Mad River Mad River Foil Stamped 0001-2000 If you could recreate a

If you could recreate a time before you experienced the most extreme grief of your life

one of Garcia's glossier efforts

leading up to his Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in Kinky Boots

Four years to be exact

from the original analogue studio tapes

Mad River Mad River Foil Stamped 0001-2000 If you could recreate aBy far the most ominous sounding of the Bay Areas 1960s psychedelic bands, the music of Berkeleys Mad River comes across like a spiraling, acid spiked descent into hell. With a raw, garagey style marked by Lawrence Hammonds quavering vocals and the interlocking exchanges of guitarists David Robinson and Rick Bockner, Mad Rivers sound conjures a darker, more menacing version of Quicksilver Messenger Service or early Country Joe and The Fish. No wonder