STONER ROCK: going to see Acid King/ Boris Instead
I CHANGED MY MIND!
this is what happens when there are multiple hot shows on one night. Even better is when there are multiple IODA bands playing in one night. The Black Angels, Acid Kins/ Boris....i was torn until minutes ago. I haven't seen Boris or Acid King, and I've seen the Black Angels more than twice, so logically, i'll be at Slim's tonight.
* Acid King & Boris tonight, Wednesday 10/18/06 @ Slim's
Acid King is Lori S., Joey Osbourne, and Guy Pinhas. If you have not had the chance to be blown away by their immense stage presence, their gut wrenching, mind numbing, explosive live sets then chances are you wouldn't notice them walking along side you on your morning trek to work. Heck, you probably wouldn't even noticing them milling around the bar before their set, and that'd be a shame because Acid King is the definition of stoner rock. Not the stoner rock that MTV and Rolling Stone were hyping as the next big thing a few years back. This is bone rattling, ultra low end, fuzzed out, psychedelic, stoner rock. It's the music that large hairy guys who work on the line and drink PBR until four in the morning live and die for.
Formed in January of 1993, Lori S. had a simple idea which she summed up in one line for an ad she put in a local San Francisco paper. The ad simply said, “Seeking Bass and Drums to create a very large and low end sound.” With only one real response Lori had her bassist but it wasn’t until months later that the trio was completed when Lori was at a party and in despearation screamed out "anyone know any drummers?” Dubbed Acid King from satanic stoner, Ricky Kasso after reading about his story in the book "Say You Love Satan" Lori and Co. hit the San Fran club circuit scoring opening slots for some killer shows with the likes of the Melvins, Sleep, Hawkwind and The Obsessed. Sympathy For The Record Industry put out their debut EP and first full length before landing on Kozik’s Man’s Ruin Records for a handful of splits and the original release of the seminally underated “Busse Woods.”
Fast forward to the present day, a mere six months after re-releasing “Busse Woods” on their new home at Small Stone Records, Acid King has returned with an album of epic proportions. Six years in the making Small Stone is proud to present "III." Produced with the help of San Fransico's legendary engineer Billy Anderson, this is the album that Lori and Co. were born to make. Filled with thundering low end and fat ass riffs "III" will redefine the definition of the word heavy for years to come. So prepare for rock and roll destruction and keep your eyes open for the US tour this summer and Europe this fall. "III" is only the beginning.
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