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Andy Johns

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    May 14, 2012

    The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main Street turns 40

    By the spring of 1971, the heroes of the '60s were dropping like flies. The Beatles had broken up, Angela Davis and Timothy Leary were on the run, and meanwhile everyone in California was becoming born again Christians. The previous autumn, Jimi Hendrix asphyxiated on half-digested sleeping pills an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Weekend's best live music bets: The Swayback, Pure Sunshine II, Snoop Dogg and more

    Welcome to the weekend! Whether you're making your way up to the mountains for Snowball Music Festival 2012 or staying behind in the city, there's an abundance of musical choices: Tonight at the Fillmore Snoop Dogg throws down before heading up the hill himself for a slot at Snowball, while a couple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Swayback set to release new album on March 3 at the hi-dive with new drummer Carl Sorenson

    ​The Swayback dudes have got to be way stoked this morning. Last night around the time that they were announced as one of the twelve finalists in KTCL's Hometown for the Holidays, the guys were at Silo Sound Studios (formerly Macy Sound Studios) putting the wraps on their brand new album with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2010

    Backbeat Exclusive: Free unreleased track from The Swayback, plus a first look at "St. Francis"

    ​Earlier this week, we chatted with Swayback bassist and frontman Eric Halborg, and he promised some new material from the band. Halborg has delivered, offering Backbeat a first look at "St. Francis," a video for the yet-to-be released track that is part of a slew of new recordings The Swayba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    The Swayback gets prime front page exposure on ArtistDirect.com

    Don't know if ArtistDirect.com has the same sort of cache these days as its UBL.com predecessor, which was essentially the go to site for band listings during the '90s, a much relied upon resource much like AllMusic.com is today, but the prime exposure it's giving to the Swayback right now on its fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Swayback gets nice exposure in Music Connection Magazine

    ​click to enlarge​For more than a year, the Swayback have shuttled back and forth to Los Angeles to work with revered knob turner Andy Johns. While this news is not exactly new to us, it has managed to garner the notice of Music Connection Magazine, who included a photo of the outfit in the stud ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    The Swayback singing into the same mikes Sinatra once used

    Kind of a freak about Ol' Blue Eyes, so pardon the giddiness in advance, but as we write this the Swayback are -- well, who the hell are we kidding? probably barely coherent given this late hour and the fact that they're in Hollywood right now hanging with Andy Johns -- or will be, if they haven't a ... More >>

  • Music

    December 18, 2008

    Moovers & Shakers 2008: Backbeat scribes weigh in on their favorite local releases of the year

    Kind of a freak about Ol' Blue Eyes, so pardon the giddiness in advance, but as we write this the Swayback are -- well, who the hell are we kidding? probably barely coherent given this late hour and the fact that they're in Hollywood right now hanging with Andy Johns -- or will be, if they haven't a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Swayback checks in from the studio in Los Angeles

    Kind of a freak about Ol' Blue Eyes, so pardon the giddiness in advance, but as we write this the Swayback are -- well, who the hell are we kidding? probably barely coherent given this late hour and the fact that they're in Hollywood right now hanging with Andy Johns -- or will be, if they haven't a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 5 edition

    Kind of a freak about Ol' Blue Eyes, so pardon the giddiness in advance, but as we write this the Swayback are -- well, who the hell are we kidding? probably barely coherent given this late hour and the fact that they're in Hollywood right now hanging with Andy Johns -- or will be, if they haven't a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Rearview: The Week in Review (8/29/08-9/5/08)

    Kind of a freak about Ol' Blue Eyes, so pardon the giddiness in advance, but as we write this the Swayback are -- well, who the hell are we kidding? probably barely coherent given this late hour and the fact that they're in Hollywood right now hanging with Andy Johns -- or will be, if they haven't a ... More >>

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