drainbow tour - phoenix - june 1 ‘12

We played the Trunk Space tonight with Sinbad, Tugboat, Diners, and Dogbreth. Sinbad and Diners are leaving for tour together also. The show started at nine, a little later that usual, it was nice. Sinbad was first. I saw him a few nights ago at Funny World. Nathan, Tristan (Dogbreth), and I played as kapala that night. Tugboat and Diners played next. We played with Diners last week here too. We opened our set with a jam we had played only once together a few hours earlier at practice, that was developed earlier this week at Funny World as kapala. It turned out great. It was the first time playing out of Erin’s amp. I really like the way it sounds. I think the levels tonight were the best we’ve had. It helped the dynamics in the newers songs. I feel like it was one of our tighter sets. The transistions were smooth. The few slips sounded alright too. We ended with SK, playing faster than normal, it was really cool. Dogbreth closed the show. People really dig them. Erin spent some time after working out the best way to fit the gear in the van. We’re leaving Phoenix tomorrow afternoon for Tucson.

Recent Music Heroes:
“Drainbow is a trio from Phoenix, Arizona who fuses hirsute fuzz rock, some glowering stoner metal aspects, powerfully grooving surf rock (especially at Kate) and some threatening sludge metal glimpses into a frantic undulation of psych-rock on their 4-track debut release. Watt & SK resembles of the best days by Sonic Youth at the end of the 80`s. A great instance of sunburned desert rock by any means. In a nutshell, it is what obviously used to be called contemporary rock and roll music.”

drainbow photo by Lela Norem

drainbow
photo by Lela Norem

Listen to the new drainbow album! The tape release will be soon.

drainbow
“awesomethings,” “buddy rich is Dead,” “Watt”
Jan 20, 2012
@ the trunkspace
video by Calie

Coming soon from Holy Page/Tagobella - Good Amount & Angelo Harmsworth

Coming soon from Holy Page/Tagobella - Good Amount & Angelo Harmsworth

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—Watt & SK

cactus-mouth:

Drainbow // Drainbow

This Phoenix band reached out to me after they saw the write-up that I did for one of their fellow Phoenix bands Otro Mundo. They are called Drainbow and they play a very droney brand of psych-noise that could have only come out of an arid climate. It feels dried-out and bleached and it burns with the heat and intensity of the desert sun.

There is something almost naturalistic about the way this band does things and it reaches down into even their chosen imagery. It’s almost as if these four tracks were dreamt up in a smokey sweat lodge session. Each track is most obviously identified by the buzzing guitar distortion that is sort of the burning hot embers at the heart of the music. Building on that foundation the band creates storms of pummeling noise that are as harsh as they are listenable. 

Drainbow is out now on Tagobella and you can download it for from Drainbow’s bandcamp page. Make sure you also check out the label’s bandcamp page which is home to a ton of other awesome releases that I will be eagerly checking out in the future.

holypage: I am proud to announce that the One Year Compilation is now ready for your listening pleasure and purchase. Forty Six songs from 46 artists all celebrating the birth of this record label 2.7 hours of music on two cassettes limited to one set of 100. All money will go to keep downloads free, renewing the url, and release of more good future stuff! Thanks to everyone who helped!!!!! Get your copies here!  Check out this compilation from a great label/friend/collaborator!

holypage:

I am proud to announce that the One Year Compilation is now ready for your listening pleasure and purchase. Forty Six songs from 46 artists all celebrating the birth of this record label 2.7 hours of music on two cassettes limited to one set of 100. All money will go to keep downloads free, renewing the url, and release of more good future stuff! Thanks to everyone who helped!!!!!

Get your copies here! 

Check out this compilation from a great label/friend/collaborator!

Listen to two new drainbow recordings, “awesomethings” and “buddy rich is dead”

weedtemple:

Fuzzy and angry, these three guys play acerbic, propelling drone-tinged, sludge-infested psych rock. Fierce, yet strangely melodic, wailing feedbacks and guitar damage punctured by catchy hooks. This is what punks sound like when they drop acid and smoke DMT. Probably.

Drainbow - Drainbow