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Desert Survival: How to Do Psycho Las Vegas on a Budget

Posted in Whathaveyou on May 18th, 2017 by JJ Koczan

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Hey, if you’re going to go broke, let’s face it: You’re not likely to run into many causes as worthy as the lineup culled together for Psycho Las Vegas. It ain’t cheap — any event that advertises a payment plan obviously knows it’s a considerable ask — but whether you’re going to see Slo Burn for their only US gig or King Diamond doing Abigail or Mulatu Astatke because going to see Mulatu Astatke is a life-event, the arguments in favor are plentiful and convincing. Whatever else you want to say, Psycho Las Vegas is the first annually-held American festival with a focus on heavy and underground rock to really establish itself as world class.

That in itself is a reason to support the cause, whether it’s through a day ticket or a pass for the entire weekend, but it doesn’t necessarily lesson the expense of making the trip or staying in one of the US’ most lucrative tourist traps, let alone things like band merchandise, meals and the occasional adult beverage if you’re inclined to have one. The thought of seeing NeurosisSleep and Carcass share a stage over the course of a weekend or watching Conan, the new trio-incarnation of Pentagram and Yawning Man poolside or from the balcony of a room in the Casino Tower is incredible, and after hearing stories from those who undertook the journey in 2016 or attended the prior Psycho California in 2015, the idea wants nothing for appeal. Fiscal issues can be a bummer. By the time August rolls around, I’ll have been out of paid work for two months. I know how it goes.

And I’m hardly the most responsible person when it comes to money, but the truth of the matter is there are ways to mitigate costs for travel, lodging and other concerns, and if the thing preventing you from picking up a ticket to the show has been the seeming impossibility of affording a stay at the Hard Rock or of finding a cheap-enough flight to get there, maybe it’s worth trying to shift finances around to make it happen. Music is important, and when debt collectors are spamming your phone it’s hard to think about the non-cash value of life experiences, but the fact is the bills you need to pay will still be there. The bill with Corrosion of Conformity in a lineup alongside Kylesa‘s Laura Pleasants, Domkraft, Swans, Elephant Tree and Heavy Temple? Much less so.

Here are a few pointers that hopefully can save you a couple bucks. Some of it’s day-one stuff, but things like hotel picks and transportation nuances are good to know either way.

Check it out:

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Flying In
• Buy tickets on a Tuesday for the cheapest rates.
• Use a discount flight search.
• If you can, fly in on Thursday and leave on Monday for better rates, search different days and times to come in and leave.
• Book early. Rates go up in the summer.

Getting There
• Ride apps cost less than cabs.
• The Hard Rock is less than a mile from the airport. Cheap trip anyway.
• There are free shuttles from most Vegas hotels to the strip and tourist attractions.

Staying There
• This one is huge… don’t stay at the Hard Rock if you can’t afford it! Alexis Park, RUMOR, Red Roof Inn are all across the street and cheap. Scope out a position on a map if you need to; that’s what Street View is there for.
• Partner up to share rooms. You’ve got social media and it’s not like you’re going to do more than sleep and (hopefully) shower there anyway. Might as well join forces and save expense where you can.

Drinks
• BYO. Vegas has open-container laws. If you think hooch is too expensive at the Hard Rock, get loaded on the sidewalk before you go in.
• One way or another, hydrate. You’re staying in the desert in August. Don’t be stupid.

Psycho Las Vegas 2017 Lineup
Abbath, Ace Frehley, Black Anvil, Blood Ceremony, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Buzzov*en, Carcass, Celeste, Chelsea Wolfe, Cirith Ungol, Cloud Catcher, Code Orange, Conan, Corrosion of Conformity, Cough, Cult Leader, Cult Of Luna With Julie Christmas Diamond Head, Domkraft, Earthless, Elephant Tree, Eternal Tapestry, Fister, Floorian, Gatecreeper, GEQ, Gojira, Gost, Graf Orlock, Heavy Temple, Hollow Leg, Inter Arma, Khemmis, King Diamond, Laura Pleasants & Special Guests, Magma, Manilla Road, Merlin, Minsk, Morne, Mothership, Mouth of the Architect, Mulatu Astatke, Murder City Devils, Mustard Gas & Roses, Myrkur, Neurosis, North, Oathbreaker, Pelican, Pentagram, Psychic TV, The Rods, Ruby the Hatchet, Sasquatch, Saturndust, Sleep, Slo Burn, Slomatics, Snail, Sons of Otis, Sumac, Summoner, Swans, The Skull, Toke, Urchin, Usnea, Vhol, Weedeater, Windhand, Wizard Rifle, Wolves in the Throne Room, Yawning Man, Year of the Cobra, Youngblood Supercult, Zeal & Ardor.

