http://absolutepowerpop.blogspot.com/2010/03/cd-of-day-31010-rich-mcculley-starting.html


"LA's Rich McCulley has been one of the more reliable roots rockin' power poppers over the last decade or so, and he's reached a career pinnacle with Starting All Over Again, a disc whose title derives from the personal losses McCulley has sustained after former girlfriend Amy Farris and close friend/co-writer Duane Jarvis (both of whom were artists in their own right) passed away last year.

McCulley has closely worked with Todd Herfindal and The Meadows as well as being a founder of the Oasis-influence side project The Mains, and his pop sensibilities shine through in his roots rock. Opening track "Tell Me, I'm Listening" (co-written with Herfindal) is Exhibit A for this thesis, a highly melodic track that Meadows and McCulley fans will both love. "Dreams Tonight" is an excellent "Take It Easy"-style number, and "The Last Song" boasts an infectious melody as well, although here's hoping McCulley doesn't follow through on his promises in the lyrics.

Elsewhere, standouts include "Who'll Hang the Moon?", his soulful tribute to Jarvis, the rockin' "Nowhere", the John Hiatt-esque "Waiting on the Sun", and the lively "Falling Apart". Roots-pop/rock albums don't get much better than this one, and McCulley has outdone himself here."

And there will be an upcoming feature on the band for this Magazine out of the UK!  We'll keep you posted!

www.shindig-magazine.com/

That's right!  The 5th season of free/all ages Sunday roots music begins!  3 bands on the mainstage and acoustic music and a BBQ on the backporch!  5-9 pm @ The Echo 1822 Sunset in Echo Park...Los Angeles, CA 90026  Joining I See Hawks in LA will be Wheelhouse (Brian Whelan and Ross Flournoy of the Broken West with Derek Brown on Drums (The Eels, Earlimart, Everest) and Rob Douglas on Bass (Mike Stinson, Gimmee Fives) and from Berkely Mars Arizona opening the show!




I SEE HAWKS IN LA  www.iseehawks.com



Brian Whelan of Wheelhouse
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MARS ARIZONA   www.marsarizona.com/

Keep your eyes on our tour schedule as we get closer to April!  Seattle, Portland and San Francisco--start getting excited!

"Paperplanes put out a record last year, and at the first curl of pedal-steel by Cliff Kane you had to wonder—now where did this come from? Rhinestone Republic sounded like Nashville in 1975 or Lubbock in 1979—the kind of record that comes out of the kinds of places in the documentary Heartworn Highways, where the walls are wood-paneled and the cars are peeling paint and where Townes Van Zandt can fall splatter-drunk into a big hole and still make a joke out of it, even though he’d play “Waitin’ Round to Die” just a minute later."--Chris Ziegler, LA Record

http://www.thepaperplanes.com

Old Californio:

http://www.farcethemusic.com/2009/09/best-of-2009-so-far-september.html

They Give and Take here: http://www.caughtinthecarousel.com/features/yearList_2009.php

http://www.parasol.com/mail_order/toppicksof2009.asp

http://thecosmicamerican.blogspot.com/2009/11/top-20-going-into-thanksgiving-2009.html

http://www.thecornernews.com/index.php/news/comments/best-in-music-2009-year-end-review/

http://euclidrecords.blogspot.com/2010/01/best-of-2009-steve-scariano.html

Grant Langston:

Julien Sordes, There's Always Someone Cooler Than you blogspot, France: <<http://always-someone-cooler.blogspot.com/>>

Twang Nation best of 2009: <<http://www.twangnation.com/2009/12/18/the-best-of-2009/>>

Chip Frazier's "Amber Waves of Twang" best of 2009 list! <<http://amberwavesoftwang.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-of-2009.html>>AND Twangville: http://twangville.com/2473/chips-best-of-2009/

Scott Warren:

http://www.farcethemusic.com/2009/09/best-of-2009-so-far-september.html

Kelly Dearmore Twangville <<http://twangville.com/2507/kellys-top-25-for-2009/>>

Scott also, gives and takes: <<http://www.caughtinthecarousel.com/features/yearList_2009.php>>

http://billsmusicforum.blogspot.com/2010/01/bmf-picks-top-10-cds-of-2009.html

http://rockandrollreport.com/a-year-in-review-rrr-staff-weigh-in-on-their-top-picks-of-09-part-1/

http://powerpopreview.blogspot.com/2010/01/best-albums-of-2009.html

Gina Villalobos:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Americana-of-2009/lm/R1CHEWT6NQ0KOR/ref=cm_lmt_dtpa_f_3_rdssss1

Chip Frazier's "Amber Waves of Twang" best of 2009 list! <<http://amberwavesoftwang.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-of-2009.html>>

Kelly Dearmore Twangville <<http://twangville.com/2507/kellys-top-25-for-2009/>>

Simon's Personal List: <,http://beat-surrender.blogspot.com/2009/12/bird-list-top-20-2009.html>>

Ted has made the Americana Music Chart's top 100 listing of 2009 at #65 with 3,212 plays!  Congratulations!  check out the rest of the list here:  http://blurt-online.com/news/view/3185/


"Kamp is the bass player for Shooter Jennings, but he also makes solo discs. His first, 2007's Divisadero, was a gem, and the follow up, Poor Man's Paradise, is even better. It's single,( Just a Yesterday Away) is a rumbling, rootsy ramble with Chip Davis shadowing Ted's lead vocal with tenor harmony throughout."
-Music Row Magazine