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Red Fang Announced as Final Stumpfest 2014 Headliner

Posted in Whathaveyou on March 11th, 2014 by JJ Koczan

Not to toot my own horn — or rather, to do exactly that — but I pretty much called Red Fang as being the third headliner of the 2014 Stumpfest a couple weeks back when tickets went on sale. Needless to say, just one of the many prophecies that can come true when you take 10 minutes and call this toll-free number. $2.99 per minute, have your credit card handy. Be dialing.

With Red Fang added to the considerable headlining company of Trans Am and YOB, whose new album will likely be finished by then, the lineup for Stumpfest would seem to be complete, and as you can see in the flyer and list below, it’s a formidable one for the fest set to take place the last weekend in April — funny, I also seem to recall some craziness slated for London and Berlin that weekend — with what’s still just a sampling of the varied heavy delights the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

The PR wire affirms my telepathy:

RED FANG confirmed as final STUMPFEST headliner!

Unstoppable rock and roll heavyweights and Portland hometown heroes RED FANG will be the third and final headliner of STUMPFEST, which will take place April 24-26 at Mississippi Studios. Thursday’s headliner will be TRANS AM, Friday will be RED FANG and Saturday will be YOB. Individual day tickets and 3-day passes are on sale NOW through the Mississippi Studios website. Links and full festival lineup can be found below:

4/24
THURS
Trans Am
Federation X
Life Coach
Drab Majesty
Hot Victory

4/25
FRI
Red Fang
Lord Dying
Norska
Black Pussy
Ancient Warlocks
Chron Goblin

4/26
SAT
YOB
Black Cobra
Diesto
Drunk Dad
Honduran

TICKET LINKS:
3 Day Pass: https://www.ticketbiscuit.com/MississippiStudios/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=193132
Thurs 4/24 (TRANS AM) 1-Day Ticket: https://www.ticketbiscuit.com/MississippiStudios/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=193108
Fri 4/25 (RED FANG) 1-Day Ticket: https://www.ticketbiscuit.com/MississippiStudios/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=193114
Sat 4/26 (YOB) 1-Day Ticket: https://www.ticketbiscuit.com/MississippiStudios/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=193115
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/220619328130641

SEE YOU THERE.

southerncrosspr.com/stumpfest
facebook.com/STUMPFEST777
mississippistudios.com

Red Fang, “No Hope” playthrough video

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Stumpfest Tickets on Sale Now; Third Headliner TBA

Posted in Whathaveyou on February 17th, 2014 by JJ Koczan

As ever, I’m not going to claim to have any kind of inside track here — because, flat out, I don’t have one when it comes to the Portland, Oregon-based festival — but it seems to me that the question isn’t, “Who’s the last headliner for Stumpfest?” nearly as much as it’s, “Is it Red Fang?” A deep undercover investigation undertaken by yours truly — and by that I mean a glance at the tour dates on their Thee Facebooks page — shows that Red Fang end a month-long European tour in Moscow on April 13. That would give the road-dogging four-piece almost two weeks to decompress and reestablish interpersonal relationships before getting out again for a hometown gig. Surely that’s plenty of time!

Plus, having them on the bill for Friday aligns them with Relapse Records labelmates Lord Dying, and while I can’t boast of any more knowledge of the inner hierarchies of the Portland scene than one might expect from someone on the opposite side of the country, they seem to be the name missing from the list below.

Whether the last headliner turns out to be Red Fang, another Portland act or someone imported from out of town, Stumpfest has a killer lineup and seems like a hell of a way to spend a weekend. Dig it:

STUMPFEST day lineups announced; ticket sales are LIVE

STUMPFEST, Portland, Oregon’s “fantastic amalgam of music, bro love and art,” is a little over two short months away. The festival has officially been announced through the Mississippi Studios website, and ticket sales are LIVE. There is still one more band to be announced on March 8th, so stay tuned–but just trust us when we say that the $35 3-day pass is a steal. There is also a FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE for the festival with links to listen to every band involved.

4/24
THURS
Trans Am
Federation X
Life Coach
Drab Majesty
Hot Victory

4/25
FRI
Headliner TBA
Lord Dying
Norska
Black Pussy
Ancient Warlocks
Chron Goblin

4/26
SAT
YOB
Black Cobra
Diesto
Drunk Dad
Honduran

TICKET LINKS:
3 Day Pass: https://www.ticketbiscuit.com/MississippiStudios/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=193132
Thurs 4/24 1-Day Ticket: https://www.ticketbiscuit.com/MississippiStudios/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=193108
Fri 4/25 1-Day Ticket: https://www.ticketbiscuit.com/MississippiStudios/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=193114
Sat 4/26 1-Day Ticket: https://www.ticketbiscuit.com/MississippiStudios/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=193115
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/220619328130641

Links:
mississippistudios.com
southerncrosspr.com/stumpfest
facebook.com/STUMPFEST777

Norska, Live at Stumpfest 2012

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Ancient Warlocks Added to Stumpfest 2014

Posted in Whathaveyou on February 10th, 2014 by JJ Koczan

 

An update from Portland, Oregon’s Stumpfest 2014: The lineup still kicks ass. In fact, it kicks even more ass than it already did because Seattle’s Ancient Warlocks have been added to the bill. The fest is set for April 24-26 at Mississippi Studios in Portland, and there’s still one band left to announce. Could be anybody. Are you curious? I am.

