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Music publicist @randalhaecker72.bsky.social based in Austin, TX. Current projects include @tavfalco.bsky.social, @translator-band.bsky.social, Pearl Harbour, @slamdinistas.bsky.social, and more.
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How much do we love this callback to ROMEO VOID's classic 'Never Say Never' EP?!? Designed by Skott Reader & the band's own Frank Zincavage, this is the sleeve to 'Live '81-'85', a just-announced #RecordStoreDay title, out April 18 on LP/CD/DL.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Add THE BLASTERS to your shopping list for #RecordStoreDay, April 18, 2026. Released on LP, CD & digital from @liberationhall.bsky.social.
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Hey all you Bluesky groovers!
@deboraiyall.bsky.social of ROMEO VOID just launched an account. Feel free to give her a follow.
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Coming March 6 from @liberationhall.bsky.social. Soundtrack album featuring IKE & TINA TURNER, WILSON PICKETT, SANTANA, THE STAPLE SINGERS, THE VOICES OF EAST HARLEM and LES McCANN & EDDIE HARRIS.
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1971’s rarely seen “Soul to Soul” concert film to see release on multiple formats March 06, 2026.
Soul to Soul, a vibrant and historically significant 1971 concert film — featuring performances by Ike & Tina Turner, Santana, Wilson Pickett, the Staple Singers, Les McCann & Eddie Harris,…
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February 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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"PEARL HARBOR & THE EXPLOSIONS were clearly onto something original and great via their mashup of New wave, pop, R&B, rockabilly, and jazz, and further proof resides in just how unique and relevant this album is 45 years later."
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Music reviews- Take Effect
Pearl Harbor & The Explosions Liberation Hall, 2025 10/10 Listen to Pearl Harbor & The Explosions The only album from Pearl Harbor & The Explosions, this New Wave gem arrived in 198...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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"Jackdawg recorded one album which received a deserved reissue last fall through @liberationhall.bsky.social, so folks can get a second chance to dig into this music. The three main reasons are the musicians involved."
Thanks to @mdmusiclog.bsky.social.
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Jackdawg: "Jackdawg" (2009/2025) CD Review
In 1983, Keith Knudsen and John McFee, both of The Doobie Brothers, formed the band Southern Pacific, along with several other musicians. St...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Americana Highways reviews a recent LESTER YOUNG jazz title from @liberationhall.bsky.social. They write, "Backed by first-rate musicians—such as drummer Jo Jones and pianists Cyril Haynes and John Lewis —Young offers eight impeccably crafted performances."
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Music Reviews: Fabulous Thunderbirds, plus Lester Young and Anthologies of Rockabilly and Appalachian Music • Americana Highways
Reviewed: a box set that coillects Jimmie Vaughan's work with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, plus jazz great Lester Young, and more.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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In case you haven't been paying attention, @tavfalco.bsky.social's 'Desire on Ice' was one of the best-reviewed albums of 2025.
MOJO MAGAZINE - 5 stars | UNCUT MAGAZINE - 8 out of 10
CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE - 8 out of 10
VINYL DISTRICT - A
We close out the year with a 3-page feature in Vintage Rock.
January 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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Stu Cook of CCR and Southern Pacific is the latest guest on @baxie102.bsky.social. @liberationhall.bsky.social recently reissued the sole LP from JACKDAWG, a short-lived supergroup that featured Stu alongside the Doobie Brothers' John McFee and Keith Knudsen.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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As the year comes to a close, HOT SOUNDS posts a new interview with @tavfalco.bsky.social and Mario Monterosso in celebration of their acclaimed 'Desire on Ice' LP from earlier this year. You can pick up 'Desire on Ice' from @orgmusic.bsky.social.
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Tav Falco: "The Treatments Reflect Where We're at Today, While Re-Imagining the Thematic Contours of the Originals. Then Hurling the Entire Album Into the Future"
For over four decades, Tav Falco has operated at the crossroads of rock 'n' roll, cinema, and ritualized performance, forging a body of work that feels less like a catalog than a lived mythology. With...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The Blasters' five-LP 'An American Music Story: The Complete Studio Recordings 1979-1985' comes in at NUMBER TWO on @vinyldistrict.bsky.social's Top Box Sets of 2025!
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Graded on a Curve: <br>The Best of 2025’s <br>Box Sets & Expanded Releases - The Vinyl District
To kick off the week, here are ten of the finest box sets or expanded releases of 2025. 10. Clikatat Ikatowi, The Trials and Tribulations of… (Numero Group) Post-hardcore emerged in the 1980s (DC, Lo...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The recordings of the L.A. rock band Mogan David and His Winos will be available again on March 6, 2026. The group’s lineup featured a “who’s who” of heavyweights in the American music industry, including Harold Bronson and Richard Foos, co-founders of #RhinoRecords.
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Rhino Records Founders Reissue Album Of Their Own Band - DMME.net
There’s no shortage of record labels created by musicians, yet only few of those enterprises proved to become what we call majors. And while, in this regard, it’s A&M and Reprise first come to mind, w...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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BLASTERS bassist JOHN BAZZ recently sat down to discuss past and present band releases. For those keeping track, @liberationhall.bsky.social is reissuing the Blasters' vinyl catalog in waves.
