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Krach Am Bach 2024 Makes First Lineup Announcement

Posted in Whathaveyou on January 31st, 2024 by JJ Koczan

I’ve been trying to post this for like a week. This happens to me now. I’ll be sitting on the couch at like 7PM or some such — well past what I consider ‘Obelisk time’ in my feeble brainclock — and see some relevant item on my phone. I haven’t covered Krach am Bach much in years past, so I probably said something like, “Oh shit right on, I can post about something new,” and started to put the thing together. I don’t remember if I squared the poster image or the fest did — probably them. But then I get in the actual back end of the site and there are like 50 other things and then I’m already late and blah blah fucking blah here I am with another festival lineup post. I’m sure by now the lineup has been completed and the festival — which is set for Aug. 2-3 — has already taken place. Because time would bend over backwards just to screw me up, and I say that as the voice of experience.

But the lineup. Seems likely The Devil and the Almighty Blues will be out on tour, ditto A Place to Bury Strangers, Wine LipsDeathchantEl Perro. You’ll notice Elder-offshoot Delving among the confirmations, which might mean another studio offering from that project is on the way, and I’ll go to bat for each of KarkaraHumulusTravo and Black Helium being worth your time based solely on my experience with their recorded output. There’s more to come here, but I’m not sure how much more you really need.

Check it:

Krach Am Bach 2024

+++ First announcements || Tickets available +++

In case you’re wondering about some news for the 29. Krach am Bach Festival, we’ve got the finest selection for a ride through heavy, fuzz-drowned and hypnotic space trips.

Orange Goblin |UK
A Place To Bury Strangers |US
The Devil And The Almighty Blues |Norway
Wine Lips |Canada
Tuber |Greece
Deathchant |US
El Perro |US
Madmess |Portugal
delving |US
Verstärker |US
KARKARA |France
Humulus |Italy
TRAVO |Portugal
Black Helium |UK
ᴉGeRaldᴉ |France

More bands to be announced soon!
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Dorian Sorriaux to Release Solo Album Children of the Moon on The Sign Records

Posted in Whathaveyou on December 21st, 2023 by JJ Koczan

It’s a pretty traditional singer-songwriter arrangement put to the new solo single from Dorian Sorriaux, which comes from his debut LP, Children of the Moon, set to release through Sweden’s The Sign Records. Best known for his work on the first two Blues Pills albums as well as the sundry other releases around them and the heavy-impact touring that band did during that era, which one could argue was their most influential, he’s been playing alongside Parker Griggs (Radio Moscow, whose former rhythm section was also in Blues Pills earlier on, might still be, etc.) in the revamped El Perro for most of 2023 and it’s looking like that will stick going forward as well. His debut solo release, an EP called Hungry Ghost, came out in 2016 and was issued through Soulseller Records in 2018.

You’ll hear piano and acoustic guitar, a sweet vocal delivery, and soothing melodicism. There’s a tinge of the psychedelic to it, but it’s a stretch for the ears and Sorriaux doesn’t really need to hide behind effects, either as a guitarist or a singer. Folk roots showing up for sure, and it’s classic-feeling in a ’70s singer-songer sense, but produced modern and clear in its purpose.

Something different, if from a familiar name. The PR wire brought the following. Hope you dig:

Dorian Sorriaux

Former Blues Pills member Dorian Sorriaux signs with The Sign Records

-Release first single and music video from upcoming studio album

The Sign Records are proud to announce that Dorian Sorriaux has joined the label for the release of album Children of the Moon. Best known for being the lead guitarist of Blues Pills for 6 years, Dorian has toured extensively all around Europe and Australia with Blue Pills playing some of the biggest European Festivals like Rock Am Ring, Hellfest, Download, Rock Werchter, Wacken, Roskilde, Sweden Rock, and opening for bands such as Deep Purple, John Fogerty, Rival Sons, and Europe. He released several EP’s, two studio albums and two live albums before leaving the band in 2018.

