"Spencer M. Perskin and Shiva’s Headband ...were the backbone of Austin.  Above my typewriter is a framed 45 single that is the most important recording in Austin...the single was “Kaleidoscopic”/”Song For Peace”(Ignite H-681)

 “We jammed with Shiva’s they had a fantastic band...like walking into a mansion... and Shiva was really who I listened to.”

 “Their sounds, somewhat like the Band’s roll out in a soft, clear sparkle, reinforced with country sinew.”

 "Perskin’s “Song For Peace”...is one of the most haunting, entrancingly beautiful songs ever recorded."

 “Among a thousand countrified rock groups, this is one of the few to successfully absorb the country roots without being overpowered by them, and present an album that rocks straight through...”

 "Describing Shiva’s music is kind of like talking about God.”

 “Over the years Shiva’s has established itself as far and away the best band in the state.  Its funky down-home style inspires fierce devotion in many fans...fans who consider Shiva’s “our” band, with the same intensity that San Franciscans claimed the Grateful Dead during the early days of the California scene...Thus Spencer Perskin wanted the music center to be a community center as well.  Perskin talked Ed Wilson into leaving a lucrative job as a representative for the Texas Brewer’s Association to run the place, which they dubbed “Armadillo World Headquarters.”

 "Shiva’s Headband is the kind of group that gets to everyone one way or another.  If you like the psychedelic era..if you like blues, rock, reggae...or even if country is your thing...Shiva’s Headband has Got something for You!"Shiva’s headband ---Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow !!
 

Shiva’s Headband Classics Vol. 1 (Moontower)
Compiled over a 22 year period through 1993, this is Z-102 avec fiddle, sans commercials.  It’s the perfect gift for all those folks who never quite let go of the Armadillo—though if you give it to a relative, you risk hearing all those pot-and-nacho stories well into your dotage."