Witch Mountain Announce Special Trio of Anniversary Shows
This August, when Portland, Oregon’s Witch Mountain take the stage at Psycho Las Vegas 2022, they’ll be rounding out a series of three shows with the special 25th anniversary lineup of vocalist Uta Plotkin and bassist Billy Anderson (yes, that one; he’s recorded Witch Mountain all along) alongside founding guitarist and drummer, respectively, Rob Wrong and Nathan Carson.
Not gonna discount having Anderson on bass — and neither should you, lest you get yourself back to that second Blessing the Hogs record — but these will be the first shows Witch Mountain have done with Plotkin up front since she announced in 2014 she was leaving the band. Revamping their lineup at the time led Carson and Wrong to bring in vocalist Kayla Dixon and bassist Justin Brown, and they’ve gone steady as such ever since. The band likewise makes sure to mention that the Dixon/Brown lineup is permanent, and this isn’t so much a grand shift in plan so much as a step aside.
Witch Mountain‘s self-titled LP (review here) was released in 2018, and Mobile of Angels (review here) — the band’s final Plotkin-vocalized release — preceded in 2014.
Photo below is by the esteemed James Rexroad, who makes even your local public library look badass. Dates and info follow:
Witch Mountain – 25th Anniversary Shows
The musical partnership of Rob Wrong (guitars) and Nate Carson (drums) began in 1997 with the founding of Portland, Oregon’s first doom metal band. While the permanent lineup still includes vocalist Kayla Dixon and bassist Justin Brown—both had other commitments in the summer of 2022—with Brown fighting forest fires, and Dixon touring overseas with her other band.
In celebration of WM’s 25th anniversary, vocalist Uta Plotkin returns to perform three special reunion sets, singing songs she wrote with the band from 2008-2014. The band’s long time “engine-ear” Billy Anderson will play bass on these exclusive dates in Corvallis (Carson and Plotkin’s hometown), Portland (the band’s forever home base), and the Psycho Las Vegas music festival.
These three shows are the only chance to see this reunion. Stay doomed! PS – Ticket links in the comments \wm/
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Witch Mountain 25th Anniversary Tour:
08.05 Corvallis OR Whiteside Theater
08.12 Portland OR Mississippi Studios
08.21 Las Vegas NV Psycho Las Vegas
Witch Mountain Summer 2020 shows:
Uta Plotkin: vocals
Rob Wrong: guitar
Billy Anderson: bass
Nathan Carson: drums
Witch Mountain is:
Kayla Dixon: vocals
Rob Wrong: guitar
Justin Brown: bass
Nathan Carson: drums
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