Many young players look to the guitar heroes of the 60s and 70s for inspiration, but very few are able to channel their influences as mesmerizingly as Dorian Sorriaux. When the young French guitarist burst onto the scene with rockers Blues Pills, he displayed an incredible maturity and expressiveness as a musician that was captured on their 2014 self-titled debut. Comparisons with legendary bluesmen Peter Green and Paul Kossoff weren’t hyperbole; you could hear their quality in Dorian’s playing touch. Following the success of Blues Pills’ second album Lady In Gold (2016), Dorian Sorriaux revealed surprising new depths to his talent as a singer / songwriter with his debut solo EP Hungry Ghost. The EP received wonderful reviews and allowed Dorian to tour all over Europe as a solo act opening for Myles Kennedy. He now reveals a much more personal style of music and songwriting with his upcoming record Children of the Moon coming out in 2024 on The Sign Records.

The first single from Dorian’s upcoming album is called “I Believe That You Can Change” and is released on all streaming platforms on the 15th of December together with a music video. Dorian comments on the single:

The song “I Believe That You Can Change“ talks about having a spiritual experience, communicating with the elements and believing that a change for the better is possible. It´s about realizing that we are all connected and that hurting one another is not the way to go and suggest to go within to find the answers. Musically it has a nice mid-tempo groove, a strange tuning and slide guitar, piano and organ as well as beautiful backing vocals by my friend Adeline Haudiquet.

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Dorian Sorriaux, “I Believe That You Can Change” official video

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El Perro Announce Early 2024 European Touring

Posted in Whathaveyou on December 12th, 2023 by JJ Koczan

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Back out they go. In October, funkified classic heavy rockers El Perro — founded and led by guitarist/vocalist Parker Griggs of Radio Moscow, with a lineup that now features Dorian Sorriaux (Blues Pills) also on guitar and Mucho Drums (Great Electric Quest) on, you guessed it, drums, percussionist Jeremy Davy and bassist Joaquin Escudero, formerly of Prisma Circus — completed a tour of the Midwest that I’m pretty sure was the last region of the States they had to check off their list after East and West Coast tours supporting their 2022 debut album, Hair Of… (review here), and I guess with that done, they’re free to head back to Europe after stints there the last two summers.

I’m a little curious to see when El Perro, whose lineup around Griggs has completely changed since the record, will get back to the studio. They’ve toured hard to support the record and spread the name, all that stuff, but especially with the players they have on board now, it might be worth their time and characteristic of their ’70s-rooted ethic on the whole, to get the lightning of their current stage show in the bottle of a studio recording, but that’s probably just me being greedy. Seems silly to say for an act who have one LP, but I’d take a live album from this band anytime they wanted to throw one out there, thanks. The Freak Valley set (review here) was certainly worth preserving, and it was recorded by Rockpalast, so it’s not like it’s some half-assed recording job, though I’ll admit I’d be up for hearing some unmixed, off-the-board, classic-bootleg-style stuff from El Perro as well. That wouldn’t work for every band, and I don’t think they’d actually do it, but it would be fun from them.

More, I guess, is what I’m looking for from El Perro. And here they are, with more. The announcement of the tour (which still has a couple TBAs; fests?) came through socials:

el perro tour

Europe! Super psyched to announce we will be returning early 2024! Marking tons of new territory this run, can’t wait to see y’all out there soon! Thanks to @soundofliberation for making it happen and @_anna_dina_ for the tour poster 🙌🏾

Dates!!!

2/16 Fulda, DE @kreuz
2/17 Jena, DE @kuba_jena
2/18 Utrecht, NL @dbs_utrecht
2/19 TBA
2/20 TBA
2/21 Bielefeld, DE @forum_bielefeld
2/22 Sittard, NL @poppodium_volt
2/23 Munster, DE Rare Guitar
2/24 Hannover, DE Faust
2/25 Berlin, DE @urban_spree
2/26 TBA
2/27 Koln, DE @clubvolta_cologne
2/28 Stuttgart, DE @goldmarks_stuttgart
2/29 Innsbruck, AT @pmk_ibk
3/1 Munchen, DE @feierwerk_
3/2 Bolzano, IT Pippo Stage
3/3 Bologna, IT @freakout_club
3/4 Zero Branco, IT @altroquandotreviso
3/5 Ilirska Bistrica, SI @mknz_ilirskabistrica
3/6 Belgrade, RS @anti_shop_elektropionir
3/7 Zagreb, HR @hardplace
3/8 TBA
3/9 Montreux, CH @nedmusicclub
3/10 Colmar, FR @legrillen

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El Perro, Live at Freak Valley Festival 2023

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El Perro Announce Midwestern Tour

Posted in Whathaveyou on September 18th, 2023 by JJ Koczan

Parker Griggs-fronted heavy rockers El Perro will tour next month — who won’t, amirite? — in the Midwest. All well and good, except as I recall from seeing them this past summer, a decent portion of what at least was then the current incarnation of the band was based in Europe, including guitarist Dorian Sorriaux of Blues Pills and Joaquin Escudero of Prisma Circus. Mucho Drums from Great Electric Quest was holding down that position, and so far as I know he’s US-based — his band is, anyhow — so he might still be on board and it wouldn’t be the craziest shit in the world if the Euro El Perro contingent flew over, but, well, it was a new lineup when the band went to abroad, so I guess maybe I’m a little bit expecting a domestic incarnation.

