Joe Dean was born in a log cabin that he helped his Mother build. He has played bass in fX, A Few Circles, Victor the Florist, Laughing Academy, Noise God, Tin Brood, Crawlspace, Maria Silver, Object:blender, Christian Lunch, Constant Llama, ¿What Street?,  The Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove Band, The Watts Band, Three Eyed Fish, The Jack Brewer Reunion Band, Cast of a Thousand, Sassafras, MajicBulletTheory, Million Kids, and The Wrinkling Brothers, his first self led band since 1986.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Grievous Angels epitomize that laid back funky California sound, putting their own distinctive spin on what they call psychedelic reggae-soul melodia.  Grievous Angels create timeless, supremely melodic music for the ages; where unique elements of retro and modern share a dynamic space, creating a jazzy and soulful blend of reggae and rock that is seemingly outside the lines of history as we have experienced it.

It’s OK! is/are: Robert Hecker (chameleon-voiced guitar guru, Redd Kross), Ellen Rooney (five-octave chanteuse), Dennis McGarry (eight-string bass & three-piece suit), & Roy McDonald (transcendent percussion, The Muffs & Redd Kross). Individually, they can all stand as shred-lords, but collectively, they make a beautiful, hyper melodic (& harmonic) sound. 

It’s OK! have released four sixteen-song albums on Econoclast Recordings, each & every one of them a triumph of eclecticism. It’s OK! have been compared to Queen, Guided By Voices, Poi Dog Pondering, Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen, the Ink Spots, the BellRays, & A Giant Dog, to mention just a few. “We like all different kinds & sorts of music, so we write all different kinds & sorts of songs.” The band have completed their fifth sixteen-song album, ‘Product Of California’, due to be released physically on 3/25/2025, & digitally on 4/1/2025: spotify:album:3z8uWPtjyrg6MdQVUiq2Du 

From the delirious guitar shred of the opening track (‘Hold My Tea’) to instant rock classics steeped in the ‘70s (‘Here She Comes Again’, “Be Strong’) to poignant power pop (‘Home’, ‘To Beg You’) to modern standards (‘Siren’s Lament’), ‘Product Of California’ covers all of the bases, & more, including a title track that would make Woody Guthrie proud. 

It's OK! have played AZ, CA, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, & WA, and look to cover even more territory in 2025. Future Forward! 

Succumb to the Mystical Power! Freak On! We Love You! It’s OK! 


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