BAD MAPS  

And out of the Santa Cruz mountains crawls Bad Maps, who’s sound goes far beyond what you would expect of their western style instrumentation. (Four string banjo, lap steel guitar, upright bass, guitar and drums) with country tinged songs injected with healthy amounts of soulfulness and indie rock weirdness, you just might be tricked into dancing along to Zachary Handl’s dark poetic lyrics.

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Joe Kaplow:  Posh, Poodle, Krystal and Toe is the third  full length album from Santa Cruz based songwriter and  multi-instrumentalist Joe Kaplow.  Appropriately named after his  bandmates’ nicknames, this record is a more cohesive ‘band’ statement  than his previous self-recorded work.  Most tracks were cut over a five  day span, performed live at the OK Theater in Enterprise, OR with  engineer Bart Budwig.  They were learned and workshopped on the spot,  thus capturing very honest, energetic, and ‘fly by the seat of your  pants’ moments.   The record was mixed underground at Vin Christopher’s  studio, Heavy Meadow in Portland, Oregon.

Posh, Poodle, Krystal and Toe takes Kaplow’s singularly  unique, honest and raw songwriting style and propels it forward with  spontaneous collaboration, undeniable rhythm, and sound imagery. The  record will be released on 5.17.24 on Fluff and Gravy Records.