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Lauren & Judge Murphy with Lansdale Station - Southern Roots meets the new San Francisco sound: HOME

32nd Annual Fairfax Festival by Bob Minkin Designs - June 24, 2009

Chief JAMBASE EDITOR Dennis Cook Reviews the New Cd Lansdale St.-featuring Judge & Lauren Murphy - March 5, 2009

This sweeps you up with a readiness and confidence that takes your feet out from underneath you. Opener "Family Asylum" could be the greatest Johnny Cash/June Carter gem you've never heard, packed with crazy relatives, cool turns of phrase, death bed worry and a vibe the boys at Folsom Prison would've loved. From there, the wind whips us westward into the "Blue," with ringing guitars and manly energies suggesting both surf rock and the Los Angeles rough boy rock of The Blasters. And so it goes for the remaining five cuts, shifting wildly yet grounded in something solid. When most people reference "roots music" or "Americana" it's often a cheap way of saying rock 'n' roll with a touch of twang. However, ...... read more

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/16946/Lansdale-Station-Lansdale-Station

JAMBASE TOP FEATURED ARTICLE - February 11, 2009

Jambase Columnist, Alan Rhody , crafted a great piece about Lansdale St.

"Zero vocalist Judge Murphy and singer-songwriter Lauren Murphy blend country blues with Bay Area psychedelia, reminding us of what made the S.F. Sound so special to begin with... " read on at the link here

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/16465/A-Marriage-at-Lansdale-Station