Asheville Doomed & Stoned Chapter II: First Lineup Announcement
Some quick (and fun!) math tells you that if eight bands have been announced and there will be 17 total featured at Asheville Doomed & Stoned Chapter II, then there are nine still to come for the two-nighter set to take place July 17-18. The first batch brings 16 — their take on the Bee Gees‘ “Tragedy” at the bottom of this post comes from their impending covers LP, Forgeries Vol. 1, 1972-1984, out soon on Heavy Psych Sounds — as well as Austin heavy rockers Duel, who are unto themselves at this point in live performance, Crop, Horseburner, We Follow the Earth, False Gods, Ice Howl from Indiana (who recently announced a new drummer), and Weight Shift.
It’s an enticing prospect, and I don’t know what you’ve got going in July, but my calendar’s pretty wide open at this point and I’m down for a little travel. I last drove to Asheville in 2009 for a fest (I also wound up getting some custom sandals made that carried me for years), and dug the weirdo-enclave aspect of the town for sure. I’ll keep an eye on who else gets added here for the second edition of Asheville Doomed and Stoned, but already there’s a lot to like.
Social media has it like this:
Asheville Doomed and Stoned Chapter II: July 17th and 18th first wave of bands announced!
I’ve been waiting a long time to share the first wave of bands and cannot wait any longer! Absolutely stoked for Duel, -(16)-, Crop, Horseburner, We Follow The Earth, False Gods, Ice Howl and Weight Shift an grateful of each of them making the trip and playing Asheville Doomed and Stoned Chapter 2!
$50 Weekend passes are live and good for both nights! July 17th at The Odd and July 18th at Sly Grog.
A total of 17 bands will be playing and a limited quantity of tickets will be available for both nights to act now!
Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1499683465075843/
https://www.instagram.com/graspingairbooking/
https://www.facebook.com/p/Grasping-Air-Booking-100083003155541/
I went to that same fest in 2009 and it gave me inspiration to move here and I currently live about 1.5-2 miles from either of these venues. Gonna be a good time.
Planet Caravan, man! That was a great time. Orange Goblin, Pentagram on a fresh reunion, Astra, Burst (!), so many good bands.