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Pentagram, “Relentless / Broken Vows” Live in Richmond, VA, 2017

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Psycho Las Vegas Completes Lineup: Ace Frehley, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Corrosion of Conformity, Sasquatch, Mothership, Ruby the Hatchet, Heavy Temple & Many More Added

Posted in Whathaveyou on February 28th, 2017 by JJ Koczan

The Psycho Las Vegas lineup wasn’t exactly lacking in ‘holy shit’-factor before, but, uh… holy shit. The poster below is so god damned packed it’s got me wondering if they’re going to sneak in an extra day to fit it all. Well, I guess they are if you count the pre-party — a fest unto itself with the additions of Ruby the HatchetSasquatch, ConanYawning Man and Great Electric Quest — but to see acts like EarthlessCorrosion of ConformityDiamondheadLaura Pleasants of KylesaMothershipSaturndust, Heavy TempleToke and so many others added to the bill for the fest proper, it borders on the overwhelming. Sons of OtisYear of the CobraEternal Tapestry? I take back that part about “borders on.” Shit’s giving me the vapors.

Swoon.

Blah blah blah tickets, blah blah blah on sale, blah blah blah how much you don’t need me to tell you this is probably the best heavy lineup the US has ever seen. Also Ace Frehley will be there.

Full lineup follows:

PSYCHO LAS VEGAS

Psycho Las Vegas 2017

-CONFIRMED LINEUP-
KING DIAMOND (USA 2017 Exclusive)
THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
ACE FREHLEY
GOJIRA
SWANS
NEUROSIS
MAGMA
SLEEP
MELVINS
CARCASS
MURDER CITY DEVILS
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
SLO BURN
DIAMONDHEAD
CIRITH UNGOL
ABBATH
CHELSEA WOLFE
CULT OF LUNA WITH JULIE CHRISTMAS
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
MULATU ASATKE
PSYCHIC TV
EARTHLESS
SUMAC
MANILLA ROAD
CELESTE
WINDHAND
PELICAN
BLOOD CEREMONY
CODE ORANGE
WEEDEATER
MINSK
COUGH
VHOL
ZEAL & ARDOR
OATHBREAKER
MYRKUR
BUZZOV-EN
THE SKULL
INTER ARMA
SLOMATICS
GOST
YOUNG AND IN THE WAY
GATECREEPER
MOTHERSHIP
CULT LEADER
LAURA PLEASANTS & SPECIAL GUESTS
MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT
SONS OF OTIS
SNAIL
MORNE
DOMKRAFT
KHEMMIS
ETERNAL TAPESTRY
JEX THOTH
FISTER
NORTH
WIZARD RIFLE
USNEA
ROYAL THUNDER
YOUNGBLOOD SUPERCULT
TOKE
SATURNDUST
HEAVY TEMPLE
SUMMONER
BLACK ANVIL
FLOORIAN
HOLLOW LEG
YEAR OF THE COBRA
MERLIN
ELEPHANT TREE
CLOUD CATCHER

PSYCHO PRE-PARTY:
PENTAGRAM
CONAN
YAWNING MAN
SASQUATCH
MUSTARD GAS & ROSES
GRAF ORLOCK
RUBY THE HATCHET
URCHIN
GREAT ELECTRIC QUEST

Psycho Las Vegas 2017 is set for Aug. 18-20 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Tickets are available at https://www.vivapsycho.com

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Mouth of the Architect to Release Dawning on June 25; Tour with Scale the Summit and Intronaut

Posted in Whathaveyou on April 11th, 2013 by JJ Koczan

It’s been three years since Ohio post-metallers Mouth of the Architect issued their The Violence Beneath EP, a release that was preceded by a near-complete reshuffling of the band’s lineup. Looks like there have been some more changes, but whoever’s on board with founders Dave Mann and vocalist Jason Watkins, there’s a new album coming in the form of Dawning, which is due out June 25 on Translation Loss.