Ancient Warlocks released their self-titled album on Lay Bare Recordings last November, and they’ll also be playing Feb. 22 in their native Seattle with Pentagram, Radio Moscow and Kings Destroy, which is where barring disaster between now and then I’ll be fortunate enough to see them and pick up a copy of the record. Not to get off topic from Stumpfest, but I’m excited.

Here’s the announcement:

ANCIENT WARLOCKS confirmed for STUMPFEST 2014

We are ecstatic to announce that Seattle’s heavy, fuzzy-riff astronauts and Pacific Northwest rock-and-roll staple ANCIENT WARLOCKS have been confirmed to play STUMPFEST 2014! Ancient Warlocks’ unique mix of undeniable Fu Manchu influences and grungy, hook-filled Seattle roots creates a sound which you might call “flannel in the desert.” Their impeccable self-titled debut album on Lay Bare Recordings sold out before it even hit the streets in November, and the band recently revealed a deal inked with STB Records for their follow-up. We can’t wait to see what’s in store for this brilliant rock band and can’t wait to head bang along with them in April.

Aside from one BIG SURPRISE to announce in March, this concludes the booking for 2014. Keep an eye out this Friday, February 14th, for individual day lineups and pricing info.

STUMPFEST 2014 LINEUP SO FAR:

*TBA SPECIAL GUEST*
YOB
TRANS AM
BLACK COBRA
LORD DYING
FEDERATION X
LIFE COACH
(feat. Phil Manley from TRANS AM & Jon Theodore from QOTSA and ex-THE MARS VOLTA)
BLACK PUSSY
NORSKA
DIESTO
ANCIENT WARLOCKS
DRUNK DAD
DRAB MAJESTY
CHRON GOBLIN
HONDURAN
HOT VICTORY

LINKS:
facebook.com/ancientwarlocks
ancientwarlocks.bandcamp.com
http://twitter.com/ancientwarlocks
southerncrosspr.com/stumpfest
facebook.com/STUMPFEST777
mississippistudios.com

Ancient Warlocks, Ancient Warlocks (2013)

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Black Cobra Added to Stumpfest 2014 in Portland, OR

Posted in Whathaveyou on February 4th, 2014 by JJ Koczan

Look, I try to cover as wide a geographic range as I can. I do my best. It’s a big planet and there’s rock everywhere, and a lot of it is seriously killer, but when it comes to something like Stumpfest, which is set to take place April 24-26 at Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon, I’d probably be way more stoked about it if there was any chance in hell I could ever get there to see it. That said, if you’re in that part of the world and not already punch-drunk from the righteous heaviness to which you’re exposed on a daily basis — I hear the streets of Portland are paved with limited Red Fang vinyl — Stumpfest does look like a pretty killer way to spend a weekend. Call me jealous.

The latest addition to the lineup — which apparently still has a special guest to come — is Black Cobra, who as history has shown are always great at a party.

I’m late on the PR wire update, but here goes:

BLACK COBRA added to the STUMPFEST 2014 lineup!

Black Cobra, the devastatingly heavy duo hailing from the bay area and backed by Southern Lord Recordings, has been added to STUMPFEST 2014! The band’s recent album, Invernal, was described by The Sleeping Shaman as “the sound of a schizophrenic octopus, high on speed, hard liquor and murderous hatred trapped inside the body of a man locked in a darkened jail cell,” so you know they can’t be missed. The three-day festival, organized by beloved Portland metal-scene expat Rynne Stump, will churn out heavy tunes from the city’s legendary metal acts and their closest friends at Mississippi Studios on April 24-26. Links for prices and more info through the venue website will be provided in two weeks on the venue website. Stay tuned!

STUMPFEST 2014 LINEUP SO FAR:

*TBA SPECIAL GUEST*
YOB
TRANS AM
BLACK COBRA
LORD DYING
FEDERATION X
LIFE COACH
(feat. Phil Manley from TRANS AM & Jon Theodore from QOTSA and ex-THE MARS VOLTA)
BLACK PUSSY
NORSKA
DIESTO
DRUNK DAD
DRAB MAJESTY
CHRON GOBLIN
HONDURAN
HOT VICTORY

facebook.com/STUMPFEST777
mississippistudios.com

Black Cobra, “Corrosion Fields” from Invernal (2011)

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