Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony

"San Francisco’s Major Powers and the Lo-Fi Symphony are worthy of cult status, following and devotion along with the ensuing worship and fiduciary rewards that come with said acclaim. This trio sounds like Freddy Mercury fronting a piano lounge trio weaned on klezmer but who’ve devoted themselves to playing off-off broadway showtunes." - M.A. Rivera, Indie Music Magazine

"This band is pure magic! Mix together a huge helping of Queen’s dramatic rock-opera style, two cups of XTC’s unique musicality, and a heaping tablespoon of the Who’s crushing rock, and you’re got Major Powers." - Ross Condit, In Your Speakers

"It blows my mind that only three guys play these songs, I would seriously expect a whole symphony behind them to get the variations in rhythm and melodies that they do." - Music Fiend, Badass Bands Blog

Turntable Love - Peter Finch, The Finch Files, KGO 810 AM

"With manic energy and exploratory style, Major Powers and the Lo-Fi Symphony has garnered a set of reviews likening the band to rock legends, including one extolling on its resurrection of the rock opera genre. With musician blood (Kevin and Dylan Gautschi, sons of Pamela Wood, bass player for Bay Area rock legends Leila and the Snakes) and years of practice (band leader Nicholas Jarvis Powers is a self-taught pianist and songwriter since the age of eight) this trio is well qualified for the praise. And true to the reviews, its intricate arrangements, harmonies, and general flair for the dramatic often channel the spirit of Queen's Freddie Mercury." - Molly Champlin, SF Bay Guardian

"Whether there wasn’t any band capable of producing a decent rock opera, or they simply just stopped trying, that classic genre came to a sudden end in 1991. That is until today. Finally there is a band that is bringing the rock opera back, and they are doing it in style. I’m talking about the very aptly named Major Powers and The Lo-Fi Symphony." - Dave, Seeds: The Hype Tree Blog

"Join DJ Tumble Weed as he hosts the KALX debut of the campy, cabaret pop "adventure rock" sensation, Major Powers and The Lo-Fi Symphony." - DJ Tumble Weed, 90.7 FM

"I don’t have an “If You Like fill in the blank band, then you will like Major Powers” tag line because they don’t really sound like any other band I know." - Miranda Wright, Oakland Mixtape

"One listen to their 13-song debut album, We Became Monsters is enough to conjure up images of seasick pirates, mad professors, drunk Muppets, disenchanted stoners and frantic housewives, all trying to hook-up without a chance in the world. If Radiohead had a sense of humor or Muse refused to take their Adderall, this is the album they would make." - Gavin Bellows, Haven Underground

"Bay area weirdo-rock trio Major Powers & the Lo-Fi Symphony have carved out a genre that is equal parts stadium rock and roll and operatic concerto. Basically, they've built their entire band around the Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody." Few bands that came after Queen have been able to blend musical theater and balls-to-the-wall rock and roll with as much authenticity as Queen had. The Lo-Fi Symphony understands where these two worlds overlap—melodrama. They have a lot of it, but it's also passionate and it's tongue-in-cheek. In other words, the Lo-Fi Symphony are ready to pick up where Queen left off and take it to all new musical heights." - Aaron Carnes, SanJose.com

" Led by dynamic pianist-songwriter Nicholas Jarvis Powers, the bouncy band calls itself “adventure rock” and makes good on the promise with complex arrangements spruced up with those tickling feel-good keys and power pop vocals." - Emily Savage, SF Bay Guardian