The Daily Flash

For the morning news program co-hosted by Mitch English, see Mitch English.
The revived Daily Flash, 2011. Left to right: Barry Curtis (an original member of The Kingsmen), Steve Lalor, Don Wilhelm; behind, Steve Peterson (Kingsmen drummer since 1988).

The Daily Flash are an American folk rock and psychedelic band[1] founded in 1965, active until 1968 and reformed in 2002.[2] originally based in Seattle and later in Los Angeles.[2] The group was composed of guitarist/singer Steve Lalor, lead guitarist Doug Hastings, bass player/singer Don MacAllister and drummer Jon Keliehor. According to Mike Stax, they "had become a major force in the growing Seattle underground scene by 1965." Their sound, which incorporated elements of folk music and jazz as well as rock stood in contrast to the garage rock sound typical of the Pacific Northwest at the time, anticipating the sound that came to be identified with San Francisco.[1]

  1. ^ a b Mike Stax, liner notes, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 (1998 CD), p. 63.
  2. ^ a b Nick Warburton, The Daily Flash on the site of the group Rhinoceros (band); dated 2001, but clearly updated since that time.