Brant Bjork … original desert boogieman decided to find a band to back his trip. The Bros is what they’re called . . .The Bros are what they are. Brant Bjork on guitar and vocals, Dylan Roche on bass, Maximo Radings on guitar and Giampaolo Farnedi on drums. “Make no mistake . . . we’re a real band” Brant says. Musically speaking, Brant Bjork and The Bros bring it. Organic Rock. It Grooves. It Flows. It’s Psychedelic. It’s Tough. It’s Beautiful. It’s Classic. The future is now and Brant Bjork and The Bros are here.
Brant Bjork hails from Palm Desert, California where he began gigging at the age of 13. By high school Brant had begun Kyuss with locals Josh Homme, Chris Cockrell, (then later Nick Oliveri) and John Garcia. Kyuss was signed to Elektra and became the first desert rock band to achieve international success by spearheading a musical movement that brought heavy and psychedelic sounds back to rock and roll and served as a prototype for all “desert/stoner rock”. In 1993, Brant left Kyuss and moved to Humboldt to flip pizzas and play soccer. Too much rain moved him back to his natural habitat where he started an independent record label, EL CAMINO (now DUNA RECORDS); played drums in hardcore punk band De-Con; and played guitar with desert legend Mario Lalli in Fatso Jetson. In 1996, Bjork hooked up again with Homme, to begin the DESERT SESSIONS saga and work on what became Queens Of The Stone Age. However, Brant decided to take the road less traveled and rock with his surf buddies Fu Manchu, an adventure which took him into the studio for five records and around the world in four years.
Feeling the need to embark on his own personal musical journey, in 1999 Brant released his first solo record, JALAMANTA, on premier independent label, MAN’S RUIN. (Re-released in 2003 on DUNA RECORDS.) This landscape record certainly has underlying rock elements, but is more of an embodiment of fluidity in motion between cool jazz, break beats and Rasta grooves. Bjork plays all of the instruments on the record and sings with such a quiet soul and conviction it not only confirms Bjork as one of the baddest rock drummers of our time, but also legitimizes him as a premier talent on all levels. Bjork's follow-up and heaviest record, CH'E, was recorded and mixed in three days with Alfredo Hernandez (drums) and Dave Dinsmore (bass), and truly captures Brant’s classic rock & roll roots. In 2002, Brant released his third solo record, BRANT BJORK AND THE OPERATORS on DUNA RECORDS. The Operators record demonstrated Brant’s capabilities indicative of his formative years being spent in the 80’s underground and creates a low-brow, hi-fi approach to traditional new wave. This record convinces us that Cheech & Chong and The Cars must have had a love child…named Brant Bjork. On Bjork’s fourth solo record, KEEP YOUR COOL, Brant rocks, swings and soars to new heights by cutting through the petty and getting back to the sweaty. This record takes you from insightful, unconcealed testimonials to getting laid in the back seat of a trans-am. With the momentum of these four highly diversified albums under his belt, Brant Bjork takes an even more interesting turn with his most introspective and laid back record to date, LOCAL ANGEL.
Brant Bjork and The Bros have toured for much of the past 3 years all over Europe, The States, Canada, and Australia. BB & the Bros live shows are fast becoming recognized as the best live rock and roll going and as Aussie rag BEAT put it, “The closest thing we’ll get to seeing the Hendrix Experience.” The Bros first group record, SAVED BY MAGIC, was released in August 2005 on DUNA RECORDS and their 2nd record, SOMERA SOL, was released in May of 2007. The amazing live shows are organic, groovy and sexy and the band gains fans rapidly where ever they play. Brant Bjork and the Bros are guerilla rock revolutionaries…taking back the rock and letting it roll.
Brant Bjork : Punk Rock Guilt
Brant Bjork & The Bros : European Tour 2008
Brant Bjork & The Bros : European Tour 2008 (Pics by Nick Pfirman)
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Vinyl Party Boys presents a night of rock n roll celebratory as Brant
Bjork, Cale Bunker, & theREASON spin vinyl, show films, and, well,
party for the re-release of Brant Bjork's Jalamanta. We will each get
behind the turn tables to bring you the rock and Cale will be spinning
from the LDP catalog as well as some other desert rarities. 3408 Verdugo Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90065
Here the skinny on the reason we are doing this:
So
to commemorate 10 years of this rock n roll classic Low Desert Punk is
reissuing it on 180 gram virgin vinyl with a 24 page full size booklet,
new photos, lyrics, & liner notes in an embossed gatefold cover and
it will be limited to 1000 copies. We will be selling it at this event
for less than you will get it anywhere on-line or in stores! We may
have some other LDP stuff as well, so come down and see what happens.
MU GUENAS A TOR MUNDO GRACIAS A UN COLEGUILLA EL FRAN Y A SUS GRANDES
CONOCIEMIENTOS DEL MUNDO DEL ORDEÑADOR....
GUENO KE SE HA ENROLLAO Y A
COLGAO LOS DISCOS DE LOS TXUMINOS Y EL COMPARTIO CON LOS POTORROS PAL
KE LO KIERA.
UN SALUDO DE LOS TXUMINOS Y A DIFRUTARLOS.
Your blowing minds guys!...We hope you will be passing thru the Great Northwest sometime soon because we would be in the crowd!...Much respect here...AMSTERJAMLAND.
“Once & for all" is the title of Still Nasty’s upcoming LP. Recorded and mixed in Crab Studios, in Madrid, produced by José López and Still Nasty, and later mastered in Hollywood's own Precision Mastering Studios, by Ron Boustead, in Los Angeles (USA). A whole lotta hard rock, atmospheres, and a touch of stoner make up these Spaniard's debut, Distributed by Alone Records/The Stone Circle.
Still Nasty. Nuevo LP en Noviembre 2009!!!
"Once & for all" es el título del primer LP de Still Nasty. Registrado y mezclado en los estudios Crab de Madrid, cuenta con la producción de José López y Still Nasty, siendo masterizado por Ron Boustead, en los hollywoodienses Precision Mastering Studios, de Los Angeles (USA). Mucho hard rock y atmósferas, con ataques del denominado stoner rock, configuran el debut de los madrileños, que cuenta además con interesantes colaboraciones (Marta Ruíz, de Sex Museum/Poliester, Robertez, de Motociclón, entre otros). Distribuido por Alone Records/The Stone Circle.