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'The most famous utterly obscure rock band in America'

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Storm flick keeps rolling — and rockin’

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Posted on November 6, 2022 by toddcohen49

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A documentary movie about The Rising Storm and calm before…, its iconic 1967 album, now has been shown at 18 film festivals, received top awards at eight of them, and will be screened at four more in 2023. The 30-minute … Continue reading →

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Storm’s 55th reunion show now on video

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Posted on September 20, 2022 by toddcohen49

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The Rising Storm’s show at its 55th high school reunion dance now is available on video. To see the hour-long show, or any of the 14 songs in the set, click here. (Pictured above: Rising Storm keyboardist Charlie Rockwell during … Continue reading →

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Storm rises (yet again) at 55th reunion gig

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Posted on June 23, 2022 by toddcohen49

The Rising Storm regrouped for an hour-long performance on June 11 at a dance party in Andover, Mass., for alum of Phillips Academy and Abbot Academy celebrating reunions. The band’s final tune of the evening was Slow Down. To view … Continue reading →

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The genre is called ‘garage punk’

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Posted on May 16, 2022 by toddcohen49

Copies of Calm Before, the iconic and highly-collectible 1967 vinyl album by The Rising Storm, is featured in the music collection at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. And the music the Storm’s six members played when they were students at … Continue reading →

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Storm Rising: Back story from an insider

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Posted on May 4, 2022 by toddcohen49

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Bob Cohan, a lead guitarist for The Rising Storm, offers anecdotes and insights about the band during an hour-long interview. The band, formed in 1965 when its six members were 10th-graders, released its album, Calm Before, in 1967, the year … Continue reading →

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Tracking the Storm

* Sundazed Music has reissued Calm Before on vinyl and in CD format. It also is available on Apple Music. See ‘Shop’ page.

* ‘Frozen Laughter’ — original from Calm Before — is featured in a new movie starring Evan Rachel Wood. The song also has been released on Sky Girl, a foreign compilation.

* Long-awaited vinyl ’45 of two of our best originals has been released by Penniman Records. See ‘Shop‘ page.

* calm before… the rising storm, a 30-minute documentary movie about The Rising Storm and Calm Before will be shown in September at the Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival in Arizona. The movie already has been shown at seven film festivals, won a top award at five of them, and was named by rock writer Richie Unterberger as one of the top 10 rock documentaries of 2018.

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