All That Jazz
From 1971-1976 the Bay Area’s iconic, independent Black Jazz Records imprint was in full effect, until the untimely death of its founder and A&R, pianist Gene Russell that is. Home to a roster of artists including Russell himself, Doug and Jean Carn, Walter Bishop Jr., Rudolph Johnson, Chester Thompson, Henry Franklin, Calvin Keys, Kellee Patterson...
Rebels On Tape
“Tapes, tapes we love dem tapes! I remember, before the downloading days, we used to go get the CD, dub it on cassette, return it, do it again and again and again and it don’t stop. Tapes, tapes we love dem tapes! Listenin’ to undergroud tapes, whether they be four-track the 16 or the 8.”...
Reverberation Radio
Don’t judge a book by its cover, or so they say. I’m not sure if the same applies to records, but I dare say the artwork is exactly what drew me to Allah-Las and their self-entitled 2012 debut album in the first place. Sometimes you just have to trust the voice in your head going...