Lost 1968 recording by Nanaimo's Glass Cage finally gets released!

Marcus Pollard found a mysterious acetate in a Port Alberni thrift shop which turned out to be the 1968 demo of Nanaimo's Glass Cage. 

In the summer of 1968, five Nanaimo, BC teenagers recorded an exciting six-song demo of West Coast garage psych. Cut to an acetate then lost to time for 50+ years. Until now. Watch the story of the Glass Cage's lost recording right here and below. 

“A remarkable discovery. The Glass Cage show impressive creativity and versatility as they transition between hard-hitting, organ-driven Northwest R&B slammers and dreamy, harmony-based psychedelic numbers.” – Mike Stax, Ugly Things

“I LOVE the Glass Cage!” – Grant Lawrence, CBC Radio

“Newly unearthed garage rock classic ... terrific California-style psychedelia”

– Craig “Rockin’ Prof” Morrison, Ethnomusicologist

“A garage rock gem” – John Dwyer, Osees

Restoration & remastering by Peter Conheim, deluxe 8-page booklet with story, photos and posters. Cover art by Bob Masse Studios. Get a copy of The Glass Cage's 1968 recording released by Supreme Echo as "Where Did The Sunshine Go! via Bandcamp right here.

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Times Colonist Thrift store find leads to new life for Nanaimo band, The Glass Cage 

Happy Birthday Poison Ivy!

Raising a glass to Poison Ivy – The Cramps guitarist, composer and producer – with some interview & performance footage.

Here's a bonus shot of Poison Ivy with The Cramps featuring Miriam Linna on drums circa 1976. 

One For The Weekend: The Creation from Albuquerque, NM

Here's the scoop...

The Creation were a short-lived but regionally influential psychedelic garage band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, active in the late 1960s. Centered on brothers Al O’Donnell (lead/rhythm guitar) and Mike O’Donnell (bass) together with Ernie (Earnie) Phillips (rhythm guitar), the trio wrote and sang their material collectively while hiring session players for drums and keyboards. Listen to "No Silver Bird" off their second single for Centurion from 1968 –both sides of which were covered by Hooterville Trolley who didn't share any members with The Creation – recently reissued by Guerssen Records and available digitally here. Incidentally, The Creation's first single "What The Daises Know" b/w "Sun and Stars (I Miss Her So) was also on Centurion and issued in December,1967. You can read more about The Creation on the Garage Hangover site right here. 

Ryan Bingham's They Call Us The Lucky Ones out May 15th

Ryan Bingham's new album "They Call Us The Lucky Ones" is out May 15th. You can pre-order it here. Check the clips. 

Watch a video for Zsuzsa Koncz's Hungarian psych whumper "Visz A Vonat"

Here's a clip for Zsuzsa Koncz's head-noddin'' Illes collaboration "Visz A Vonat" which translates to "The Train Is Coming" 

Happy 85th Birthday Irma Thomas!

Celebrating the 85th birthday of the legendary Irma Thomas, soul queen of New Orleans, with a few performances worth checking. 

Margo Price tears up The Phoenix, February 25

Rising country star Margo Price returns to Toronto for a show at the Phoenix on Wednesday, February 25. Get tickets here.