The Well, Beastmaker & R.I.P. Touring the West Coast Next Month
Next month, Austin, Texas, three-piece The Well head west to support their new album, Pagan Science (review here), which is out now via RidingEasy Records. They’ll be joined in this endeavor by Beastmaker from Fresno and R.I.P. from Portland, so for a significant portion of the run what you’re getting is three bands kicking ass from town to town, each with their own style, each with something different to offer.
I only mention it in that way because the other day I put up a news post about a European tour Sweden’s The Order of Israfel are doing early next year with Year of the Goat and Tombstones (info here) that I said should be read as a reminder of how much ass Europe’s heavy underground kicks. Well, please take my posting about this tour as saying the same thing about the US heavy underground. For the last decade or so, I’ve watched as a new generation of heavy rock has taken root and flourished in the States like nothing that was here before, and while there are a lot of European bands I really, really dig, that doesn’t necessarily come at the expense of my appreciation for the hometown team, as it were.
That’s my preach. Oh yea, and The Well are friggin’ awesome and you should listen to them (I made it easy by putting the album stream at the bottom of this post). Can’t forget that. This tour includes a stop for them at The Decemburger fest/competitive-eating whathaveyou on Dec. 3 (info here), and since I seem to be working on a theme today, I’ll also note they’ll be at Maryland Doom Fest 2017 (info here) next June.
Tour dates follow:
West coast! Heading out with @beastmakerband and @r.i.p.p.d.x next month:
12.01 – Dallas, TX @ Doublewide
12.02 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Blue Note
12.03 – Denver, CO @ Decemburger Fest at Hi-Dive
12.04 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
12.05 – San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick*
12.06 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite*
12.07 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill+
12.08 – Grants Pass, OR @ G Street+
12.09 – Seattle, WA @ Fun House+
12.10 – Portland, OR @ Kenton Club+
12.11 – Nevada City, CA @ Coopers*
12.12 – Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55*
*w/Beastmaker
+w/Beastmaker & R.I.P.
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