Sweet review of HEATH GREEN and The MAKESHIFTERS in POPMATTERS

God Bless Alabama, its clay, or whatever the hell else it may be that incites these grooves.

Every now and again you throw the CD in, or needle the wax, or, hell, click on something that transports you from that very space in which you sit. Heath Green and company do this in spades on their Alive Natural Sound self-titled debut, Heath Green and the Makeshifters.

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☛LEFT LANE CRUISER “Claw Machine Wizard” now available from our MAIL-ORDER!

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Indiana’s trash-blues outfit is back with an album of high-energy R&B. “Claw Machine Wizard” is a return to the band’s two man format, and features corky barn burners like “Claw Machine Wizard” and “Booga Chaka”, alongside punked out blues numbers such as “Burn Em Brew” and “High Maintenance”. The album even includes a soul/reggae-influenced ballad titled “Lay Down”, showing that the boys can step out of their comfort zone.

Headed by slide guitar extraordinaire Freddy J IV, and backed by drumming machine Pete Dio, Left Lane Cruiser has been making records for over a decade, and along with their music being featured in many hit television series such as Banshee, Breaking Bad, and Nashville, they have been receiving critical acclaim across the globe.

☮GOSPELBEACH to release new album “Another Summer Of Love” very soon!

The second album from GospelbeacH continues to deftly honor the grand tradition of West Coast rock and roll.
This time around it’s more 70’s FM rock than 60’s AM gold, more cosmo than country with a theme of timeless love.
Straightforward, inviting songwriting and singing by Brent Rademaker (a founding member of Beachwood Sparks).
Warm classic production and tight harmonies once again by guitarist/vocalist Jason Soda. Recorded in Los Angeles at
Palomino Sound, Jason’s new 1970’s vintage artisan recording studio. Third GospelbeacH coremember Jonny Niemanns
cascading piano, organ and mellotron fill out the albums rich sound.

In the tradition of the Troubadour scene of the 1970’s Another Summer of Love features some of the GospelbeacH
friends and Los Angeles’s finest players and singers including, Pearl Charles, Miranda Lee Richards, members of Wilco,
Mapache, Eels, and pickers from the Grand Ole Echo. The album artwork features reflective photography by
GospelbeacH guitarist/singer Neal Casal and Allah-Lasdrummer Matthew Correia.

LEFT LANE CRUISER premieres the song “Claw Machine Wizard” via POPMATTERS

Left Lane Cruiser’s appeal is immediate, reaching into our deepest, most primal needs for music that moves both the feet and the soul. More fundamentally, the duo serves to remind us that their music is about that moment when bad times start to take a turn for the better. As Evans himself says, “Sometimes the blues make you feel like you’re stuck in a claw machine. You just need a good woman to come along and snatch you up. And while she’s workin’ on it, pour a little lightnin’ in your whiskey cup!”. – READ THE POPMATTERS FEATURE HERE

★★★★ 4 star review of DATURA4 “Hairy Mountain” from The WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

A psychedelic album cover evoking distant memories of incense-filled basement record stores is the first sign of things to come on Hairy Mountain. Then there’s that first earworm track with its heavy early-1970s guitar riff, overlaid with catchy 60s vocal harmonies. But it doesn’t stop there. The dual guitars of Datura4 punch out track after track of accessible, compelling retro rock. – READ THE REVIEW HERE

ONCE AGAIN THE BLUES IS IN PERFECTLY UNSAFE HANDS!

COMING SOON : LEFT LANE CRUISER’S new album “Claw Machine Wizard”

Indiana’s trash-blues outfit is back with an album of high-energy R&B. “Claw Machine Wizard” is a return to the band’s two man format, and features corky barn burners like “Claw Machine Wizard” and “Booga Chaka”, alongside punked out blues numbers such as “Burn Em Brew” and “High Maintenance”. The album even includes a soul/reggae-influenced ballad titled “Lay Down”, showing that the boys can step out of their comfort zone.

Headed by slide guitar extraordinaire Freddy J IV, and backed by drumming machine Pete Dio, Left Lane Cruiser has been making records for over a decade, and along with their music being featured in many hit television series such as Banshee, Breaking Bad, and Nashville, they have been receiving critical acclaim across the globe.

It’s so rare to hear music these days that’s actually transgressive, in-your-face, and unapologetic. You know, just like the blues used to be. – AMERICANA SHOW

Left Lane Cruiser can deliver quality as quantity. – THE BLUES

Blues as attitude more than ritual. – ROCK & RAP CONFIDENTIAL

Sporting’ a ass pocket of infectious odes to sex, weed, and booze. – TORONTO SUN

Cool review of MARK PORKCHOP HOLDER “Let It Slide” from EYEPLUG MAGAZINE

Holder is the kind of player that careens around the edges of his busted blues sound to the point of distinction. His quavering electric slide guitar work and forceful acoustic blues reverence both hit the proverbial mark and while there are sonic familiarities to past masters he plays outside of mere imitation. – Jeff Monk / EYEPLUG MAGAZINE