This Friday and Saturday, Tucson, Arizona, plays host to Borderland Fuzz Fiesta 2016. It’s a two-night, 16-band desert rager, essentially, and if you missed the notice that went up with the mixtape last week, I’m going to be there to cover it. I’m expecting primo good times and you should too.

Originally, I was supposed to fly out with two-thirds of Massachusetts trio Elder, who were set to headline the Saturday night, but apparently those guys are so sick of hearing me drone on about how awesome their 2015 album, Lore (review here), was that guitarist/vocalist Nick DiSalvo went ahead and busted up his fret hand in such a way that it won’t be healed by the time the weekend rolls around. And since in my limited understanding of the instrument, one needs fingers to work the fret of a guitar, Elder has sadly dropped off the bill of Borderland Fuzz Fiesta 2016. I apologize to everyone for being a completely awful seat-mate on the airplane. Please address all “fuck off”s to the comments below, and in all seriousness, get well soon, Nick.

Now, faced with the unenviable task of finding someone to fill in that space, Borderland Fuzz Fiesta 2016 has pulled out its biggest desert rocking guns and announced that Fatso Jetson will be playing. No minor addition, that. Between Yawning Man playing Saturday and Fatso Jetson stepping up for Friday, as well as the inclusion of others like Blaak Heat, Waxy, Dandy Brown and 3rd Ear Experience, it’s a full-on desert extravaganza. And as a bonus, the father/son duo of Mario and Dino Lalli will sit in with Yawning Man for a mega-jam, making the whole thing even more special.

Here are the final poster and lineup. If you’re going, I’ll see you in Tucson:

Hey everyone we have some bad news. Elder won’t be playing at BFF this year. Nick broke his finger earlier this month. We all were hoping for a healthy recovery, but yesterday the doc didn’t give him the green light. We all our pretty bummed out, the band included. We do have a replacement though. Fatso Jetson will be taking the place of Yawning Man on Fri, and Mario And his son will be rejoining Yawning Man for a very special set for the Sat night.

SINGLE DAY FRI 26Th DEAD MEADOW ($20)
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2438504

Eminence Main Stage
Dead Meadow
Fatso Jetson
Blaak Heat
3rd Ear Experience

Greeson Custom Stage
Zed
Funeral Horse
Dead Canyon
Big Mean

SINGLE DAY SAT 27th ELDER ($20)
BFFElder.brownpapertickets.com

Eminence Main Stage
Yawning Man
Switchblade Jesus
Waxy
Dandy Brown

Greeson Custom stage
Fuzz Evil
Blackwülf
Cloudcatcher
Sounds Like Murder

Borderland Fuzz Fiesta 2016 event page

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Tags: Arizona, Borderland Fuzz Fiesta, Borderland Fuzz Fiesta 2016, Elder, Fatso Jetson, Tucson

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