Ethan Miller, singer-guitarist-founder of Bay Area rock band Howlin Rain, is out there. Not burnt out, but opened up and switched on. He says things like, "I can't help but celebrate the idea that art ...

Howlin Rain busted out the Grateful Dead’s “Here Comes Sunshine” late in their set at San Francisco’s Cafe du Nord Saturday night — a dark and heavy take on the tune from 1973’s Wake of the Flood.

Ethan Miller has a little black book, but it’s not what you think. Instead, it’s a black Moleskine notebook the singer and guitarist jots notes in whenever his band Howlin’ Rain plays a new town, ...

This is Howlin Rain in full-on Crazy Horse mode, as big guitar chords are lashed with feedback. The band's music has never felt so anthemic. One of the keepers of modern-day psychedelic music doles ...

Oakland, CA: Howlin Rain, the epic spin-off project of Comets on Fire (Sub Pop) co-founder and lead singer Ethan Miller, has just been signed by Rick Rubin to American Recordings. Progenitors of the ...

Some rock ’n’ roll rules were not made to be broken. Oakland’s Howlin Rain committed a major transgression on Monday at Great Scott, cutting its set in half, presumably due to the poor turnout. Yes, ...

“My ears sure are gonna be ringing after this one” was my first thought as I walked out of Howlin Rain’s concert at Brooklyn Bowl. Building off that vintage heavy blues sound, Howlin Rain is a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- One of the leading lights of the Bay Area's psychedelic revival for nearly two decades ever since first rising to notoriety as a founding member of unhinged psych-punk group ...

Earlier this week, Chris Robinson dropped in on Howlin’ Rain’s San Francisco gig for a surprise cover. The Black Crowes/Chris Robinson Brotherhood frontman took on lead vocals for Mott The Hoople’s ...

Howlin’ Rain’s Ethan Miller seems skittish when he answers the phone at home in Oakland, Calif. You can imagine him shuffling his feet or stroking his magnificent beard—similar in length, color and ...