PATTERNS AND TONES

From 1989 and 1993, San Francisco was treated to the the stylings of a band named broom. This singular band consisted of Steve Brown was on lead guitar, Erik Bluhm on bass, Roxanne Rodriguez on rhythm guitar and a rotating cast of drummers. broom was one of those mystical birds that rises from the burning passion of a close knit group of friends intent on creating beauty through music.  I was honored to call all of them dear friends. They were friends I in fact grew up with who inspired and delighted us all with their creative talents and shared their knowledge and passion for their favorite Kraut, Psych and Space rock bands. There is a sweet sincerity to their music, one that comes about from pure enjoyment. You can't fake having fun! It is with great pleasure I present to you for the very first time unseen photographs I took of the band back in the day along with a recent interview with the founding members who have graciously provided us with a window through which we...

From the first time he hit the stage back in the 90's as the lead singer for the Bay Area's roots n' blues flavored band  The Loved Ones  who were on  HighTone Records ,  to his melodic vocals intertwining with the hybrid electronica/funk music of  Honeycut  who were on DJ Shadow ' s hip-hop collective Quannum Projects , to the soft-pop stylings he is  crafting today  as a solo artist,  Bart Davenport  has traversed a varied musical landscape over the years, cultivating his own distinctive vocal style along the way. " I’m like a thrift store vintage artist in the sense that I like taking things from the past and put them in the context of a new song. I don’t want to be a retro purist, I just like to borrow when it seems like they would be fun to use. I’m a purist in art but I’m not a purist in period music. It’s just that it’s a fine line. I will literally write a chord progression that sounds like Bert Bacharach and ...