New Small Stone Records Releases
Here’s a few updates from Small Stone Records regarding a few upcoming releases.
The first is Abrahma
Through The Dusty Paths Of Our Lives
Just the name Paris evokes thoughts of romance. From tiny streetside cafes serving cafe au lait and fresh croissants to the breathtaking
panoramic view as seen from atop the Eiffel Tower, the city simply oozes love. Thankfully the city of love also has a darker side. One
just as dedicated to love, just love of a different kind. Love of all things heavy and all things rock. And that’s the real Paris the one (more…)
Freedom Hawk “Holding On” Now Available on Wax
Well well well. What do we have here? Freedom Hawk’s Holding On is now available on wax in your choice of 3 different colors. The wax is available right now through Small Stone Records web shop.
limited to 150 Black, 175 Aqua Blue, and 175 Opaque Red
TRACKS
Side 1:
THUNDERFOOT 4:10
FLAT TIRE 4:36
EDGE OF DESTINY 4:13
HER ADDICTION 3:59 (more…)
Daily Bandcamp Album – Wo Fat – Noche del Chupacabra
Tearing through the speakers like a swamp monster summoned from some dark cosmic morass, Texas riffmasters Wo Fat unapologetically blast out a southern fried, blues-infused version of Psychedelic Doom, conjuring up visions of hoodoo shacks, prowling undead, hell hounds at the crossroads, Lovecraftian cultists and ghouls, and worlds beyond where the riff reigns almighty.
Wo Fat rose from the deep and began their psychedelic quest circa 2003 when guitarist Kent Stump formed the band with drummer Michael Walter and bassist Tim Wilson. Their goal was to create a music that is crushingly heavy, but that stays within the paradigm forged by Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top and the other 70’s greats. A music that allows for improvisational freedom, extensive jamming and interplay between the three members yet that, at the same time, allows them to crank out monolithic, fuzzed out, downtuned riffs, all the while staying true to the haunting blues that wail and moan deep within their souls. (review)
Review – Greenleaf – Nest of Vipers
One of the first Small Stone Records bands that I instantly fell in love with has returned. This is a band is exactly what the doctor ordered so many years ago, and I’m still being given a prescription to this day. Of course, this is a band that is in need of no introductions, but who doesn’t appreciate the build-up, anyway? Greenleaf, the Swedish stoner ‘supergroup’, if you will, is back after yet another change in lineup, and the band blends seamlessly as ever. It’s been an agonizingly long 5 years since they last released new material, but it looks like the new material was well worth the wait. (more…)
Stoner Rock, Heavy Rock, Beard Rock: Small Stone’s got it L.A. and Austin
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Los Globos Nightclub, 3040 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90026 (more…)
JP Gastor of Clutch To Drum on New Five Horse Johnson Album
A recent Facebook status update from Small Stone Records had this to say:
We have some very big news… Five Horse Johnson will begin recording their new album with J. Robbins (remember Jawbox) tweaking the knobs at his studio sometime in March. Also, JP from Clutch will behind the drum kit on said recordings. The plan is to have the album finished by June, but it is Five Horse Johnson after all, so you never really know for sure.
JP drummed on the band’s 2006 release, The Mystery Spot.
SMALL STONE RECORDS ANNOUNCES A SLEW OF NEW ACTS TO IT’S ROSTER
via Press Release
For some of you this old news, as we have already let the cat out of the bag on Facebook for a few of these… But for those of you who prefer to get your information the old fashioned way, we have quite a few new acts that have just joined the Small Stone Family.
Small Stone Recods Updates
Small Stone Records sent word out of a few upcoming releases due out this spring.
The first release due is Infernal Overdrive’s Last Rays Of The Dying Sun (review) due out officially on February 28th (but can be purchased now).
Next up is Sun Gods in Exile’s sophomore release Thanks For The Silver due out April 24th.
