Cactus Twisters | ms

There are several musical projects under the name Cactus: 1) 1960s supergroup 2) A Bengali Rock Band from Kolkata, India 3) 8 piece ska band from Brisbane, Australia 4) a psytrance artist 5) Noise/Drone from San Francisco. 6) A Norwegian rock band with screamo elements. 1) The plan was for the Vanilla Fudge rhythm section of bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice to join with guitar god Jeff Beck and his singer Rod Stewart in a supergroup of sorts in the fall of 1969. The plan was derailed when Beck had an automobile accident that incapacitated him for the...

The New Cactus Band, led by Duane Hitchings, released one album (Son of Cactus) and featured no original Cactus members. Mike Pinera, formerly of Blues Image and Iron Butterfly, came in on guitar, along with Roland Robinson on bass and Jerry Norris on drums. The band then toured live in the Midwest and on the East Coast in mid 1973 with Captain Beyond drummer Bobby Caldwell and former Gregg Allman bass player Charlie Souza. The New Cactus Band soon disbanded. .

Trying to tune in to The Cactus Channel all night and then finally, out of all the interference and noise, comes the signal I’ve been looking for. Reverb-drenched guitars and heavy, ominous drums begin. A picture becomes clearer then disappears again. Then another. There’s no front-man. There’s no singing. There are horns, tape delay, organ and synthesizers. It’s a soundtrack to something kind of exotic, but not quite. Is there any method to this madness? From ground zero it’s hard to tell. In a stinky share house in West Brunswick, The Cactus Channel’s new jam-barn is a an epic DIY...

The Twisters are a Canadian Jump/Swing/Blues/Roots band. Founded in 1994 by harmonica player/vocalist Dave "Hurricane" Hoerl, (originally from San Francisco) they have recorded 4 albums with another one on the way. Signed to the NorthernBlues label in 2006, their debut album for the label is After The Storm. Brandon Isaak, guitarist/vocalist for the band is from Whitehorse, Yukon. He is an exceptional songwriter, and both Brandon and Dave are the principal songwriters as well as vocalists for the Twisters. Most of their material is original. Their signature sound is guitar and harmonica weaving in and out, and they usually trade...