Brant Bjork

Brant Bjork (Kyuss/Vista Chino) prepping solo album; Fu Manchu playing shows

Kyuss drummer and founder Brant Bjork is working on a solo album. The new, undoubtedly stoned and groovy album is called Tao of the Devil, and it hits on September 30 via Napalm Records. The album cover tips its hat to the Aerosmith logo but with a pot leaf in the middle, so we all should know what we’re in for here. Check out album art and tracklist below.

Meanwhile, Brant’s Kyuss (and now Vista Chino) bandmate John Garcia just wrapped up a solo tour of his own over in Europe. No word yet on whether Vista Chino will tour anytime soon, but lets hope so (they’re still well worth catching, even without Josh Homme in tow).

Speaking of grooved-out desert rock, Brant’s old band-mates in Fu Manchu are also up to some stuff. They’ve got a new 7″ on the way and a release show in LA to go along with it, as they’ll be hitting The Viper Room on August 13. Tickets for that are still on sale. They’ll also be at Riot Fest Chicago in September, and then they’ll head out on a European tour.

And of course the aforementioned Josh Homme has been busy with Iggy Pop and company. All dates for Fu Manchu listed, along with a video of John Garcia’s recent live performance and some Vista Chino music, below.

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Brant Bjork – Tao of the Devil tracklist:
1. The Greeheen
2. Humble Pie
3. Stackt
4. Luvin’
5. Biker No. 2
6. Dave’s War
7. Tao of the Devil
8. Evening Jam (Bonus Track)

Fu Manchu — 2016 Tour Dates
Aug 13 Viper Room Loas Angeles, CA
Sep 16 Douglas Park Chicago, IL
Oct 02 Club Academy Manchester, United Kingdom
Oct 03 O2 Academy Islington London, United Kingdom
Oct 04 Le 106 Rouen, France
Oct 06 Sala But Madrid, Spain
Oct 07 Razzmatazz 2 Barcelona, Spain
Oct 09 La Maroquinerie Paris, France
Oct 10 Mascotte Zurich, Switzerland
Oct 11 L’Usine Geneva, Switzerland
Oct 13 Hansa 39 Munich, Germany
Oct 14 Columbia Theater Berlin, Germany
Oct 15 Alter Schlachthof Wiesbaden, Germany
Oct 16 Knust Hamburg, Germany
Oct 18 Luxor Cologne, Germany
Oct 19 Sint Niklaas De Casino Sint Niklaas, Belgium
Oct 20 Effenaar Eindhoven, Netherlands
Oct 21 Into The Void Festival Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Oct 23 Beta Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 24 Vulkan Arena Oslo, Norway
Oct 25 DEBASER STRAND Stockholm, Sweden