This Smog is Golden
(Dec 1998)
For nearly a decade, a close-knit group of musical denizens of the Minneapolis scene have periodically forsaken their primary band affiliations in order to play together as a distinct unit known as Golden Smog. The line-up of the country rock band has altered slightly, but the core remains essentially unchanged. Everything about Golden Smog is unlikely. The name was appropriated from a character on an old episode of the Flintstones. The band has been a viable entity since 1987, but has produced only three recordings to date, including last October's "Weird Tales."... more