, had to scrounge for food because their parents abandoned them or how their parent is a rock n' roll superstar. The members of Longstay are not like most musicians, and they seem to be getting by just fine. This San Diego five-piece introduced their debut EP Homes & Houses last December. Embodying Americana indie rock, Longstay proves on this album that they're not afraid to bear their souls and rock out. [...]
"Welcome Longstay. There is no glamorous behind the scenes story here. They were not raised by wolves, they don't have famous friends on TV, they have never done drugs with hookers or even stayed up past midnight. In fact, you may not know that they have had more members than songs in their setlist, you may not have seen them open for a metal band in a town you've never heard of, or play a backyard party for 200 people followed by a local venue the next night in front of 6. You may not know that they have been [...]
San Diego five-piece Longstay have self-released a cracking seven-track début EP entitled Homes & Houses, the band are Nik Ewing (vox/guitar/piano), Jordan Groth (guitar), Josh Dunn (bass & vox), Phil Hansen (piano & vox) and Kyle Rosa (drums & vox), the EP is fine mix of Americana indie rock, the band have played with fellow Californians Delta Spirit and Dawes amongst others and on the strength of this EP they have more than enough talent to carve their own identity into the musical landscape. The band have labyrinth of a website that will reveal hidden tracks more info at their homepage [...]
MP3: Longstay - "Old Heads On Young Shoulders" MP3: Longstay - "House Upon A Hill" Longstay is an Americana-leaning band out of San Diego, California with enough pop sensibility to hook and pull you in. "Old Heads On Young Shoulders" and "House Upon A Hill" are two songs that illustrate the band's ability to capture American life both lyrically as well as musically. Whether it's emotive vocals, rolling drum fills, frenetically delayed guitar, descending violin riffs, bold brass, or the dancing rhythm of the organ, the band is [...]
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I was watching an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia the other night - the one where the gang decides to start a rock band, thinking the key to success is to act like a rock band. So rather than learn how to play instruments, they rent a hotel room and trash it, because that's what rock bands do. It seems like there are a fair amount of real bands out there that do the same thing. They may not trash a hotel room, but they act like they're complicated and deep because [...]
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