The label will put out a Lesbian record on the same day (more info on the forum). Here’s the announcement for Dawning off the PR wire:

MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT to Release Dawning June 25th on Translation Loss Records

Artwork and Tracklisting Revealed

This year marks the ten year anniversary of the undeniably spine-crushing band MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT. While many anticipated the apocalypse in 2012, MOTA has been accurately predicting and creating the soundtrack for such a disaster since 2003. There is perhaps no better way to celebrate such a milestone than by releasing a new face melting full-length record, and MOTA has never failed in that regard.

Today MOTA has unveiled the album artwork and tracklisting for Dawning.

In 2004 they released “Time and Withering” with great success and followed up with a split CD alongside another Dayton, OH based band, KENOMA. After releasing the critically acclaimed “The Ties That Blind” in 2006 and the beautifully devastating “Quietly” in 2008, the band underwent about a million member changes before releasing “The Violence Beneath” EP in 2010.

The current lineup consists of drummer Dave Mann, guitarists and vocalists Steve Brooks and Kevin Schindel, keyboardist and vocalist Jason Watkins, and bassist Evan Danielson. The band plans to celebrate its ‘most glorious birthday’ by releasing a psychedelic-tinged sludge-rock masterpiece. Remaining under the long time label support of Translation Loss Records, their new album Dawning bludgeons its way to the top of their long catalog of doom rock greatness. These dudes last proved their heavy-metallic weight in gold when they made it through a volcanic eruption to play the Roadburn Festival on their 2010 European tour in support of “The Violence Beneath.” This year these well-worn road veterans plan on bringing their incredibly loud and extremely hairy brand of post-metal to a venue near you in support of Dawning. Of course, you have to live in the northern hemisphere to get your chance to witness this rock ‘n roll spectacle.

In support of Dawning MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT will be touring this summer with Intronaut and Scale the Summit. The Tour stars June 5th in Seattle, WA and runs through July 6th in Hollywood, CA. A complete list of dates can be found below.

Please check out www.mouthofthearchitect.com and www.translationloss.com for more information.

Dawning Tracklisiting:
1. Lullabye
2. It Swarms
3. Sharpen Your Eyes
4. How Will This End
5. Patterns
6. The Other Son

MOTA Lineup:
Dave Mann – Drums
Evan Danielson – Bass
Steve Brooks – Guitar & Vocals
Kevin Schindel – Guitar & Vocals
Jason Watkins – Keyboards &Vocals

MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT on Tour with Intronaut and Scale the Summit:
6/5: Seattle, WA Highline
6/6: Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theater
6/7: Calgary, AB Broken City
6/8: Edmonton, AB Pawn Shop
6/10: Winnipeg, MB Osborne Villae Inn
6/11: St. Paul, MN Station 4
6/12: Chicago, IL Double Door
6/13: Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class
6/14: Rochester, NY The Bug Jar
6/15: Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus
6/17: Montreal, QC II Motore
6/18: Toronto, ON Wreck Room
6/19: West Chester, PA The Note
6/20: Allston, MA Great Scott
6/21: Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
6/22: Charlotte, NC The Casbah Tremont Music Hall
6/23: Nashville, TN Exit / In
6/24: Atlanta, GA The Drunken Unicorn
6/25: Orlando, FL The Social
6/26: Tampa, FL Orpheum Theater
6/28: Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s-Downstairs
6/29: Austin, TX Red 7
6/30: Dallas, TX Club Dada
7/2: Santa Fe, NM Warehouse 21
7/6: Hollywood, CA Roxy Theater

Mouth of the Architect, “How this Will End”

