Andy Johns

R.I.P., Andy Johns: Eric Halborg of the Swayback shares some memories of his friend

It's a super sad day for the entire music world, but especially for the members of the Swayback, who have lost their dear friend, Andy Johns. The legendary engineer/producer passed away yesterday at the age of 61. In addition to amassing a mind-blowing list of credits over the course of his life on ... More >>

The Swayback reflects on a decade of going for the musical nectar

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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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

Swayback checks in from the studio in Los Angeles

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