10/24/25 - American Music, Non Fiction
02/06/26 - The Blasters, Hard Line
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13th Floor MusicTalk with The Blasters' John Bazz
YouTube video by 13th Floor Video
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December 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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INTERVIEW: @strangebrewpod.bsky.social settles in for an chat w/ John McFee. Topics include John's mom signing the contract for his teenage band Clover, and how they went on to play on Elvis Costello's 'My Aim Is True' before morphing into Huey Lewis & the News.
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John McFee - Clover, The Doobie Brothers, Southern Pacific, Jackdawg - The Strange Brew
John McFee speaks in depth about his work with Southern Pacific, Jackdawg and his session career. He explains how Southern Pacific evolved, why Jackdawg's album has been rediscovered, and why the focu...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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THIS FEBRUARY FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH:
'Soul to Soul' will be re-released by @liberationhall.bsky.social. The concert film will make its Blu-ray debut in a new 2K scan from the original film elements. CD/LP/DVD as well.
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'SOUL TO SOUL,' 1971 concert film featuring Ike & Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett, The Staple Singers, and more, will be available again February 20
SOUL TO SOUL , THE 1971 CONCERT FILM FEATURING   ELECTRIFYING PERFORMANCES BY IKE & TINA TURNER, SANTANA, WILSON PICKETT, THE STAPLE SINGERS...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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RHOF member and multi-instrumentalist JOHN McFEE talks with @djfey3.bsky.social about his career with Clover (including Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe), the Doobie Brothers, Southern Pacific, Jackdawg, and even THE TEX PISTOLS!
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John McFee – From Clover to The Doobies to Jackdawg - Frets with DJ Fey
John McFee formed San Francisco-based band Clover in the ’60s. Their first, self-titled album on Fantasy came out in 1970. Several years later, they came to realize some key people in the UK pub rock ...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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INTERVIEW: @strangebrewpod.bsky.social settles in for a Zoom chat w/ John McFee. Topics include John's mom signing the contract for his teenage band Clover, and how they went on to play on Elvis Costello's 'My Aim Is True' before morphing into Huey Lewis & the News.
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From Clover to the Doobies: John McFee on Van Morrison, Elvis Costello and the Jackdawg album
YouTube video by The Strange Brew Podcast
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November 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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The 13th Floor talks w/ RHOF member JOHN McFEE. Topics include arriving in London in '76 and playing sessions for Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe; his friendship with Jackdawg member Stu Cook; and memories of Bill Wyman.
Jackdawg's album has just been reissued on LP/CD/DL.
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13th Floor MusicTalk with John McFee of Doobie Bros., Clover and Jackdawg
YouTube video by 13th Floor Video
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November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Career-spanning interview with DOOBIE BROTHERS guitarist JOHN McFEE presented today at Frontman.cz. If you can't read Czech, find an interpreter!
Jackdawg's self-titled 1990 album has just been reissued on LP, CD & digital from @liberationhall.bsky.social.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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JOHN McFEE (Doobie Brothers, Southern Pacific, Jackdawg) recalls session work on ELVIS COSTELLO's 'My Aim Is True,' VAN MORRISON's 'Tupelo Honey,' THE STEVE MILLER BAND's 'Fly Like an Eagle,' THE GRATEFUL DEAD's 'From the Mars Hotel,' and CARLENE CARTER's 'Stronger.'
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EXCLUSIVE! Legendary Guitarist Reveals His 5 Favorite Albums!
YouTube video by VRP Rocks
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November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Thanks to Matt Friedlander at American Songwriter for speaking with John McFee (Doobie Brothers, Southern Pacific) about his 1990 project, JACKDAWG.
JACKDAWG is available now on LP/CD/DL from @liberationhall.bsky.social.
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The Doobie Brothers’ John McFee Shares the Story Behind the Just-Reissued Sole Album by His Short-Lived Supergroup Jackdawg (Exclusive)
In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, The Doobie Brothers’ John McFee shares the story behind the just-reissued sole album by his short-lived supergroup Jackdawg.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Stu Cook discusses his days in @theofficialccr.bsky.social, Southern Pacific, and his recently reissued band JACKDAWG. PLUS, his experience producing Roky Erickson, and whether he thought any of CCR's tracks would be hits while the band was putting them down in the studio.
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Interview Stu Cook: John Fogerty did not want to play Creedence Clearwater Revival
YouTube video by Rock Daydream Nation
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November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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INTERVIEW: Singer & multi-instrumentalist John McFee of the Doobie Brothers and Southern Pacific settles in for an easygoing chat with @baxie102.bsky.social about the re-release of his 1990 project, JACKDAWG.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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TAKE EFFECT REVIEWS bends an ear toward the recent album from #NeverlandRanchDavidians: "Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins are both fans of NRD, and you likely will be, too, if you have an interest in #garagerock, #cowpunk and blues, R&B and soul-tinted punk."
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Music reviews- Take Effect
Shout It On The Mountain Heavy Medication, 2025 9/10 Listen to Shout It On The Mountain A Los Angeles trio who use a dual guitar approach, the Neverland Ranch Davidians returns with 13 blisteri...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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The FREE unlimited streaming link to my 7th ANNUAL 🎃HALLOWEEN🎃 RADIO SHOW is available now: tinyurl.com/Hween7

A great way to celebrate #Halloween2025, El Día de los Muertos & All Souls Day.

#GothRock #PunkRock #Darkwave #Synthpop #GarageRock #HalloweenMusic #SpookMusic #witchcraft
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM