Howling Giant Announce September Shows with Gozu; December Dates Forthcoming
Having spent this year touring as a four-piece since welcoming James Sanderson as a full-time member alongside guitarist/vocalist Tom Polzine, bassist/vocalist Sebastian Baltes and drummer/vocalist Zach Wheeler, Nashville heavy rockers Howling Giant the other day put up a post from Sanderson saying he was stepping back at least from touring on second-guitar/vocals with the band. They’ve said he’ll remain involved in writing and recording, as maybe he kind of was, anyway? You know how it is. Sometimes bands have friends. More when they’re good.
In addition to that change — and yeah, I’m kind of bummed I didn’t see four-piece HG; I had a reason for missing it when they came through with The Obsessed and Gozu back in March, but I can’t remember it now and so in my head I just suck — and a new signature espresso roast you can expect to see reviewed here a couple mornings after it arrives, Howling Giant have new dates out with the aforementioned Gozu in addition to the Obelisk-presented run they’ll do with Mars Red Sky around appearances at Crucial Fest and Ripplefest Texas. With Gozu, it’s a few clubs after that fest in Austin, but then there are more shows with Mars Red Sky coming in December, since the first few shows of that tour had to be rescheduled.
The makeups haven’t been announced yet but god damn I’m hoping for a late add to Desertfest New York next month, or for December — gasp! — maybe a Jersey night? Clifton, Jersey City? Shit, Maplewood has to have an underground venue by now. I can rent out the firehouse up the road, if need be. Otherwise, I’ll have missed out seeing Howling Giant in support of 2023’s Glass Future (review here), and that’s indeed a thing to miss. I would sincerely prefer to not.
The dates are from the band’s newsletter. True, I could’ve taken them from any number of social media platforms — Howling Giant aren’t shy when they have a tour to push, nor should they be — but not many in 2024 have a newsletter, and I appreciate the fact that the now-again trio cover their bases.
So, to the PR Wire:
We’re hitting the road soon with Mars Red Sky and then Gozu!
In case you missed it or aren’t on the social medias, here are our upcoming dates with Mars Red Sky and then Gozu. We’re working on filling the last two gaps of the week with Gozu so if you have any suggestions, feel free to shoot us an email back!
w/ Mars Red Sky:
9/03 Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
9/04 Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade
9/05 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
9/06 Sioux Falls, SD – Remedy Brewing
9/07 Rapid City, SD – Fairground
9/08 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
9/10 Portland, OR – The High Water Mark
9/11 Seattle, WA – Substation
9/12 Boise, ID – The Shredder
9/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Crucial Fest
9/14 Las Vegas, NV – Sinwave
9/15 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
9/16 Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
9/17 Los Angeles, CA – El Cid Sunset
9/18 Tempe, AZ – Yucca Tap Room
9/19 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
9/20 El Paso, TX – The Rosewood
9/21 Austin, TX – Ripplefest Texas
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w/ Gozu:
9/24 Houston, TX – Black Magick Social Club
9/25 New Orleans, LA – Siberia
9/26 Atlanta, GA – Bogg’s Social & Supply
9/28 Nashville, TN – The East Room
Already have tickets for the postponed shows? Fear not, they will be honored for the re-book in December. We’ll send those makeup dates as we get them (we’re looking between December 5th and 14th). If for any reason you want a refund, contact the venue/promoter.
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Tom Polzine – Guitar and Vocals
Zach Wheeler – Drums and Vocals
Sebastian Baltes – Bass and Vocals
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Saw HG a month ago and the set was full of Glass Future tracks and it was the best they’ve ever been. See them on tour if humanly possible, you won’t regret it!
Saw HG on the Obsessed tour and they played Glass Future straight through (without “Hourglass”, I think). Pretty sweet
Gozu also kicked ass
Gonna be hard for Howling Giant to be a late add to Desertfest when they will be in Salt Lake/Las Vegas!