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Brant Bjork: New Album ‘Gods & Goddesses’ coming March 26 Europe; New Tracks Available For Streaming

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Desert rock pioneer Brant Bjork, returns with his ninth Low Desert Punk album, Gods & Goddesses on March 26 in Europe (Cargo Records Germany) and March 30 US (Cobraside). The official first single, the intoxicating ‘The Future Rock’, as well as ‘Little World’ and ‘Somewhere Some Woman’ are available for streaming at THIS LOCATION, with a video to follow shortly exclusively on tour sponsor VANS.com

Brant Bjork - Gods and Goddesses

Gods & Goddesses pairs Brant Bjork, originating from Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Ch’e with producer Ethan Allen, best known for his work with Tricky, Luscious Jackson, Gram Rabbit and The 88 and former tour mate, Billy Cordell of the acclaimed Yawning Man. The Los Angeles based desert-founded rock band—vocalist/guitarist Brant Bjork, guitarist Billy Cordell, bassist Brandon Henderson and Italian drummer Giampaolo Farnedi—recorded
Gods & Goddesses in Los Angeles in late 2009.

The album follows 2008’s Punk Rock Guilt, which experienced a career high for the group, which acquired endless reviews in both 2008 and 2009 and with steady worldwide digital downloads. His 2007 release  Somera Sol  and Tres Dias have sold fans worldwide. Since, those releases have continued to rock audiences worldwide in both foreign and domestic territories and at Roadburn and Maximum festivals.

The electrifying live band starts a headlining European tour on March 26. Stops for the festival veterans include Maximum and Roadburn…. International festival highlights include the international release date of Gods & Goddesses on March 26.

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John Garcia To Perform Very Special Set At Roadburn Festival 2010

Posted on Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Roadburn is beyond thrilled to announce JOHN GARCIA plays Kyuss at Roadburn Festival 2010.
As the legendary frontman of Kyuss, JOHN GARCIA really needs no further introduction, but here’s one anyway. The incredible emotional content of Kyuss is due in large part to the vocals of JOHN GARCIA. Deeply rooted in ...read more

Album of the day: Dexter Jones’ Circus Orchestra – If Light Can’t Save Us, I Know Darkness Will

Posted on Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Despite the fun-loving feel of the music — like retro ‘60s pop rock gone warm fuzz with an ear for well-placed solos and grooves — the lyrics and themes of Stockholm five-piece Dexter Jones’ Circus Orchestra’s third album, If Light Can’t Save Us, I Know ...read more

Album of the day: Sasquatch – III

Posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: III, Los Angeles rockers Sasquatch’s appropriately-titled third album for Small Stone, is like one of those girls. We all know those girls. You see them out and about whenever you’re brave enough to leave the house, and those girls know they’re super hot, and they ...read more

Album of the day: Freedom Hawk – Freedom Hawk

Posted on Monday, January 4th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Freedom Hawk, out of Tidewater, Virginia, are a four-piece on a mission geared toward ’90s stoner space with just a touch of southern flair. Their self-titled MeteorCity debut, following last year’s nine-song Sunlight on Magic Lady Records, hails a ride in Fu Manchu’s boogie van ...read more

Album of the day: Egypt – Egypt

Posted on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Rare are the times in my life where the phrase, “Fuck yeah, Dire Straits!” has crossed my lips. In fact, I can only think of one instance, and that was the first time I heard the uber-fuzz guitar tone on ‘Dirty Witch’, the third of ...read more

Album of the day: Brant Bjork – Jalamanta (Reissue 2LP)

Posted on Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Brant Bjork’s Jalamanta was recorded in February 1999. To celebrate its 10th anniversety, Low Desert Punk has re-pressed it on vinyl. The reissue, including  Brant’s cover of Blue Oyster Cult’s ‘Take Me Away’ has been re-mastered directly from tape (it sounds amazing),  pressed on 180 gram vinyl, deluxe packaging, with ...read more

Album of the day: Causa Sui – Summer Sessions

Posted on Friday, December 18th, 2009

The Danish band, Causa Sui, in addition to releaseing these Summer Sessions vinyl lps as individual numbered copies, has also released them in a 3 CD foldout digipack and soon in a limited box set of all three lps in a single sleeve (through Germany’s Elektrohasch Records). Causa Sui is ...read more

Album of the Day: Yawning Sons – Ceremony to the Sunset

Posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: You can make whatever sound comparisons or analogies you want, to my ears, the debut from Yawning Sons is principally two things. First: mesmerizing. Second: warm. The band is end result of a fortunate ocean-crossing collaboration between Californian desert rock legend Gary Arce of Yawning ...read more

Ahkmed confirmed for Roadburn Festival 2010

Posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

We are very pleased to report that Australia’s Ahkmed, along with John Garcia sings Kyuss are among the confirmed bands for Saturday, April 17th  2010.

Ahkmed have taken Kyuss-infused space jams as a jumping  off point and melded them with the sonic experiments of Pink Floyd and Hawkwind to create a ...read more

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