The next release is one of Small Stone’s newest signings, Boston, MA’s own Mellow Bravo. Their sophomore album and Small Stone debut is a self titled album die out May 8th. (more…)
Wo Fat Signs With Small Stone Records
In a status update to their Facebook page today, Wo Fat had this to announce:
Wo Fat is extremely pleased to announce that we are now on Small Stone Records!
Congratulations fellas, another fine band added to a fine label.
New Greenleaf Album Info
via Small Stone Records and Greenleaf Facebook
Our new album will be called Nest Of Vipers!
Here’s the tracklist:
1. Jack Staff
2. Case of Fidelity
3. Lilith
4. Tree of Life
5. Dreamcatcher
6. At the Helm
7. Sunken Ships
8. The Timeline’s History
9. Nest of Vipers (a Multitude of Sins) (more…)
SMALL STONE RECORDS ANNOUNCES ANNUAL SXSW SHOWCASE SCHEDULE
SMALL STONE RECORDS ANNOUNCES ANNUAL SXSW SHOWCASE SCHEDULE
Detroit label will feature seven of heavy rock’s best at Headhunters in Austin, TX, on Friday, March 16
DETROIT, MI—Now entering its 17th year of operation, Small Stone Records has announced the final
lineup for its 2012 SXSW showcase, set to take place Friday, March 16, on the outside back patio at
Headhunters on Red River in Austin, TX. The label, home to the best in heavy and ‘70s-fueled motor
rock, has assembled a roster of new and old blood for a night that’s sure to remind Austin why it loves
volume so much in the first place.
(more…)
Small Stone Records Updates
We are very busy getting new albums released, pimped, worked, and the 2012 SXSW hype maching going on. Here is a quick run down of what have been up to over the last few weeks.
First, Last Rays Of The Dying Sun, the
debut full length from New Jersey’s Infernal Overdrive is now in stock and ready for you all. We were hoping to also have the I.O. band at SXSW this year, but it looks like it is not in the cards for them this time around. In the meantime, You will be able to catch Infernal Overdrive on a stage near you next month if you happen live along the Eastern Seaboard of the US. (more…)
Review – Dwellers – Good Morning Harakiri
Back in 2008, Small Stone Records released an album called Tales by a band called Iota. It was a great album that I didn’t discover until early 2011. Disappointed that there was going to be no followup, I quickly discovered that Dwellers main song writer and vocalist Joey Toscano. The demo that the band had posted to their Facebook page was damn good and I couldn’t wait to hear more. It’ was a very bluesy sounding song although to me, it didn’t sound like an Iota song. I was ok with that though.
It turns out that you can probably consider Good Morning Harakiri an unofficial followup to Tales. Due to Mr. Toscano’s voice and song writing, a lot of the personality from Iota are present in Dwellers sound. Zach Hatsis and Dave Jones make up the rest of the band. They were previously in a doom band called Subrosa. The three are no strangers to making good music. Combine the 3 together and you have one hell of a lineup and one hell of an album. The opening track to Good Morning Harakiri, “Secret Revival” sounds like a doomy Soundgarden song to me. It’s heavy and (more…)
Top 20 of 2011 – Jake’s Picks
Shortly after I wrote last year’s Top 20 list, I knew it was going to be interesting to write this year’s. I’ll be honest, I didn’t hold out much hope for 2011 after the year that 2010 was. There were several huge releases in ’10 that I figured would put it on top for, at least, a few years. Sure, there were a few heavily anticipated releases I knew were coming in ’11 like Graveyard‘s Hisingen Blues, but that still paled in comparison. It wasn’t until this year started to go along that it was clear that 2011 was just as good, if not better, than 2010. This was helped along by several amazing hidden gems that were discovered throughout the year. I must have had fun discovering and enjoying all of this music because 2011 flew by faster than any year in recent memory.
In comparing last year to this year, I did find something curious. Last year, Bill and I shared similar lists with 10 matching entries with several of those in nearly identical placements on our lists. This year, things are a bit different. I only count 7 matches, and only 2 with a similar position. Consider the additional albums on this list an early Christmas gift from the cosmos.
