"...Simply put, from the first note of opening stunner "Last Train to Satansville" (from 1993's Mezcal Head), Swervedriver dominated. A sonic tour de force dominated by vocalist/guitarist Adam Franklin and tour fill-in drummer Mikey Jones (who did a TREMENDOUS job filling in for …
As mentioned, Swervedriver play a headlining show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC tonight (3/31). Tickets are still on sale, and since we last spoke, NYC trio Heaven (whose members have been or are in The Comas, Dean and Britta, Ambulance LTD, The Big Sleep, Adam Franklin's band, Snowden, and Fan-Tan…
Swervedriver's Adam Franklin & The Bolts of Melody are spending the tail end of Septmeber and into October on the road. Tonight finds them not only smack in the middle of their East Coast jaunt, but also at Mercury Lounge in NYC (9/30)...
Australia's shimmering psych-pop band, The Church, are staying busy in their 29th year of existence with a flurry of new releases, a couple of solo projects, and a U...
Adam Franklin: Most of the earlier tunes were Sam 's, and mostly started with simple guitar lines, to which I would then place chord sequences beneath or counter-melodies on top...
Before blogs, before the internet as we know it, Jack Rabid was writing up all the shows he attended, the records he listened to, and interviewing his favorite bands...