San Francisco Bay Area-based power quintet Howlin Rain’s come howlin’ back with their third album, The Russian Wilds. Having been formed by bandleader-singer-guitarist Ethan Miller in 2004, as a melodic offshoot of blazing new-psych innovators Comets On Fire, Howlin Rain soon caught the attention of uber-producer Rick Rubin, who signed them to his American Recordings label and involved himself deeply in their subsequent musical evolution thereafter.

“There was a point when we were really trying to blend Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland, Steely Dan’s Gaucho and Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness On The Edge of Town,” says Ethan Miller. “I love the Boss’ singing, where he’s just blowing out his voice even when it’s just a pop ballad moment. And we were inspired by some of the grooves and close mic stuff on Gaucho, and by how Electric Ladyland runs the gamut from super long jams to blues numbers to drifting psychedelic pieces. There’s a sense of audacity to these records – a band chasing down strong, invisible connections – and there’s moments like that on our record. We didn’t always do the smartest or safest things [laughs].”

I’ve heard The Russian Wilds, and the album is incredible. If any of the above makes any sense to you, then you’ll want to pick up this record when it drops on Valentine’s Day. Check out “Phantom In the Valley” to get a first taste…

In the meantime, you can enter to win two tickets to see Howlin Rain on Tuesday at Mercury Lounge! The fucking fantastic D. Charles Speer & the Helix open the show. Just comment below with your favorite classic rock record. Or simply by Tweeting this post (tag it with @BBiB). Cool? Well, get to it then! Winner will be notified by Monday morning.

Thanks to the good folks at MIG Music and Freeman Promotions, BBiB has a couple copies to giveaway of Epitaph’s amazing 1974 classic, Outside the Law, remastered with plenty of extra live and bonus jams! Holy Kraut Boogie!

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Contest will end July 23, 2011. U.S. entries only please. Can’t ship outta the States!

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Yeah, how ’bout a giveaway?! And how about this killer 45 from the amazing rhythm and blues-psych-gospel Chicago rockers, the Velcro Lewis Group?

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Velcro Lewis Daytrotter Session

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Happy Holidays, from Klaus Schulze and Beyond Beyond is Beyond! Klaus didn’t really say that so don’t quote me.

But thanks to our friends at SPV Records, BBiB has a few copies of two different new Klaus Schulze 3-CD box sets to giveaway to you!

La Vie Electronique, Vol. 3

La Vie Electronique, Vol. 4

Through these stunning box sets, the ear becomes reacquainted with the vast expanse of Schulze music from its earliest beginnings right up and into its modern incarnations, robust with the now-patented lengthy irises, numerous kaleidoscopic events, and still-innovative breadth of tonalities that have become the artist’s stock-in-trade.

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Thanks to the good folks at Backbeat Books, I have a couple copies of this badass prog-rock illustrated history to giveaway to cats like you!

Here’s some words about the book:

From its artful beginnings (Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, the Mothers of Invention, and those progressive forebearers, the Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles), through the towering guitar solos, monumental synthesizer banks, and mind-boggling special effects of the Golden Age of Prog (Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Genesis, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, UK), through the radio-friendly “pop era” (Asia, the Phil Collins-led Genesis, and a reformed Yes), and right up to the present state of the art (Marillion, Spock’s Beard, and Mars Volta), this is a wickedly incisive tour of rock music at its most spectacular. This is indeed the book prog rock fans have been waiting for, the only one of its kind, as fantastic as the subjects it covers.

My two cents…I love this book and have been reading the shit out of it on the subway the last couple weeks! Lots of great pics and lots of great info on lots of prog greats.

To enter to win Mountains Come Out of the Sky by Will Romano:

Winners will be chosen from folks who Tweet this post or post this contest on Facebook (you can Tweet or FB this post below via ‘Share and Enjoy’), emailers (to beyondbeyondisbeyond at gmail dot com), and commenters below.

Contest will end December 17, 2010 and winners will be notified by December 19. U.S. entries only please. Can’t ship outta the States!

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Thanks to all that entered the ELP DVD Giveaway.

Congrats Doomstone!

And thanks again to Eagle Rock!

Thanks to the fine folks at Eagle Rock Entertainment, I have a copy of the excellent Emerson, Lake & Palmer DVD, Pictures at an Exhibition! And trust me, you want this thing…

A winner will be chosen from Tweeters (you can Tweet or FB this post below w/ Share and Enjoy), re-Tweeters, emailers (to beyondbeyondisbeyond at gmail dot com), and commenters below. Let the ELP games begin! And here’s a little taste for you to dig on in the meantime…

Contest will end November 12, 2010 and winner will be notified by November 15. U.S. entries only please. Can’t ship outta the States!

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