John Garcia and Nick Oliveri to Share Stage Playing Kyuss Material
Posted in Whathaveyou on October 12th, 2015 by JJ KoczanRemember like an hour ago when I said there were some killer shows emerging as a result of Day of the Shred being canceled? Well, this is one of them. Nov. 1 in Pomona, California, at The Glass House, former Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida, Hermano, Vista Chino, etc. frontman John Garcia — who also toured Europe this summer — will play his first show in the Los Angeles area since the release of his 2014 self-titled debut solo album (review here), and he’ll be joined on the bill by his former Kyuss bandmate Nick Oliveri as the latter’s group, Mondo Generator, wraps up a tour with Spirit Caravan.
Spirit Caravan are also set to play — and just for good measure I’ll mention the maybe-gonna-happen-maybe-not-gonna-happen Royale Daemons project between Oliveri and Spirit Caravan‘s Scott “Wino” Weinrich — and Elder, Mos Generator and Full of Hell are also on the impressive lineup, but an onstage collaboration between Garcia and Oliveri that was originally supposed to take place at Day of the Shred is what really makes the gig stand out. For the first time since Oliveri left Kyuss Lives! following the lawsuit that eventually led that project to change its name to Vista Chino, he and Garcia will share a stage performing Kyuss material.
As to what the set might be, or when it might happen, with Garcia‘s band backing or with Mondo Generator behind them, or some combination of the two, I have no idea. None. But as I understand it, Garcia will sing while Oliveri plays bass and they’ll be playing Kyuss tunes, which even in this post-Kyuss Lives! age is something pretty special. Vista Chino are slated to appear at next year’s Hellfest in France, and with that band’s bassist, Mike Dean, potentially busy with a new album from his main outfit, Corrosion of Conformity, one can’t help but wonder if maybe this is a re-entry point for Oliveri into that group. One that might come ahead of a second record from them? Golly that would be nice.
Either way, cool show, should you happen to find yourself in SoCal the night after Halloween, as it seems many people will. Info’s sporadic, but you can find some at the links if you look hard enough.
https://www.facebook.com/JohnGarciaOfficial
https://www.facebook.com/officialmondogenerator