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Photo courtesy of Owen Masterson.<\/em> The Yanks: Owen Masterson<\/strong> (Vocals, guitar)<\/em>, Steve Aliment<\/strong> (Bass guitar, vocals) <\/em>Paul Zahl<\/strong> (Sonor drums, vocals)<\/em> Jack Johnson<\/strong> (Guitar, vocals)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

On the February 12th There Once Was A Note<\/strong> radio show, I’ll be playing the newly remastered version of Yanks’ “I Don’t See Her Anymore.”<\/strong> It’s in advance of the re-release of the song on the major streaming platforms on March 15th. Far more than a simple release from the archives, the rebirth of this music (to be followed by more tracks) is an event, and I wanted to put together a piece that explains why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the mid 70s to mid 80s, before commercial rock music took over the airwaves in California from San Francisco to San Jose, there was a brilliant explosion of free-form, album-oriented FM radio. Redwood City was the midpoint…everything South of the city was ruled by the dominant rock stations of the day, KOME-FM<\/strong> and KSJO-FM<\/strong>. Both stations primarily played the popular artists of the day…Aerosmith<\/strong>, Pat Travers<\/strong>, Ted Nugent<\/strong>. But North of Redwood City, there was a turf first pioneered by Tom Donahue<\/strong> and the DJs who formed KSAN<\/strong> in the late 60s. The manifesto was great music, hopping across all genres and just as apt to play Captain Beefheart<\/strong>, Miles Davis<\/strong>, Blue Cheer<\/strong> and the Sex Pistols <\/strong>as their neighbors to the South were apt to play the more mainstream acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the mid-70s to mid-80s, a number of genres re-assembled themselves into a crazy quilt that included pop, rock, psychedelia, garage, and punk. The era of New Wave came and went, and it also played a major role. The main attraction of stations like KSAN<\/strong> and KMPX<\/strong> was that they exposed all of it, playing artists who weren’t on the more commercial stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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