Will there be one? I have no god damned clue. Nobody tells me anything. But if there is, whoever is on board, it’s Griggs‘ band. And as El Perro seem to take priority over from his other outfit, the heavy blues mavens Radio Moscow, it seems likely that trend will continue. Not complaining. El Perro‘s debut album, Hair Of… (review here), was a funkified burner of the highest order. One of last year’s best debuts. And even though that version of the band didn’t last, Griggs is a reliable enough songwriter and player that I only look forward to what a follow-up might bring.

Dates were posted on socials thusly:

El Perro Midwest Tour

NEWS! OCTOBER USA TOUR DATES announced!!!

Stoked to be making our way east and hitting some rad new spots! Dates below! See y’all on the road! (#128021#)(#128062#)(#128588#)(#127998#)(#129304#)(#127998#)

Huge shout to @callahalia for the poster! Poster photo @jeremyjensen76! Thank y’all (#128588#)(#127998#)

10/6 Iowa Falls, IA @timbukbruiowafalls
10/7 Chicago, IL @reggieslive
10/8 Louisville, KY @portal_louisville
10/11 Columbus, OH @rumbacafeoh
10/12 Pittsburg, PA @brilloboxpgh
10/14 Greenville, SC Fall For Greenville Festival
10/17 Memphis, TN @hitonememphis
10/18 St. Louis, MO @sinkholestl
10/19 Burlington, IA @thewashingtonburlington
10/20 Davenport, IA @bootleghillhoneymeads
10/21 Oskaloosa, IA @rockislandtap

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Notes From Freak Valley 2023 – Day 1

Posted in Features, Reviews on June 9th, 2023 by JJ Koczan

El Perro (Photo by JJ Koczan)

Freak Valley Festival 2023 – Day 1

Thu. – Before the Show – Shade tent

It’s good to be here. I rode in with Besvärjelsen, as my late flight ended up coinciding with their also landing at Frankfurt. It was nice to meet them. Did a bit of stretching in the parking lot of their hotel and a couple of them joined in. Warrior one, two, stretching the back. Maybe next year I’ll convince Jens, who runs Freak Valley, to let me host doom-yoga. Not gonna count on it.

Stopped off at the hotel to take a shower that I knew I needed but didn’t realize how much until the water hit me. Flight was oof. Not much sleep, delayed takeoff, shake-shake-wobble-wobble turbulence, the whole bit. I decided before we were actually over the ocean that if the plane went down I was tired enough that I’d be at least conceptually alright with it. Started watching the third Hobbit movie at one point. Watched them kill the dragon and left it at that. At the hotel, showered, changed clothes, brushed teeth, drank some water, headed back out.

It was supposed to rain today, still might I guess, but there’s an awful lot of blue sky and sunshine for that. I’m under a tent by the side of the stage anyhow, so whatever, but it wasn’t my plan to be in this spot all night. The cigarette smell would get me after a while, but, outdoors, so that’s it for that. The crowd once again is a dope mix. Oldschool heads, newschool heads, kids, a whole mess of volunteers. First band is on soon and the vibe is already on standby waiting for them to start.

And now I’m reading that Pat Robertson died. Well, this is a special occasion. Shall we make a day of it?

Sorry in advance for the typos:

Tuskar

Tuskar 1 (Photo by JJ Koczan)

Heavy start to the proceedings with UK duo Tuskar, who were not at all held back in terms of heft for not having another two or three dudes in the band. Some shades of Black Cobra in the faster parts as there almost inevitably would be, but they weren’t shy about the sludgier aspects of their sound either, and thus they were able to change up when they needed to, sounding all the more explosive coming out of a midtempo groove locked into a High on Fireish thrashy shove. But thick in tone they were and intermittently aggressive, more so than anyone else playing today, despite the proggy/post-metal explorations happening in the material and the Conan-born barking vocals. If you’re not Om, atmosphere can be hard to come by as a duo, but they laid it on with ferocity, and while some were no doubt surprised at what took place after they dug in, the early crowd showed up. The band said from the stage they didn’t have merch because of Brexit, told people to go online. I popped half a Xanax while I was at the hotel. The nod is doing better by my head right now than the intense parts, but put them together as they are and it’s killer all the way. Would be devastating at The Black Heart.

