Oracle Porpoise Interview by Madison McLean
Jakob’s love of music guided his early life. From the age of two, he’s turned to a drum kit when he wanted something to hit. Jakob’s love of music continues to heal. As a self-proclaimed fan of “outsider music,” Jakob speaks with me about Baltimore’s…
Festival De Músiques Disperses – Lleida, Spain
Dave Bixby most recently performed a solo musical set at the Festival De Músiques Disperses in Lleida, Spain on March 16th, 2024. It was a magical evening held at the Café del Teatre in the ancient Catalonian capital and an amazing experience for anyone present.…
AM Communications
Thank you, Montse Carreno of AM communications, for the thoughtful questions and research that went into them. You’re causing me to go down memory lane. I would like to address these questions in a short story. Flashback! Sunset on the beach in 1968, I dropped…
Ruta 66 Spain – Route 66 USA
I live on Route 66 in northern Arizona in the small mountain town of Williams, the gateway to the Grand Canyon. To Carlos Rego! Thank you for the very thoughtful questions. I would like to write a short story based on these questions. The endless…
SlowRepeaT Interview by Noelle O’Donnell
Israeli stoner/doom metal band SlowRepeaT began as a one-man project by musician Ben Salomon with the release of the band’s self-titled EP in 2022. Now a trio with the addition of drummer Yair Tavior and bassist Shai Leder, the band’s first full-length album, Abra Cannabra,…
Fan Correspondence
Hello Mr. Bixby! Just wanted to show my love for you and your music. I truly feel God’s presence when I listen to the album! I first heard Morning Sun back in 2020 but didn’t listen to the full album until this year… I feel like…
Farah Fritz Interview by Madison McLean
Farah Fritz is a Frenchwoman formerly releasing music with the band U-SINE, but the band split shortly after covering David Bixby’s “Drug Song.” Now Farah is exploring passion and womanhood as a solo musician. She has found writing a song while healing is beautiful because,…
‘Drug Song’ Sampled by Travis Scott on New Track ‘Parasail’
American Rapper, Travis Scott, recently released his fourth studio album, Utopia, on July 28th, 2023. The album includes a track called ‘Parasail’ that makes extensive use of a sample from Dave Bixby’s 1969 classic downer-folk anthem – ‘Drug Song’. A loop of Dave Bixby strumming…
The Strawberry Jam – Interview
Seeking a creative outlet outside of work in a steel factory, the Strawberry Jam knows life is better with a little sweetness. The band also boasts an impressive claim: each bandmate is better than the last. Well, that’s what they would say. Wayne: I can…
Jan Lankisch Interview / EU Tour
Jan Lankisch reached out to me while I was touring Denmark in 2018 and offered to fly me to Cologne, Germany to perform a concert. I was not able to take him up on his offer.Since then, Jan and I have attempted to set up…
A.J. Kaufmann Interview by Dave Bixby
A.J. Kaufmann is a Polish Poet and Musician that has been active for over 20 years and has recorded well over 100 albums – solo and with various other musicians on a global scale… Dave Bixby: When and where were you born? Where do you…
Wio / de portables Interview by Madison McLean
Wio of Ghent, Belgium is a musician with humble do-it-yourself beginnings in handwritten correspondence and home-taping. Now, he and his band de portables are celebrating 27 years of music and he, along with fellow de portables member, Jürgen de Blonde, are the latest members of…
Dave Bixby – a Short Story Prompted by Thomas Venker
“1968 I graduated from high school and was turned loose into the world like a free-range chicken. Grand Rapids was a medium-sized town with the Grand River flowing through it, widening its way to Lake Michigan. The lake was an inland freshwater sea 3% larger…
David Bixby Interview by Dean Merrell
Just after New Year’s Day, 2023 I had the privilege of interviewing David Bixby about his recent performances. It was a fitting time of year to hear his story of performing in Copenhagen, Denmark and there experiencing the Nordic tradition of Hygge, a Danish word…
Justin Jackley – Visual Artist
Justin Jackley is a freelance artist and graphic designer living in the Austin area in central Texas. He frequently creates album cover artwork, posters/fliers, t-shirt/sticker design for various bands and musicians on a local and international level. He also serves as an illustrator and journalist…
Dalrymple and the Wild Daimons Interview: a Mystic Seeker and a Seer of Sound
Dalrymple and the Wild Daimons are a psychedelic/rock/neo-classical/chamber-doom band. This ensemble brings drama, theater, music and puppetry to the stage. Dalrymple himself is a mystic seeker and a seer of sound. This man wrote an album called Make Believe for tho`se of you who have…
Madison McLean – Journalist
We welcome Madison McLean as a new intern journalist for Harbinger Magazine. They come to us with a deep passion for creative writing, grass roots style publication, experimental audio recording, and a love of folk music. Born and raised in Kentucky, they are an outspoken…
The Continuous Journey of Alan Munson, an interview by Jiah Carron
The Continuous Journey of Alan Munson, an interview by Jiah Carron The cliches of obscure, mysterious, posthumous discovery often end up the albatross around the neck of artists in the “Outsider” niche. At a certain point, the brunt of the attention can be sustained by…
Hear Morning Sun by Karen y los remedios, Z.A.M.P.A.
