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M. LOCKWOOD PORTER – 27 A few months back we featured a double A-side single from San Francisco-based folk/country artist M. Lockwood Porter. Now he has just released his second full-length album, 27, and we feel compelled to tell you about it (it’s really good). The album opens with ‘I Know You’re Gonna Leave Me’, which starts as what appears to be a peppy little folk/country song. But some sudden electric guitars kick things up a notch and by the end the thing is a fully-fledged rock song, with crashing drums and Porter’s repeated cry of “I know you’re gonna...

Insurgent Country - M. Lockwood Porter '27' M. Lockwood Porter'27'(Black Mesa Records, 2014)www.mlockwoodporter.comwww.mlockwoodporter.bandcamp.com The Bay Area is such a wonderful place for music! Between 1998 and 2001 I spent longer periods of time there, mostly in San Francisco and I could just go out four nights in a row... Well-known and completely unknown names, often the concerts and showcases were even free of entrance! So I would buy a cranberry juice and a bus ticket or I just walked to the club. Great memories... Of course M. Lockwood Porter was still a pup in rural Oklahoma back then, but I'm...

Here Comes The Flood - M. Lockwood Porter: 27 Singer-songwriter M. Lockwood Porter is quick to release another full-length. His debut album Judah's Gone was a pleasant surprise filled with lo-fi songs. Preceded by Chris Bell b/w Secrets single On 27 he is making inroads into the world of rock besides his Americana material. Endless gigging with a kick-ass band has boosted his confidence as a vocalist - he had to work harder to be heard. Porter turned 27 this year, an age forever associated with the deaths of his musical heroes Chris Bell, Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix. He...

Premiere Stream: M. Lockwood Porter’s 27 I have the honor of premiering 27 by M. Lockwood Porter today! You can preorder a vinyl or CD of the record at Black Mesa Records. The deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and more have inspired the myth that 27 is the age past which no musical youth icon can live. M. Lockwood Porter, also aged 27 but definitely alive, thoughtfully grabbed the number for the title of his sophomore alt-country/country-rock/just plain rock album. His debut Judah’s Gone focused on the past (just look at that title); 27 is...