“Some of you may have already picked up the latest Ugly Things magazine in which our pal David Biasotti uncovers the amazing journey of guitar raga-pioneer Pat Kilroy and his short-lived group, The New Age. After Kilroy’s 1966 Light of Day album flew right over the heads of most heads, he re-teamed up with flautist/etc. Susan Graubard as The New Age—palling around with the Fish and performing at S.F.’s Human Be-In and The Jabberwock in Berkeley. RD Records has just released the sessions they did for Warner Brothers in the summer of 1967, “a true groundbreaking adventure of the highest order” replete with “incredible raga-esque acoustic guitar, electric bass, Spanish cowbells, bell tree, silver flute, bamboo flutes, viola, tamboura, conga drums, tables, acoustic and electric bass and tambourine.” Sadly, Kilroy died a few months later of Hodgkin’s disease. Graubard went on to play with Robbie Basho, The Floating Lotus Opera Company, and ex-Mighty Babyers The Habibiya, who word has it, will be the subject of Biasotti’s next musical exploration—Sufi outfits, trips to the Middle East and all. Exciting stuff, people, exciting stuff.”