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MOM: Music for Our Mother Ocean is a series of three compilations produced by Surfdog Records to benefit the Surfrider Foundation. The albums feature original songs as well as covers – many sharing a surfing or summer theme – by a range of popular artists.

Mom's Rocket: another great band from Seattle's South Puget Sound area (Olympia). House Band for the Seattle Sports Radio 950 KJR. 90's meets 70's and crashes into the 10's. This album Rocks!

Mom's Apple Pie was an American ten-member rock band from Warren, Ohio. They were best known for their album cover and for the voice of lead singer Bob Fiorino. The band released two albums, Mom's Apple Pie in 1972 and Mom's Apple Pie II in 1973. A third album was recorded but was not released until 2011. Their manager was Larry Patterson, and they recorded on a record label owned by Terry Knight, Brown Bag Records. The band enjoyed a successful career nationally and toured extensively across the United States. Venues included a wide array of college campuses, clubs, concert halls, the Whiskey A-Go-Go in Los Angeles and Madison Square Garden. They performed with such artists as The Doobie Brothers and David Bowie…

Mom's Rocket's third full-length CD recorded at the famous London Bridge Studio in Seattle Rocks! Outstanding vocals, great guitar solos, and a solid rhythm section come together with raw emotion and energy to form 12 unique and memorable songs that will make you want to leave this CD in your player. These rocketeers from Olympia, WA are all veterans of the Pacific Northwest music scene, and have no intention of chasing the fads of the music biz in the hope of quick success. They mix modern and classic rock styles with a dash of pop sensibility to produce something a bit different, but always with an emphasis on creating great songs. Sometimes in-your-face, sometimes down-to-the-soul, sometimes silly-pop-happy, always ready to swing the sledgehammer, Moms Rocket is a real blast!

Celebrating the life and resilience of his 88-year-old mother, composer Dr. Anthony Branker’s 10th Origin release is a gift to Joan Branker who has been mightily challenged by the ongoing cognitive decline of dementia. Conceptualized after witnessing how her face would brighten and her body would start to move when listening to his earlier music, he was driven to re-imagine 11 of these compositions, along with “If,” written by his daughter at 11, for his brilliant ensemble, Imagine. Saxophonist Donny McCaslin, trumpeter Philip Dizack, pianist Fabian Almazan, bassist Linda May Han Oh, drummer Rudy Royston, guitarist Pete McCann, and vocalist Aubrey Johnson, each bring inspired musicianship and deep soul to the lyrical flow, ingenious rhythmic interplay, and spirited performances that have come to define Branker’s projects. “Songs My Mom Liked” is yet another engrossing project and celebration of life, from the mind and pen of Anthony Branker.

FIDLAR have proven to be a surprisingly resilient and shape-shifting band since they landed in a splash of beer back in 2013. Their 2015 follow-up, Too, was thematically rich and sonically adventurous, and their recent singles have found them tackling of-the-moment issues with a refreshing lack of pretension. It’s all been building to the release of their third LP, Almost Free, which is due out on January 25th via Mom + Pop Records.