Poobah: "Let Me In" back in print

The legendary Poobah album Let Me In will be back in print on 2LP and CD through Ripple Music. It has been considered as a cult acid rock classic and cornerstone for the stoner rock underground. From HCTF's review in 2010 when the album was reissued for the first time :

The album has become a collector's item and playable copies change hands for big bucks. Now the album is "re-unleashed" and expanded with 12 bonus tracks, the majority of which had been recorded live at Gustafson's living room in the Spring of 1973. The best of these outtakes was already cut during the original album recording sessions at Peppermint Productions in Youngstown. Going to Rock City had all the trappings of becoming a major rock anthem and with it short running time, only 2:50, it was tailor made for loud radio rock stations. Just release it as 7 inch and hand it out to jocks who don't give a fuck about play lists. And throw them a curve ball by using the sci-fi weirdness of Aww, Not Now as the b-side.

Poobah: tour dates

Legendary heavy acid rocker Jim Poobah Gustafson takes Poobah on the road, playing bikers festivals, pool parties and bars. Bring earplugs for your offspring.

Live dates:

• 06/30 Home Tavern, Logan, OH (free show)
• 07/06 Vortex Concert Club, Akron, OH
• 07/13 Sly fox, Parkersburg, WV
• 07/19 Kentucky Bike Rally @ Union County Fairgrounds, Sturgis, KY
• 07/20 Kentucky Bike Rally @ Union County Fairgrounds, Sturgis, KY
• 07/21 Mosquito Lake Bike Jam @ Mosquito Lake, Cortland, OH
• 07/24 QFM96 Bike Night @ Patio at the Continent, Columbus, OH
• 07/27 HOG-JAM Music Festival 2012 @ AmVets Park/Rocky Fork Lake State Park, Hillsboro, OH
• 07/28 Charlyvest 4, Toledo, OH
• 08/04 Outdoor Pool Party, Marietta, OH
• 08/10 O'Malleys Lounge, Columbus, OH (free show)
• 08/19 YRRH Rockfest 4, Canfield, OH
• 09/08 Almost New Years Blowout @ Ice House Inn, Youngstown, OH
• 09/28 Crickets, Youngstown, OH
• 10/06 Whiskey Girl, Lubeck, WV
• 10/19 Flapper Bar and Grille, Mt. Vernon, OH
• 12/29 Almost New Years Blowout @ Ice House Inn, Youngstown, OH

» poobahband.com

Poobah: "Bowleen" live video, tour dates

Watch psychedelic rockers Poobah perform Bowleen at the Breast Cancer Benefit Reunion, Packard Music Hall, Warren OH - 2011/09/04. So so footage that sounds better than it looks.

Live dates:

• 09/22 Marietta Acoustic show @ No Idea Sports Bar, Marietta, OH (free show)
• 10/15 Bayou Cafe, Glenville, NY
• 10/29 Captain's Corners, New Martinsville, WV
• 11/12 Birdie's Rec, Sebring, OH
• 12/03 Big E's Corner Bar, Austintown, OH

» poobahband.com

HCTF review of Let Me In.

Free 1st Anniversary Ripple Music Sampler

San Ramon's finest rock label Ripple Music celebrate their frist anniversary with a free sampler, available in FLAC, MP3, AAC, ALAC, Ogg Vorbis and MP3 VBR (V0). Specializing in stoner rock old an new, the collection is a mixed bag of lost classics and new artists, as well as two tracks from forthcoming releases.

Featuring every band that has made the first year of Ripple Music such a success, Ripple's Anniversary album kicks off with Stone Axe, before heading down the Ripple highway of Poobah, JPT, Fen, and more. And as a special bonus, The Anniversary Album features the world's first sneak peeks at two new Ripple releases; Grifter's self-titled debut album, and the eagerly anticipated A Different Game, from underground legends, Scotland's Iron Claw.

Download the 1st Anniversary Ripple Music Sampler from the label's website.

Tracks:

1. Stone Axe - Riders of the Night
2. Grifter - Good Day For Bad News
3. JPT Scare Band - It's A Jungle
4. Poobah - Rock n' Roll
5. Modern Day Moonshine - Home On The Road
6. Iron Claw - What Love Left
7. Mos Generator - Stone County Line
8. Venomin James - Bullet Juice
9. Fen - Queen of the Mountain
10. Mighty High - Don't Panic, It's Organic
11. Kevin Beadles - Sharkskin
12. Tripdavon - By The River

» ripple-music.com

Poobah: live dates

Poobah in 1972

Jim Gustafson is enjoying the renewed interest for Poobah, the acid rock band he founded in the early Seventies. The re-release of the cult classic Let Me In garnered rave reviews and he is adding more live dates to his itinerary.

It is deep in my blood to keep doing what I love, and after decades of playing in bands, it still excites me to perform. I have a passionate love for playing guitar, singing, and writing songs. That’s what has driven me on. I am still inspired to be the best I can be.

Live dates:

• 11/13 Wilbert’s – Cleveland, OH (suppport: Euphoria)
• 11/20 YSU U-PIE – Youngstown, OH (w/ special guests)
• 11/26 Greenville Moose – Greenville, PA
• 12/11 Nicolozakes Café – Fairpoint, OH
• 12/17 Eagle’s Nest – St. Marys, WV
• 01/14 Grandview Tavern – New Matamoras, OH
• 01/21 Wrangler Tavern – Whipple, OH
• 01/29 Marrieta Brewing Co. – Marietta, OH

» poobahband.com
» myspace.com/poobahband

HCTF review of Let Me In.

Poobah: Let Me In

Poobah in 1972

Poobah is a name associated with the glory days of early Seventies acid rock. Led by guitarist and songwriter Jim Gustafson, the trio from Youngstown, OH, burst upon the scene with their debut album Let Me In in 1972. There was method in their madness, churning out fuzz laden songs with basic tales about the grind of a dead end job (Live To work), fighting (Mr. Destroyer) and trying to get away from it all (Rock n' Roll).

The album has become a collector's item and playable copies change hands for big bucks. Now the album is "re-unleashed" and expanded with 12 bonus tracks, the majority of which had been recorded live at Gustafson's living room in the Spring of 1973. The best of these outtakes was already cut during the original album recording sessions at Peppermint Productions in Youngstown. Going to Rock City had all the trappings of becoming a major rock anthem and with it short running time, only 2:50, it was tailor made for loud radio rock stations. Just release it as 7 inch and hand it out to jocks who don't give a fuck about play lists. And throw them a curve ball by using the sci-fi weirdness of Aww, Not Now as the b-side.