Morning Sun by Karen y los remedios, Z.A.M.P.A. Art by Robin Gnista On October 14th, Harbinger Records premiered Karen y Los Remedios’ cover of “Morning Sun” with guitar contribution from Z.A.M.P.A, the second single for the forthcoming Dave Bixby’s Harbinger Orchestra Compilation on Its Psychedelic…
It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine premieres Karen y Los Remedios feat. Z.A.M.P.A.’s cover of Dave Bixby’s Morning Sun
Today, It’s Psychedelic Baby magazine shared Karen y Los Remedios feat. Z.A.M.P.A’s stunning version of “Morning Sun” off Dave Bixby’s 1969 album Ode to Quetzalcoatl. You can read all about it and hear the chill-inducing track here. Thanks to It’s Psychedelic Baby for sharing!
Brent Sutton : Bio by Dean Merrell
Brent Sutton is known for his guitar talent. Mainly in the genre of metal and heavy rock, his music is infused with heavy, melodic, progressive guitar drive. However, he still finds time to excel in acoustic guitar, when the need presents itself. Based in rural Williams, Arizona, much…
The Sonic Dawn : Interview by Jiah Carron
In recent years it has become increasingly rare to come by music that is born purely out of an artist’s unconditional love for the art form. The tectonic plates of popular music have shifted drastically within the last decade, terraforming the traditional landscape of the…
DAVE BIXBY ANNOUNCES HARBINGER ORCHESTRA COMPILATION ALBUM. HEAR THE FIRST SINGLE, THE SONIC DAWN’S COVER OF “666” OUT NOW.
DAVE BIXBY’S HARBINGER ORCHESTRA ALBUM FEATURING FIRST NEW STUDIO RECORDINGS FROM DAVE HIMSELF IN OVER 50 YEARS AND NEW ARTISTS COVERING HIS PSYCH FOLK CLASSICS AVAILABLE FALL 2021 PRESSED BY GUERSSEN DISTRIBUTED BY HARBINGER RECORDS LISTEN TO SONIC DAWN SINGLE – OUT 6.4 On June 4th,…
It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine announces Dave Bixby’s Harbinger Orchestra + premieres The Sonic Dawn’s “666”
The Harbinger Orchestra is grateful to our friend Klemen Breznikar for breaking the big news. The Harbinger Orchestra, Dave Bixby’s vision for a collective of artists with home studios to come together, is realized with the announcement of this compilation album of tributes and Dave…
An Interview with Klemen Breznikar, Founder of It’s Psychedelic Baby! Magazine, by Jiah Carron
It’s Psychedelic Baby! Magazine is an invaluable resource for old and new “out” music. Across hundreds of interviews, reviews and features, founder Klemen Breznikar has created a treasure trove for anyone looking to dig deeper. In 2011, Klemen published an interview with Dave Bixby that…
MAGICKAL POWER by Dean Merrell – Review by Eric Caroffino
Dean Merrell was born in 1978 to a family of zealous musicians. Merrell’s sisters, mother and grandmother provided an environment which allowed him to grow musically. But at 16 years old his father could barely advise him how to start playing guitar. Through high school…
Karen y Los Remedios feat. Z.A.M.P.A. cover Morning Sun by Dave Bixby, Interview by Lara Bennett
Listening to the artist known as Karen’s version of Morning Sun by loner psych folk artist Dave Bixby was nearly as striking as the first time I heard the original. I was listening to an algorithm-generated playlist when I was suddenly struck by the poignant…
Ana Karen
Ana Karen G Barajas is graphic designer, artist, photographer, art researcher and musician. She developed the first research of Outsider Art in Mexico. She collaborates as image advisor of the educational movement and civil association Science Clubs International. She is currently a PhD student in the research group of…
The Sonic Dawn
The Sonic Dawn is a rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark, known for their eclectic psychedelic style and prolific touring of the European continent. The group was formed in 2013 by childhood friends Emil Bureau, Jonas Waaben and Niels ‘Bird’ Fuglede. They have released four albums,…