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audiObelisk Presents: (Even More) Roadburn 2010 Live Audio Streams, from Church of Misery (x2), Altar of Plagues, Ancestors, Monarch!, Karma to Burn, Mouth of the Architect, Suma, Troubled Horse and Witchfynde

Posted in audiObelisk on July 19th, 2010 by JJ Koczan

Well, it’s official: There’s a whole buttload of audio streams from Roadburn 2010 for you to check out. I thought on this Monday afternoon, posting a few more to get you through whatever it is that has you sitting in front of a computer would probably be the way to go. Hope you enjoy:

Church of Misery live on Roadburn 2010 Main Stage

Church of Misery live at Roadburn Afterburner

Altar of Plagues live at Roadburn 2010

Ancestors live at Roadburn 2010

Monarch! live at Roadburn 2010

Karma to Burn live at Roadburn 2010

Mouth of the Architect live at Roadburn 2010

Suma live at Roadburn 2010

Troubled Horse live at Roadburn 2010

Witchfynde live at Roadburn 2010

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Mouth of the Architect Unveil New EP, Launch Euro Tour

Posted in Whathaveyou on April 14th, 2010 by JJ Koczan

Somewhere after the release of their first full-length, Time and Withering, I lost track of Dayton, Ohio‘s Mouth of the Architect. They put out a split with Kenoma, two more LPs and apparently now they have a new EP forthcoming, so I’ve got my work cut out for me catching up. A good place to start might be the 013 Popcentrum, where they’ll be launching their European tour at the Roadburn festival tomorrow. See you at the merch table, guys. I’ll be the one handing out Obelisk business cards.

The PR wire has the goods on the new EP and tour dates. Dig:

Ohio‘s metalgaze magicians Mouth of the Architect break the silence in their release schedule since 2008’s critically acclaimed full-length Quietly with a monstrous new EP, The Violence Beneath.

To be released on April 27th, the four tracks on this behemoth mini-release encompass over 32 minutes of patented Mouth of the Architect intensity. The band bring a slightly more metallic approach to some of the material, yet still bridge their cavernous buildups with beautiful, spiritual passages. The Violence Beneath is a multi-faced yet cohesive release, showcasing the band forging new paths artistically, and packs enough punch to tide us over until the next full-length.

Hear the opening/title track “The Violence Beneath” at Mouth of the Architect’s MySpace page.

The Violence Beneath track listing:
1. The Violence Beneath
2. Buried Hopes
3. Restore
4. In Your Eyes

Mouth of the Architect European tour:
4/15/2010 The 013Tilburg, Netherlands
4/16/2010 TrinitairesMetz, France
4/17/2010 GlazartParis, France
4/18/2010 Le St. ExBordeaux, France
4/19/2010 RocksoundBarcelona, Spain
4/20/2010 Ritmos & CompasMadrid, Spain
4/21/2010 The MusicboxLissabon, Portugal
4/22/2010 Porto-RioPorto, Portugal
4/23/2010 *TBA
4/24/2010 Secret PlaceMontpellier, France
4/25/2010 TunnelMilano, Italy
4/26/2010 FarmBologna, Italy
4/27/2010 Channel ZeroLjubljana, Ljubljana
4/28/2010 FeierwerkMunchen, Germany
4/29/2010 Durer KertBudapest, Hungary
4/30/2010 007Prague, Czech Republic
5/01/2010 Tabacka KulturfabricKosice, Slovenia
5/02/2010 Firlej / ODA FirlejWroclaw, Poland
5/03/2010 AJZChemnitz, Germany
5/04/2010 SchlachthofWiesbaden, Germany
5/05/2010 StumpfHanover, Germany
6/06/2010 Alter StattbahnhofSchweinfurt, Germany
5/07/2010 Cafe NovaEssen, Germany
5/08/2010 Les 4 EclusesDunkerque, France
5/09/2010 CorporationSheffield, England
5/10/2010 The WellLeeds, England
5/11/2010 The CroftBristol, England
5/12/2010 UnderworldLondon, England
5/13/2010 *TBA – Marbehan, Belgium
5/27/2010 WZRD RadioChicago, IL
5/29/2010 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
5/30/2010 The Cactus ClubMilwaukee, WI

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