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For early-`70s British band Trifle, their First Meeting unfortunately proved to be their last. Fronted by singer/guitarist George Bean, the group only lasted long enough to make one album, which falls squarely into the "early prog" realm of bands like Colosseum and the Alan Bown, who relied more on jazz licks, R&B-based grooves, and post-psychedelic songwriting than on the shifting time signatures and orchestral rock epics that typified prog's full flowering. Accordingly, much of the heavy lifting on First Meeting is done by the horn section, though there's some fairly prominent organ work throughout as well. Still, even on the...

Volker Strifler Band (VSB), See also The Volker Strifler Band a popular Northern California based tour-de-force of musical talent, has become a rising musical phenomenon garnering local, regional and national recognition. VSB is fronted by their namesake and founder, Volker Strifler, whose remarkable talents as singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist extraordinaire are helping propel both him and the entire band toward world-wide recognition. It's not hard to understand why VSB is making such a splash. This band moves languorously from jazz and roots, to blues/rock and a funky calypso rhythm; with performances highlighted by their show stopping guitarist, a thundering...

The Bedlamville Triflers are a rockabilly trio from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Formed in 2009, there offer a blend of old school authentic rockabilly, and a faster modern revved up version of the classic sound. Their influences range from Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Johnny Burnette, Warren Smith to the newer sounds of the Legendary Raw Deal, Frantic Flattops and the Reverend Horton Heat. Shawn Roux - Guitar, vocals Joel Dicharry - Upright bass, vocals Greg Guffey - Drums, vocals .