Astroqueen

Astroqueen 1 (Photo by JJ Koczan)

It started to rain a couple songs into their set, slow at first then picking up. It was supposed to, but it was still a bit of a surprise when it actually happened. Surrounding sky was still at least partially blue — and I wouldn’t call it smoke-free, necessarily, but at least it’s not Canadian wildfires like at home — and Astroqueen were classic-heavy-rockin’ hard enough that I’m not sure they ever noticed. I saw them in December, but their reunion is still pretty fresh. There was some issue with the kick drum and then that was sorted and riffs were had. I’m pretty sure they called 2001’s Into Submission “their last album,” which is hilarious. Most of the crowd just stayed in the rain, but I headed for shelter in tone to hear “Soulburner” riffed out like a direct forebear to Truckfighters, with “Superhuman God” following after, and I stayed until the cigarette smoke got abrasive. For what it’s worth, there was an actual toddler in the tent, and he seemed fine. I’m ready to bet on another Astroqueen record though. You heard it here, probably not actually first.

Besvärjelsen

Besvarjelsen (Photo by JJ Koczan)

There are arguments to be made for each of the acts playing today, but for me personally, Besvärjelsen were the one I was most looking forward to seeing. They’re a band with some pretty stark differences in personality — and here I’ll note that Johan Rockner, who generally handles bass, was absent and they had a fill-in — but across the stage from guitarist Staffan Stensland Vinrot to guitarist Andreas Baier with drummer Erik Bäckwall behind, they each seemed to bring something individual to the expression of the whole in a way that was unexpected but welcome. Eclectic, they were. The vocals of Lea Amling Alazam are a definite focal point and uniting factor, and around those, the band drew pieces of different styles under the heavy umbrella — Baier’s history in more extreme metal also makes more sense seeing him on stage — from doom and psych to heavy post-rock and so on, never quite only one thing at one time. They had a pit going out front for a minute or two there — three bands in, the people are ready to throw down, apparently — but went into “Clouds” from last year’s Atlas (review here) and so put the crowd exactly where they wanted them at least twice. Was psyched already to hear to what they did next in the studio. That is only more the case now, and I feel like I have a better sense of who they are as a group as well. Total win. And they were also awesome, and finished with the massive riff of “I skuggan av ditt mörker” from 2018’s Vallmo (review here), so, bonus.

Komodor

They were putting on a show in a way no one else here yet has been, stage costumes, ’70s strut and all, but nothing about France’s Komodor seemed phony or cheeky in an ironic sense – definitely otherwise cheeky – and they had and used three guitarists on stage, at least one of whom played her last year with Djinn? Might’ve been someone else. In any case, they ripped it up and were energetic, catchy, young, well-mustachioed, and able to pivot in terms of their arrangements with two guitarists, their drummer and their bassist also handling vocals. They drew a good crowd though, and held most of it for the duration. I kind of like it that the conventional wisdom is vintage-style rock is “done.” Makes me want to make buttons that say “Boogie Lives” or some such nonsense. I’ll confess that as they played I started to feel the length of the day, which really began when I went to the airport yesterday, never mind landing this morning, but there was fun to be had and I had it watching Komodor. Hey man, I love boogie, and I hear it’s making a comeback!

El Perro

El Perro 1 (Photo by JJ Koczan)

For a dude who spends as much of his day thinking and talking about riffs as I do, I’m not actually a huge guitar guy. I never learned to play, don’t know gear or theory or scales. But I know damn well that I could watch Parker Griggs play guitar for an entire evening and go to bed afterward feeling like night was well spent. This is a new lineup of El Perro, Griggs, Dorian from Blues Pills, Mucho Drums on… wait for it… Drums. Percussionist and bassist also seemingly picked out for the purpose of this tour and maybe more. The band that put out Hair of El Perro last year blew up, so here’s a new one, and the curated sensibility is palpable. It’s Griggs’ band and he’s pretty clearly chosen specifically people he wants to play with. Radio Moscow might also have been that, but the dynamic is different here, as well as the music, emphasis on funk over blues filtered through heavy rhythms bolstered by percussion. Demon Fuzz, anyone? You ever hear that Mandrill record? Doesn’t matter. Chaos is part of it, always with Griggs. Shit might blow up, amps or otherwise, but the guy has a genuine vision of the music he wants to make and he’s a virtuoso on guitar. It had been a long time. It was a pleasure to see him play again, and I’m glad the wah didn’t catch fire.

