Bongzilla’s fifth album comes with an interesting set of curveballs, being their first full-length release since 2005’s Amerijuanican as well as their first to be recorded as a trio. However, very little has changed about the Wisconsinites’ vision in the sixteen years they’ve been away. As evidenced by an appropriately dumb but endearing title like Weedsconsin (Heavy Psych Sounds), the Sweet Leaf remains the focal point of their aesthetic and their Stoner-Sludge sound is as potent as ever.
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There are just some bands that a person has to see whenever there is an opportunity, plain and simple. I made the mistake of not going to a concert in 1993, citing that I would see them next time, well, there was no next time. Since that moment in history, I rarely miss the shows of bands that are meaningful to me. One of the bands that I have on my must-see list is (Hed) P.E., I am hoping they are on your list too. My youngest spawn asked me a while ago how many time I have seen (Hed) P.E. and I surprised myself when I counted the shows I had attended.Continue reading
It’s not every day you get to put (sic) next to a band’s name, but Wardehns (sic) is just that group of troubadours. Spelling twattery aside, this Wisconsin trio’s self-released debut album, Now Cometh The Foul is a thing of beauty; its angry Sludge much akin to High On Fire via Entombed via, err, Alexisonfire, but in a good way.Continue reading
The 2018 Rock USA festival will be taking place on July 12th-14th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and the lineup is pretty awesome. Continue reading
The 2018 Northern Invasion festival will be taking place on May 12th & 13th at the Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin. Today the organizers have announced the lineup, and it’s pretty damn awesome. Continue reading
Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde kicked off their first tour together since 2006 last night at the Rock USA Festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.Continue reading
The 2017 ‘94.1 JJO Sonic Boom’ festival has just announced their lineup, and it’s going to be HUGE. Continue reading
The 2017 Rock USA festival will be taking place from July 13th-15th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and the HUGE lineup has just been revealed. Continue reading
Wisconsin’s Rock Fest just released the full lineup for this year’s festival and it’s huge. Continue reading