Petal Motel: Loner folk legend Dave Bixby announces “Harbinger Orchestra”
“Dave’s latest venture is crafting what he’s calling the “Harbinger Orchestra,” after his second album “Second Coming,” recorded under the name “Harbinger” with other members of The Group. Dave’s invited musicians worldwide to record their interpretations of his music in the same way he did…
Le Temps: Dave Bixby, du folk, du LSD, puis la rédemption
“It would take hundreds of pages to sketch Dave Bixby’s life course, his religious quests, his spiritual retreats and his professional wandering. To put it simply: things got out of hand very early on for him, because he had the misfortune of encountering LSD in 1968,…
Bandcamp Daily: Hidden Gems: Dave Bixby, “Ode to Quetzalcoatl”
As a teenager, Bixby experimented heavily with LSD before burning himself out on the drug. With just an acoustic guitar and a newfound belief in God, he began writing songs that captured this limbo. The resulting album ricochets back and forth between hope and despair,…
Everything is Stories: Current with the Past
“Originally released in 1969, Dave Bixby’s Ode to Quetzacoatl is considered an underground classic in the psychedelic folk genre. With tracks such as “Drug Song” and “666″, the album remains dark, revelatory, and spiritual even in the 21st century. For years, rumors of Bixby’s disappearance and death spread amongst listeners. No one knew…
Far Off Sounds: God’s Singing Man
“In 1966, Dave Bixby burned out on LSD and went temporarily out of his mind. What pulled him back was his encounter with a wandering spiritualist named Don Degraff. Together they formed a prayer group and played music. The group rapidly grew into a Christian…
It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine: David Bixby interview about ‘Ode to Quetzalcoatl’ and ‘Harbinger’
“I performed songs every Tuesday night at group meetings. These meetings grew to 300 people. I was asked many times to record an album. I selected twelve songs out of thirty I had written. Each song supported the next song in theme. The Quetzalcoatl story…
The Rapidian: Second Coming: The Story of David Bixby – Part 3
David Bixby was himself a ghost of a figure, that is until a reporter from Los Angeles tracked him down in 2006. Now the real life Bixby sits in front of a crowd, most of whom weren’t even born when he wrote the songs they…
The Rapidian: Second Coming: The Story of David Bixby – Part 2
On his way home from a concert late one snowy, winter night Bixby’s car died and, unable to restart it, he began to walk home. He remembers, “I was ready to just sit down in a snowbank and just go to sleep, just give it…
The Rapidian: Second Coming: The Story of David Bixby – Part 1
“Bixby has been tracked down by the community that gushed over his long-lost record on Internet forums and in record-collecting books. Ode to Quetzalcoatl and another even more rare record called Second Coming by the band Harbinger (basically Bixby backed by a few others) have been re-pressed by the…
PopMatters : Dave Bixby: Ode to Quetzalcoatl / Harbinger: Second Coming Review
“For collectors of the downer/loner folk movement of the late ’60s, mostly recorded by regional artists on private press labels, the solo debut from Michigan garage rocker-turned-born-again Xian Dave Bixby is their “Butcher Cover”, going for upwards of $2,000 on eBay. Carefully remastered from a…
Brainwashed Magazine : Dave Bixby, “Ode to Quetzalcoatl” Review
“The strength of the album is its ability to immerse the audience in the dark mood that Bixby surely was undergoing at the time. Painfully honest and relentlessly sad, it remains as alluring as watching a building get smashed to the ground; there is, of…
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