Total side note: there are two dudes here in robes. Like, bathrobes. Two! Maybe even three! And at least one of them has a backpatch! They’ve got clothes on underneath, otherwise security might have something to say about it, but when was the last time you went anywhere, let alone a show, and found at least two guys Lebowskiing it up? And they’re not even here together, so far as I can tell. This is a pretty special fest.

Urlaub in Polen

Whatever else they may be, Urlaub in Polen is the reason I know that “urlaub” is the German word for vacation. The long-running krautrock duo, who are actually from Germany, they apparently just vacation in Poland, were about as stark a left turn from El Perro as one might make and still be at the same festival, synth and organ and guitar and drums sounding like a much fuller band. Thinking back to how this day started, Tuskar used the duo configuration to emphasize rawness. Urlaub in Polen — the day’s only other two-piece — were on a different trip. Repetitive rhythms, explorations of melody and heavy impact, quirk galore and groove to match. I’ll admit that my prior experience with the band is limited to having checked them out before coming here, but they’re heavier live than anything I managed to stream, and people were still dancing. Not moshing. Actual dance, to a kind of mostly-organic techno rock. It was cool and a reminder that sometimes Freak Valley throws in a shift in vibe and it works of course because it just does. Cool shit. And I swear it’s not a slight against them that I’m falling asleep sitting up. I’m just very, very tired.

Clutch

Clutch (Photo by JJ Koczan)

Ripper of a start to the set with “Impetus” into “Subtle Hustle,” “Earth Rocker” — hard to believe that record came out a decade ago — and “Firebirds” back to back to back to back. Then the new stuff, “Sunrise on Slaughter Beach,” “We Strive for Excellence.” Not arguing. They didn’t even let the intro song about money that they always play finish before they hit it, and that’s probably fair enough because it was already pushing past their 11:35 start. “Burning Beard.” Fast. “The Regulator.” Groove. I was standing in back by then and kind of teared up feeling grateful for being here. I am so incredibly fortunate. “Ghoul Wrangler.” No, it’s not my first time around the block with Clutch. But to be here, in this place, with these people. As beat tired as I’ve been all day, this has been an incredible start that I expect will be momentum leading into tomorrow and Saturday. Not everyone gets to do what I do. I’m not trying to take over this post and talk about feelings or some shit — we’re here for riffs, damnit! — but I am lucky to be here right now, tonight. “Boss Metal Zone.” It went on like that, Clutch tearing it up, me feeling feelings; a coda on the evening. Maybe it never stops. Maybe that’s the story. Maybe some part of me lives here. “Nosferatu Madre.” Extra groove. I wonder if they’ll put this set out. “D.C. Sound Attack.” I was in the room when Neil Fallon laid down the vocals on this hook. “The Mob Goes Wild.” Indeed. “Electric Worry,” “Noble Savage,” “The Face,” fucking “Spacegrass.” Best set ever.

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El Perro Announce New Lineup and Confirm European Tour

Posted in Whathaveyou on April 27th, 2023 by JJ Koczan

Check out El Perro kind of becoming the ‘Parker Griggs All-Stars,’ and nothing against it. As a fan of headspinning guitar work generally, one can’t help but look at the prospect of Blues PillsDorian Sorriaux shredding alongside Griggs is plenty enticing, and that’s before you get to Mucho Drums from Great Electric Quest/Sabbath Buddy Sabbath in a rhythm section with Joaquin Escudero of Barcelona’s Prisma Circus while Jeremy Davy — whose pedigree I’ll admit I don’t know — holds down percussion.

If it wasn’t clear before — and it was — the reconstruction of El Perro, whose debut album, Hair Of… (review here), came out just last year, makes it plain that the band is Griggs‘ own. Fair enough. He’s been at this particular dance before, certainly with Radio Moscow if not with El Perro until now, and the volatility is part of the personality of the music. It almost has to be this way or it wouldn’t be what it is.

