#half stack

8/14/23.

Here's another Bay Area band - Oakland, California, specifically. We posted about Half Stack 5 years ago. Plenty of time for me to forget the band or the fact that I was quite smitten by them.

I previously mentioned a Australian dolewave feel - I compared them to Dick Diver - and that still holds. But they also fit right in with fellow Oaklanders Rob I. Miller, Blues Lawyer or even Dick Stusso.

Music Reviews: Lynyrd Skynyrd, plus Leon Rosselson, Half Stack, Robert Finley, and Chest Fever #lynyrdskynyrd #byjeffburger #chestfever #robertfinley #halfstack #leonrosselson #newmusic2023

Music Reviews: Lynyrd Skynyrd, plus Leon Rosselson, Half Stack, Robert Finley, and Chest Fever Lynyrd Skynyrd has never been quite as innovative or important as the jazz-influenced Allman Brothers, its most obvious competitor for the title of King of Southern Rock. That said, the Jacksonville, Florida–based group has played a pivotal role in popularizing the genre and has had more than its share…

Summer sure is great ain’t it? Yes, granted you do have to wipe sweat out of your eyes constantly; and true, being outside for more than 30 seconds does often feel detrimental to your overall health. But, the carefree joy the season regularly brings really is unparalleled among the Big Four seasons.

Unfortunately, the end of summer is fast-approaching, and though global warming makes it so fall…

8/9/18.

Oakland, California is one of the best sources of independent rock in the United States.  There, I said it.  Check the history of this blog (I haven’t) and I’m pretty sure we’d be able to put an amazing compilation together.

Half Stack is one of the 1/2 dozen bands on Processional Cross.  Half Stack definitely have an Aussie vibe crossed with mid 80s indie stalwarts like Meat Puppets or Camper Van Beethoven.