In February, John Reis will share his latest project with San Diego at the start of a multi-city U.S. tour. Modern Surf Classics, released January 27 on his own Swami Records label, is a collection of ...

“Basically, I had this idea, and it was triple-fold. I was thinking back to the compilation records when I was younger that would have so many bands on them that it pushed the limits for what you ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Swami Records started in 2000 under the Sympathy for the Record Industry umbrella. Their first release was the critically acclaimed first Hot Snakes record, Automatic Midnight. "A desire to piss on ...

John Reis (of many bands including Drive Like Jehu, Rocket From The Crypt, and Hot Snakes) has released a single under his "Swami John Reis" moniker. "Ride the Wild Night" b/w "I Hate My Neighbors in ...

SWAMi jOhN REiS, SWAMi ReCORDS, Rocket from The Crypt, Hot Snakes, PLOSIVS, Night Marchers, Drive Like Jehu, The Sultans, City Of Refuge, etc, etc, etc. Swami's new single "Fed To The Dogs", is out ...

Based on his long-running San Diego radio program recognized across the nation, SWAMI SOUND SYSTEM on Slacker Radio features obscure tracks hand-selected by the Swami along with the zany monologues ...