There are a bunch of fests on the European docket, but I’ll say specifically that I’m looking forward to seeing the band finally at Freak Valley in Germany. That date and all the others follow here, as posted on social media after being put in doubt by the dissolution of the prior lineup:

el-perro-tour-lineup

NEWS!!! Full European tour dates + poster! Plus new EU Lineup!

Europe is just a month away! Happy to announce the full dates and to debut the awesome poster designed by artist Paula Mosica. Thank you Paula! @paulamosica

I’m also very excited to announce the new team of musicians joining me for this tour : Dorian Sorriaux – Guitar (ex Blues Pills), Joaquin Escudero – Bass (ex Prisma circus), Jeremy Davy – Percussion, and Mucho Drums on Drums. They are some of the best jammers from all around the globe :) I have a lot of respect for these musicians and for their talent and I’m honored to have them be part of the El Perro journey! We are going to cook up some great jams!

I’d like to thank the former members for their time with El Perro. I wish them the best in their future endeavors, musically and otherwise.

Excited about this new tour and team of players and I can’t wait to see you all overseas very soon! Dates (#128071#)(#127998#)

Parker / El Perro

25/05 IT TREVISO – ALTROQUANDO
26/05 CH MARTIGNY – LE CAVES DU MANOIR
27/05 CH WINTERTHUR – GASWERK
29/05 HR ZAGREB – ZAGREB
30/05 RS NIS – AKC FUZZ
31/05 RS BELGRADE – KC GRAD
01/06 HR VIROVITICA – HORN PUB
02/06 AT EBENSEE – KINO
03/06 SI Å KOFJA LOKA – PRI RDEÄŒI OSTRIGI
05/06 CZ PRAGUE – CROSS CLUB
06/06 CZ LOUNY – HOTEL CARAMELL
07/06 CZ BILINA – KAFÁČ
08/06 DE SIEGEN – FREAK VALLEY
09/06 FR PARIS – SUPERSONIC
10/06 FR BELLOCQ – CHÂTEAU DE BELLOCQ
11/06 ES VALLADOLID – SALA PORTA CAELI
13/06 ES BARCELONA – RAZZ 3
14/06 ES MADRID – WURLITZER BALLROOM
15/06 ES ZARAGOZA – ROCK & BLUES CAFE
16/06 FR BORDEAUX – DEUS EX MACHINA
17/06 FR SEIGNOSSE – THE BLACK FLAG
18/06 FR CHAMBERY – BRIN DE ZINC
20/06 FR NANTES – CRUMBLE FIGHT
22/06 NL SITTARD – POP PODIUM VOLT
23/06 DE SAARBRUCKEN – HORST
24/06 FR MANIGOD – NAMASS PAMOUSS FESTIVAL
25/06 IT PISA – PONTILE 102
29/06 IT CAGLIARI – CORTO MALTESE
01/07 IT CATANIA – ROCK REVOLUTION
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Freak Valley 2023 Adds Earthless, Slift, Stoned Jesus & More; Lineup Complete

Posted in Whathaveyou on February 15th, 2023 by JJ Koczan

Not much you can really debate about Freak Valley Festival 2023 in either concept or execution. The headliners — Clutch, the Melvins and Orange Goblin playing Time Travelling Blues in its entirety — are long-established bill-toppers, and backed by the likes of EarthlessKing Buffalo and Stoned Jesus even before you get to Slift and The Obsessed and Astroqueen and Hypnos69 and Gaupa and on and on and on and fucking Seedy Jeezus is gonna be there — you’ve got Seedy Jeezus and Stoned Jesus in the same place on the same weekend! — it’s all the more apparent just how called-for making this trip actually is. So I’m going.

As with last year, I’ll be doing my best to cover as much of Freak Valley 2023 as possible with photos and writeups, and whether it’s bands I’ve seen or bands I’ve never seen, I know enough now to know that it’s not just about watching bands, but about watching them there, in that place between those hills, the joy that radiates through the hopefully cooperative weather and everybody in attendance. It’s gonna be a blast, and I’ll at last get to see Slift in a setting that I feel like is worthy of the occasion. Mark it a win even before I get on the plane. Speaking of, better book that flight.

Here’s the final lineup, newly announced:

freak valley 2023 final lineup

Hails Freaks!

