Around the time that bassist/vocalist Mike Kunka’s band godheadSilo went on what eventually turned out to be a permanent hiatus back in 1998, Kunka busied himself by tagging along on a tour with The […]
Category: Hard Rock
With the release of their 2012 self-titled debut and its follow up 2014’s Mountain, the Visalia, CA-based quartet Slow Season, comprised of Daniel Rice (vocals, guitar), David Kent (guitar), Hayden Doyel (bass), and Cody Tarbell (drums), the Visalia, CA-based quartet Slow Season quickly developed a regional profile for a bluesy and heavy rock sound that’s heavily indebted to Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and others — but without the being soulless mimicry. RidingEasy Records released a remixed and remastered version of their self-titled debut at the end of last year, and while working on their third full-length effort, the Visalia, CA-based quartet released a 7 inch featuring covers of Black Sabbath and Cactus; however, the band released two singles from their debut — the Led Zeppelin “Immigrant Song” channeling guitar line, thundering drums and howled drums of “Heavy” and the slow-burning, bluesy, harmonica-led “Bring It on Home” meets Howlin’ Wolf channeling “DayGlo Sunrise.”
Certainly, if you didn’t know that the band was contemporary, you’d probably think that these two singles were recorded in 1967 and were recently re-discovered by someone who had been digging through the crates of a used record store somewhere.
The band is playing a couple of live dates across Southern California. Check them out below.
LIVE DATES:
02/19 San Diego, CA @ The Merrow w/ JOY and OVVL
02/20 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door w/ Beastmak
Comprised of Brandyn James Aikins (vocals, drums) and Daniel Brandon Allen (guitar), the Barrie, Ontario-based hard rock duo Indian Handcrafts formed in 2010 and by the next year, they had written and recorded a self-titled, self-released full-length album for which they went on tour and subsequently caught the attention of Sargent House‘s Cathy Pellow, who quickly signed the band to her management company and record label.
With the release of Civil Disobedience for Losers, the band saw a growing profile across North America, as the album was released to critical praise and the band toured with the likes of Billy Talent, Red Fang and Deafheaven and played at the Heavy Montreal music festival. And building upon the buzz they’ve already received, the band recently released their sophomore effort Creeps last Friday, and as drummer and frontman Brandyn James Aikins joked in press notes, the album is their “80s” album.
Certainly, from the release of the album’s latest single “It’s Late Queeny,” the generalization seems pretty apt as the song is consists of huge, arena rock-friendly, thrashing power chords reminiscent of long hair-era Metallica and Megadeth, thundering drums and howled lyrics while also drawing deeply from Queens of the Stone Age — in particular, I’m reminded of “You Think I Ain’t Worth A Dollar But I Feel Like A Millionaire” as both songs are incredible, ass-kicking, drink too much beer and headbang all night anthems. (I’m surprised that I haven’t heard this song in my regular bar yet; but I suspect that I will soon!)
The duo will be embarking on a lengthy tour throughout October and November, including two NYC area stops. Check out the dates below.
INDIAN HANDCRAFTS TOUR – FALL 2015:
Oct 06 – St Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre **
Oct 07 – Miami, FL @ Grand Central **
Oct 08 – Orlando, FL @ The Social **
Oct 09 – Savannah, GA @ The Jinx **
Oct 10 – Asheville, NC @ New Mountain **
Oct 11 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East **
Oct 13 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement **
Oct 14 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme **
Oct 15 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle **
Oct 16 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop **
Oct 17 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar **
Oct 19 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall **
Oct 20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts **
Oct 21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus **
Oct 22 – Jersey City, NJ @ Monty Hall **
Oct 23 – Richmond, VA @ Broadberry **
Oct 24 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel **
Oct 25 – Atlanta, GA @ The EARL **
Nov 10 – London, ON @ Call The Office #
Nov 11 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen #
Nov 12 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews #
Nov 13 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Nether Bar #
Nov 14 – Winnipeg, MB @ Windsor #
Nov 16 – Saskatoon, SK @Vangelis #
Nov 17 – Edmonton, AB @ Mercury Room #
Nov 18 – Calgary, AB @ Broken City #
Nov 20 – Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall #
** w/ Kylesa, Inter Arma, Irata
# w/ Greys
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Comprised of Lola Hammerich (vocals, guitar) and Andrea Thuesen (vocals, guitar) and Bendicte Pierleoni (drums), the young, up-and-coming Copenhagen Denmark-based trio Baby In Vain have rapidly built up and international profile as they’ve opened for the likes of Ty […]