Return to Dust

Finally getting my act together and spending some time developing this imprint. i want to start this page to highlight shit i actually like. even with that in mind, i haven’t been able to set the mind space aside to put this together. today i dug thru my notes and did find an entry for this concert. here’s what i found.

December 11, 2024

well getting here really fucking sucked. on a rainy day after reaching out to a few buds i found myself, alone, driving the hour or so north to Dingbatz to catch a new band i found on my endless search for music i actually want to listen to. enter return to dust.

First headling tour

“from rolling burritos to playing 70 shows back and forth across the continent 7 times.”

a few months back, working a monotonous job i hit a real stride in the search for new bands to listen to. return to dust emerged as a big favorite. i found myself constantly going back to them. at the time, the full length was not available. i found myself sharing these singles with all my buddies screaming you gotta give this a listen. initially my thoughts were “damn, this is hitting an alice in chains itch i’ve been having.” it’s more than that though. they’re carving out their own lane in today’s modern landscape. this isn’t another wolfmother or greta van fleet, there’s something else here.

notable stand outs from the night:

live like this

cellophane

jump

to catch a few selections from the night click here.

Nation of heathens invade NJ

nothing like a quick roadtrip with an old friend to catch some live music.

friday july 19 marked a day that ive been looking forward to for a long time. a chance to catch valley of the sun live and in person. valley of the sun are supporting heavy temple on their nation of heathens tour which has the two bands melting faces from now thru september.

this trip also served as an OPPORTUNITY to catch up with an old friend. people we make music with have ways of drifting in and out of our lives it seems. this person in particular is one of the most talented drummers ive played with, i was relishing for a chance to talk at length and see where his head was at these days.

heavy temple with valley of the sun on the nation of heathens tour

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heavy temple with valley of the sun on the nation of heathens tour 〰️

now i was trying to remember when i started listening to heavy temple, and think it was at some point just before the new album dropped. i seem to remember pulling up their page one day and seeing the new album, Garden of Heathens, pop up with one of the singles available. with the rest tantalizingly grayed out for later release. when the music’s good and the album shows up like that, sometimes its just too much for me. HA, patience. anyway, garden of heathens dropped back in april and its fantastic. lets be honest, sometimes you put on a record and its good but somehow it just feels like a collection of songs. this isn’t that, this is well put together. this has got flow and structure. a+

their live performance did not DISAPPOINT. playing a mix of tracks from their two albums, the trio were EMBODYING rock n roll. some early tour sickness couldn’t even thwart their show. High Priestess nighthawk provided the low end and vocal powers from deep within to push through.

Heavy Temple

High Priestess NIghthawk provided the low end and the vocal powers for the evening from deep within.

seeing valley of the sun as a three piece was a surprise. and it was beyond impressive. with huge guitar and bass tones. they too played a mix of song old and new, but it was a real treat to hear a few off the forthcoming album Quintessence, ….of witch a few songs are available early on their Bandcamp page.

seeing songs like old gods and firewalker performed live with such energy was a true treat. can confirm it kicked ass.

welcome to the daily

welcome to the daily

here you’ll find all my ramblings and “get off my lawns,” my recs and my thoughts about the absurd. i’ll always be honest and speak the truth. and since this is music, you should know a thing or two about my taste and if our brains are simpatico. so here’s a big generic list of recs, enjoy and happy hunting.

iron maiden, soundgarden, truckfighters, queens of the stone age, green lung, valley of the sun, the sword, acid mammoth, green leaf, alice in chains, return to dust, heavy temple, acid magus, acid mothers temple, gods, the heavy, kyuss, kosmodrom, kula shaker, moon rules apply, ruby the hatchet, slift, skraeckoedlan, kvelertak, elder, ego planet, kglw, frankie and the witch fingers, anciients, asteroid, audioslave, hashtronaut, hail the void, green dragon, stoned jesus, howling giant, tool , muse, elden, king buffalo, mastodon, nuns of the tundra, 1000mods, witchrider, villagers of ioannina city, SGRNY, PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS

that should paint the picture a bit. enjoy.