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The Rare Breed to Release Looking for Today on Ripple Music

Posted in Whathaveyou on June 14th, 2018 by JJ Koczan

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Looking for Today is the debut full-length by Los Angeles trio The Rare Breed, and as thick as the band lays it on in touting their love of Sabbathian ways — and why not; “Mountain of Dreams” takes them to near-Sheavy levels of Sab worship and they named their album after a Black Sabbath song — it’s hard to listen to songs like “The Stranger” and “Rusted Diamond” and not think of more modern, Uncle Acid-style garage doom swing. “Visions” has more of a later-Ozzy-era vibe, and “Echoes” positively gallops in the drums, but in its shuffle, closer “Witches Lore” has some of that now-tinged rhythm as well (and some gallop of its own to boot), so there’s more going on than just “we heard ‘Sweet Leaf’ and decided to start a band,” however much guitarist Oscar de la Torre‘s vocals might be derived from the work of a certain Mr. Osbourne.

Wherever it was coming from, The Rare Breed released Looking for Today back in the BeforeTime, in the long-long-ago — 2016 — and this month the record will get its post-apocalyptic reissue via Ripple Music, which sent the following missive down along the ruins formerly known as the structure of American democracy. No wait. Sorry. It was the PR wire.

Yeah. The PR wire. Sorry about that. I need to stop looking at the Times while I’m writing these posts:

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THE RARE BREED: LA-based rock revivalists to officially release 2016’s Looking For Today on Ripple Music

Looking For Today by The Rare Breed is released worldwide on 22nd June via Ripple Music

In the fall of 2013, Los Angeles’s The Rare Breed slowly rose out of a series of impromptu jam sessions which would carry on until the summer of 2014. For good friends Oscar De la Torre and Joey Castle, both had played together in a number of local groups over the years, each to varying degrees of success, yet together they had at last hit upon a groove that would help steer their ambition and hunger in the right direction.

Joined shortly after by childhood friend and drummer Hernan Rojas (who was on a similar path to self-discovery himself) together the trio channelled their talent into a form of ’70s hard rock which at the time was going through something of a spectacular revival with bands such as Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats and Graveyard. In fact, that very movement became the catalyst the trio needed and deeply sought, to focus on what they considered, “The Final Effort”. In essence, their last chance to truly make the music they longed to make.

Drawing inspiration from bands such as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, infusing that vibe with a legendary laid-back L.A. attitude, and topping it all off with a “top that” mentality, The Rare Breed recorded and self-released their debut album, 2016’s impressive Looking For Today, which now, in 2018 gets an official worldwide release via the good folk at Ripple Music.

Released on 22nd June on vinyl, CD and all digital formats, pre-order your copy of Looking For Today by The Rare Breed now at www.ripple-music.com

The Rare Breed are:
Oscar De la Torre – Guitars/Vox
Joey Castle – Bass Guitar
Hernan Rojas – Drums

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The Rare Breed, Looking for Today (2016)

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Salem’s Bend and The Rare Breed on Tour this Week

Posted in Whathaveyou on November 28th, 2016 by JJ Koczan

Los Angeles heavy rockers Salem’s Bend and The Rare Breed both have new albums out. In the case of the former, their 2015 self-titled debut has been newly reissued this fall via Ripple Music, while for The Rare Breed, it’s their own debut, Looking for Today, which came out in September to wide acclaim. The shows they’ll partner up for this week have been dubbed the Ripple Road Fest, which is an interesting prospect in itself. This time it’s just five gigs, but one could easily imagine a “Ripple Road Fest” turning into a thing. Maybe annual?

After all, why not? Not like the label doesn’t have enough bands across various strata at this point. I kind of like the idea of them heading out under a single banner. Makes sense from both a branding and a rock and roll standpoint, and as we all know, those are the two things that make the world go ’round.

Courtesy of the PR wire:

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Salem’s Bend and The Rare Breed – Ripple Road Fest Dec ’16

Salem’s Bend and The Rare Breed, two LA-based heavy rock trios, are hitting the road for a quick RIPPLE ROAD FEST California tour to kick off the holiday season! Salem’s Bend just released their album with label Ripple Music in October and The Rare Breed will be signing their debut album with them as well for a release in early 2017.

Starting out in the sleepy central valley town of Turlock on Nov 30th at the Grizzly Rock, then hitting Oakland Dec 1st at The Golden Bull, Pacifica on Dec 2nd at Winter’s Tavern, then back down to SoCal for a local LA show at Lexington Bar on Dec 3rd, and finish out in Costa Mesa on Dec 4th at Tiki Bar.

5 shows, 5 days, it’ll be a fast gut-punch of hard rock to your eager ears! Innumerable great local bands will be joining them at each stop so it’s really going to be a must-see. Getting a bit cold for you with winter creeping up? Come out to a show and The Bend and The Breed will MELT YOUR FACE!

Salem’s Bend & The Rare Breed: Ripple Road Fest CA Tour:
11.30 Turlock Grizzly Rock
12.01 Oakland The Golden Bull
12.02 SF/Pacifica Winters Tavern
12.03 L.A. Lexington Bar
12.04 Costa Mesa Tiki Bar

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https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/salems-bend
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https://rarebreed666.bandcamp.com/album/looking-for-today

Salem’s Bend, Salem’s Bend (2016)

The Rare Breed, Looking for Today (2016)

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