Following a successful European stint with his Garcia Plays Kyuss outfit that found him bringing former drummer Brant Bjork and former bassist Nick Oliveri on stage at the Hellfest in Clisson, France, ex-Kyuss frontman John Garcia decided he wasn’t done. Not done with music, not done with Kyuss, not…
Dio Disciples: In The Footsteps
Working hard to keep the legacy of heavy metal’s greatest voice alive following his 2010 passing, the touring outfit Dio Disciples are hitting the road celebrating the music of Ronnie James Dio. Comprised of Dio band members guitarist Craig Goldy, bassist Rudy Sarzo, keyboardist Scott Warren and drummer Simon Wright,…
Suplecs: In The Deep End
The same week all three bands will be performing at the Small Stone Records showcase in Philly (which runs Sept. 23-24 as part of the Philadelphia Film And Music Festival), New Orleans heavy rockers Suplecs will be making a stop at Union Pool in Brooklyn on Sept. 20 for a…
Deleted Scenes: Ugh.
I don’t know how many Deleted Scenes columns I’ve written over the years sharing the headline above but it has to be at least six by now. This past weekend, as I watched the march of morons all around me—both in the media and in what I’ve recently learned is…
Charlie Parr: Turning Blue
Minnesota native Charlie Parr is bringing his blues-tinged Americana to New York’s Hill Country on Sept. 15. If you’ve never had the pleasure of hearing Parr’s picked and crooned songs of railroads and regret, the man’s a folk poet in a long tradition of names no one knows but recognizes…
Barn Owl: In The Pasture
Emitting cascading walls of gorgeous amp noise, feedback, drone-worship and ethereal vibrations, the San Francisco outfit Barn Owl are set to release their new album, Lost In The Glare, next week on Thrill Jockey. The record is aptly-titled because although Barn Owl—who recorded the album completely analog—pepper in moments of…
Interview with Christian Carlsson from The Quill: The Circle Is Complete
As guitarist and founder of Swedish heavy rock outfit The Quill, Christian Carlsson, has completed the circle from which his band’s new album, Full Circle, is named. Having started the band over 20 years ago, with their first release coming in 1995, Carlsson saw The Quill fall from grace…
Deleted Scenes: Correction
In last issue’s Deleted Scenes column, I talked about Hurricane Irene being somewhat anti-climactic as compared to the armageddic visions of the news prior to. As I drove around North Jersey this past week, stuck in traffic at every turn caused by flooding of the (Mighty) Passaic, the Raritan,…
Eric Lindell: Your Roots Are Showing
Just about guaranteed to flatten your top and Buddy Holly-fy your glasses is roots rocker Eric Lindell, coming to NYC’s Sullivan Hall on Sept. 9. Lindell and his band are fresh off an appearance at the New Orleans Jazz Fest (and several others), and they’re bringing their old-school blues and…
Broken Social Scene: Well Armed
If you missed it, amorphous Canadian collective Broken Social Scene recently premiered a video for the song “Sweetest Kill” from last year’s Forgiveness Rock Record. Hardly living up to the “forgiveness” part of the album’s title, the clip stars a sultry Bijou Phillips mouthing the lyrics, wooing and murdering some…