Time for the final lineup announcement. We hope your 2023 is off to a great start. Either way, it’s about to get better.

Please welcome:

EARTHLESS – SLIFT – HÄLLAS – ALEX HENRY FOSTER – STONED JESUS – TABERNACLE – EL PERRO – STEAK – GAUPA – REVEREND BEAT-MAN – THE MAD HATTER

Full Line-up:

CLUTCH
MELVINS
ORANGE GOBLIN “Time Travelling Freak Valley Blues Show”
EARTHLESS “Night Parade of 1000 Demons” in full!
KING BUFFALO
STONED JESUS
SLIFT
HÄLLAS
THE OBSESSED
PONTIAK
ALEX HENRY FOSTER
SEEDY JEEZUS
HYPNOS69
EL PERRO
STEAK
KAMCHATKA
EARTH SHIP
ASTROQUEEN
TUSKAR
TABERNACLE
KOMODOR
BESVÄRJELSEN
GAUPA
RITUAL KING
PSYENCE
REVEREND BEAT-MAN
THE MAD HATTER

We’re done – hope you love the lineup as much as we do!

FREAK VALLEY FESTIVAL 2023 IS SOLD OUT.

Thank all of you so much for your support, this year and every year.

Freak Valley Festival // No Fillers – Just Killers
June 8-10, 2023

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Earthless, Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (2022)

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Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Switzerland Makes First Lineup Announcement

Posted in Whathaveyou on February 13th, 2023 by JJ Koczan

This is gonna sound like I’m kissing ass, but Heavy Psych Sounds is real-deal upping its festival game this year. From the stellar California lineup to Italy to this, it’s been fun to watch as the shows get bigger and more plentiful. El Perro and maybe Acid Mammoth/1782 (?) had this fest in their latest tour dates, so the existence of Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Switzerland isn’t exactly news — and they’re both booked by HPS, so if it was a leak, it wasn’t done without the label knowing it since the bookers and the label are the same people — but the lineup is right on with Truckfighters in the headline slot, the aforementioned El Perro, Acid Mammoth and 1782, Giöbia and Oreyeon ticking any boxes you have for weird, and Deadsmoke for a bit of something nastier. I’ll be interested to see who else gets added — certainly there are plenty of acts on tour in May and with so many festivals happening around then — but if this was it I’d still say it’s a good one. And the poster alone is giving the lineup alone a run for its money.

Shows are in Martigny and Winterthur, and if you need me to say any more about Heavy Psych Sounds, I’m done here, but I’m pretty sure there will be more news from them in about five minutes, so just sit tight.

From the PR wire:

Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Switzerland first poster

First names and tickets for HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS FEST SWITZERLAND available; May 26-27th on Winterthur and Martigny!

Today, Heavy Psych Sounds Records unveil the first names for the 2023 edition of HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS FEST SWITZERLAND, the stoner, doom and psych rock mini-festival taking place simultaneously on May 26-27th in Winterthur and Martigny. Two days, two cities, same lineup: all the fuzz!

Following on from the recent HPS Fest Italy and HPS Fest California announcements, it’s now time to get ready for the summer season with the yearly Swiss gathering of all things heavy and fuzzy-sounding! As always with Heavy Psych Sounds, some of the finest bands of their label roster will hit the festival’s stage, joined by one or two cornerstone acts of the international heavy rock scene: on this special occasion, Swedish stoner rock icons Truckfighters are confirmed as headliners for this 2023 edition!

All bands announced are set to play both in Winterthur and Martigny across the weekend of April 26-27h of April. Day splits and timetables to be unveiled soon!

Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Switzerland 2023
May 26-27th at Gaswerk (Winterthur) and Les Caves du Manoir (Martigny)
(#127903#) Winterthur tickets: https://www.petzi.ch/de/events/51711-gaswerk-heavy-psych-sounds-fest/tickets/
(#127903#) Martigny tickets: https://www.petzi.ch/fr/events/51669-caves-du-manoir-heavy-psych-sounds-fest-switzerland/

All bands play both cities!
Truckfighters
Acid Mammoth
El Perro
1782
Giöbia
Deadsmoke
Oreyeon
+ more bands TBA

heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandcamp.com
www.heavypsychsounds.com
https://www.facebook.com/HEAVYPSYCHSOUNDS/

Truckfighters, Live at Fuzz Festival #3, Stockholm, Sweden

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