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The Tubes were arch satirists of popular culture whose outrageous performance art concepts — which swung wildly from softcore pornography to suit-and-tie conservatism — frequently eclipsed their elusive music identity. The origins of the group started in Phoenix, Az in the past due ’60s, where guitarist Expenses Spooner, keyboardist Vince …

Clancy Hayes was among the finest vocalists from the Dixieland revival motion, superior to the normal musician who also feels compelled to sing. He was a reliable fixture in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA from 1927 on, showing up regularly on the air and in night clubs. He installed with Lu …

A vivid and idiosyncratic storyteller within the grand narrative custom of Tom Waits and Randy Newman, indie folk singer/songwriter Sonny Smith emerged from obscurity in 2003 using the cult favourite THAT IS My Story, THAT IS My Song. Given birth to in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA in 1972, Smith relocated …