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Old Californio

About Me


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Recorded in their old chicken coop garage turned recording studio in Pasadena, CA, Old Californio set out to mix a gritty soup of bucolic rock and roll influenced as much by Moby Grape, Crazy Horse and The Grateful Dead as by the chaparral canyons and ungovernable San Gabriel mountains themselves. The 10 songs on Westering Again evoke winsome images of riparian vistas and wine stained front porches, and of places forgotten and out of the way. The album ventures from raw riparian rock & roll, to harmony rich folk/ country, to the psychedelic/ philosophic.
Westering Again will be released on their own independent Californio Records label and will available for sale on April 7th through CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon.com and was co-produced by Old Californio and Alfonso Rodenas (Mark Olson, Ben Vaughn, Los Tigres Del Norte) and mixed / mastered at Las Virgenes Recording. The core of the band include singer/ guitarist Rich Dembowski, drummer Justin Smith, bassist Jason Chesney, guitarist Woody Aplanalp and keyboardist Levi Nuñez. Also, contributing to the album are their heavy friends - frequent collaborator Dave Gleason on guitar, bassist Tony Russell, accordionist Debra Tala, trumpeteer Slim Zwerling, and pianist Dan Mudd.
The ten tracks on Westering Again are
1. “Mother Road”
2. “Riparian High”
3. “City Lines”
4. “Just Like Joseph Campbell”
5. “From the Mouths of Babes”
6. “Warmth of the Sun”
7. “Harmony”
8. “Lazy Old San Gabriels”
9. “Are You Coming Home”
10. “California Goodness”

Hillbilly Deluxe on Scion 17 -Satellite/ Online
WNCW - Charlotte, NC
WEVL - Memphis, TN
KCSN - Northridge, CA
Mandatory FM - Stephenville, TX
Americana OK - UK / Syndicated
Cosmic American Radio - Online
KVNF - Paonia, CO
Taproot Radio - Chapel Hill, NC / Online
KRFC - Fort Collins, CO
WVTF - Roanoke, VA
WHAY - Whitley City, KY
WMSR - Auburn, AL
KFAI - Minneapolis, MN
WLUW - Chicago, IL
PBS - Melbourne, AUS

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/07/2006
Band Members: Old Californio are:

Rich Dembowski
Jason Chesney
Justin Smith
Levi Nunez
Woody Aplanalp

Publicity, USA - KG Music Press

Publicity, Europe - Peter Holmstedt, Hemifran

www.hemifran.com

Influences:

Sounds Like: Raymond Dr.

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Americana UK review - May 1, 2009

Americana UKOld Californio "Westering Again" (Independent, 2009) Nuggets from the Golden State... With a name like Old Californio and an album title like 'Westering Again', you fear that somebo...
Posted by on Fri, 01 May 2009 20:48:00 GMT

Rock and Reprise Review Pt.1 - April 2009

OLD CALIFORNIO Every once in awhile, a band or artist comes along warranting a bit more attention because of that something special you can hear but ca...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Rock and Reprise Pt. 2 - April 2009

OLD CALIFORNIOWestering Again Damn! These guys are good! In fact, they are what the Eagles should be and aren't. They rock out, blend voices like pros and, when they want, put on the...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:32:00 GMT

Mike The Knife record release show review - April 9, 2009

Old Californio Resounds at Grand Ole Echo Posted 20 days ago Artist: Old Californio Album: Westering Again Track: .. M...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:29:00 GMT

Ickmusic Review #2 - April 7, 2009

Icks Pick (Week XIV): Old Californios new album, Westering Again April 7th, 2009 No comments Sure, I could steer you toward the new N...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:27:00 GMT

Jersey Beat - April 6, 2009

THE SILVER LINING: Reviews by Paul Silver ...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Sea of Tranquility Review - April 2, 2009

Old Californio: Westering Again Opening with the bright and breezy "Mother Road", Old Californio make an immediate impact with their jaunty guitar led melody and the delicate clarity of vocalist R...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:20:00 GMT

Twangville Review - April 2, 2009

Old Californio - Westering Again There are only a few regions around the great 48 that seem to have their own sound or musical vibe that serves as an identifiable tag of sorts to the rest of the co...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:15:00 GMT

Baby Sue Review- April 2009

Old Californio - Westering Again (CD, Californio, Pop/rock) If there's one thing we dig here in the plush babysue office suite its when we receive an album that simply provides good direct music. An...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:12:00 GMT

Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange Review - March 28, 2009

Westering Again Old Californio Available from iTunes. A review written for the Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange by Bob Gottlieb ([email protected]) This CD at times...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:08:00 GMT