Don’t miss Ben Brough’s “A Million Charming Creatures” show opening in Laguna Beach at the AR4T space tonight. 210 North PCH, 7pm-10pm. See HERE for more info.

The Half Rats from Lafayette, Indiana getting in a practice in San Diego for the Johnny Rad Fest.

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This week we bring you some tracks from before we were born, check em out!

First up is the “Loudest Band in Town” Gonn from Keokuk, IA.  Gonn was an underground garage-rock band who are one of our absolute favorites to play.  This album is great from beginning to end.  Here’s “Death of an Angel” from 1966:

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Next is blues legend Sonny Boy Williamson.  Williamson was imitated by many but is remembered as one of the most influential and original harmonica-playing blues singers.  He waxed over 120 sides and many of his songs have become blues standards. Here is “Check Up on my Baby”

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For the third year now Johnny Rad Fest has come and gone and left us with bruised bodies and ringing eardrums. Our good friend Tyrone Taylor “Clean Cuts DJ” has been working hard for the past three years to bring San Diego some great underground bands. The three day festival was full of some amazing performances from The Spits, Nobunny, Tokyo Electron, the Zeros, The Half Rats, The Kabbs, The Wax Idols, The Boy Toys and many other great bands. Inside are photos from some of the shows.

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