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Zack Oakley, “Look Where We Are Now”: If you’re into the shreddy, 70s-influenced psychedelic jams, Zack Oakley has you covered. “Look Where We Are Now,” the first single from the band’s forthcoming full length is a frenzied musical treat tailor-made for light shows and melting walls. The five-and-a-half-minute track is a searing mixture of solos – guitar, organ and harmonica (maybe?) all duke it out for instrumental supremacy. What takes the track to the next level for me is the B-52’s-esque call-and-response chorus.  

Like what you hear? Check out Zack Oakley at Casbah on Saturday, March 2

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Something new: Dear, gentle readers, you’ve sent in some excellent “Song of the Week,” suggestions! So, every now and again, we’re going to give you all an extra jam that comes straight from my inbox. Keep the suggestions coming! Editor’s note: Submissions are edited for length and clarity. 

From Aaron Poehler: Drummer and vocalist Eli McKenna’s prior band Someplace Nowhere was monolithic and his new band Downsider is similarly impressive. Downsider’s EP “Astride The Grave,” combines delicacy and power with an expert touch, bringing a subtle melodicism to the band’s towering constructions of sound. It’s entrancing stuff, exemplified by the opener “Under the Harshest Light.” So good.

Jakob McWhinney is Voice of San Diego's education reporter.

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