A former Blue Cheer groupie nursed me through a bad acid trip. True. I'm forever grateful. I saw Blue Cheer play in a nice little arena in Honolulu and thought it was sort of insane...3 Marshall stacks each for the bass and guitar resulting in a sonic mess (in the late 60's, pre metal amp heaps). Those guys must have gone deaf. Haven't thought about that in years. Another great SF band was the Sons of Champlain. Horns, great singing, and killer musicianship all around.
Mazzy loves Little Feat!
If you don’t (yet), her’s a primer on this great American musical institution:
https://youtu.be/Vsa3iaTKu3A?t=475
While I’m at it, here’s another. Well, 3/4th’s American anyway; Nick Lowe is English. Little Village (just a coincidence ;-) live is one of the greatest musical experiences of my life. One of the few "Super Groups" (John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner) who in my book actually lives up to that title. Their single album was a disappointment, they were better as a group on John Hiatt’s fantastic Bring The Family album. Here they are on The Tonight Show, the only time I can remember in which the musical guest is given the time to perform two songs:
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