As always, the creating of these lists are extremely hard, and I hate to leave some very deserving bands off of a list like this. Unfortunately, I can’t include every amazing album on this list. This year’s list has been worked on all year. I’ve meticulously arranged albums as I’ve listened to them throughout this year, continually going back to adjust their standings. Some bands have moved up, some have moved down, and some have flew to the top, seemingly out of nowhere. (more…)
Top 20 of 2011 – Bill’s Picks
Well it’s that time of year again. Time to name my favorite albums of 2011. 2011 brought us a lot of good stuff by a lot of great bands. 2011 also brought on a lot of surprises from bands that were really unknown until their material was released or well afterwards. Bandcamp played a huge role in music discovery for me. It turned out hundreds of great albums not only released in 2011 but in years past as well. This list, my favorites as well as honorable mentions, is no way a complete list of what was released this year. There is just to much out there that I don’t either have time to get to, never heard of or won’t discover until well after this year is completely over. I know there’s going to be a few surprises. Let it be known that I listened to a LOT of new albums this year and picking my top 20 out of the hundreds was very hard to do.
20. 
The Sade – Damned Love – (review) I really didn’t know what to expect when this one came across my desk but I needed to check it out. And check it out I did. I was pretty damn impressed that I listened to the album at least 10 times in a row. In my review I stated “The majority of the album is all alchchol fueled hard rock. Throughout my listening of the album I couldn’t help but think that this is what Social Distortion may sound like if they were more rooted in 70′s hard rock as opposed to their punk roots.” Granted it’s been a few months since I’ve listened to it, it still has a strong spot in my top 20.
Small Stone SXSW 2012 Line Up
Small Stone Records just updated their Facebook status with the following message for SXSW 2012. Here it is:
Date: Friday March,16th
Venue: Head Hunters (Outside Back Patio):
Tentative Line Up:
1am: Tia Carrera
12mid: Dixie Witch
11pm: Lo-Pan (more…)
Review – Infernal Overdrive – Last Rays of the Dying Sun
Do you like southern rock? How about heavy guitar driven rock? Are you a fan of Roadsaw, Dixie Witch and/or Gozu? Well here’s something you DON’T want to miss. New Jersey’s own Infernal Overdrive have been around for a few years now and have released one 4 track self titled EP. The band is going to begin 2012 right by releasing their first full length on Small Stone Records. The album, Last Rays of the Dying Sun, is a combination of the 4 track EP as well as new material making it’s debut just for this album. I proudly own a copy of the EP and my one gripe is that it was to short. Despite “Motor” being over 13 minutes long, I wanted more. Well now I got my wish.
The whole album is full of some great sounding guitar riffs, catchy hooks, awesome vocals and lyrics and awesome drumming.”Cage” (which can be heard below) features a killer beat and some of the best guitar playing I’ve heard in a while. “Electric Street Cred” is one fucking masterpiece of a (more…)
Review – Dixie Witch – Let It Roll
Dixie Witch are back and in full force. Let It Roll is the band’s 4th album in 10 years and it packs quite the punch.
Dixie Witch, for those that don’t know, play hard southern rock. They have a good reputation for turning out great music as is evident by their continued success from album to album. There’s an old saying that goes “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Dixie Witch seems to be going by this saying as Let it Roll doesn’t stray to far from past releases. That isn’t to say though that it’s more of the same, far from it actually. The songs on Let it Roll seem to be more mature and more refined. It has a bit of a Monster Magnet feeling to it. Perhaps it’s the addition of guitarist Joshua “JT” Todd Smith and his style and flare. I don’t know but I like it. I must like it a lot as I have about 10 plays of the album so far in the short time I’ve had it and it’s playing now (more…)
The Soda Shop Podcast Is Tonight
Remember to tune in tonight to Grip of Delusion Radio for The Soda Shop’s first Podcast. The Podcast is all Small Stone Records artists to celebrate the showcase in Chicago (which you ARE coming to, RIGHT?). The time is 3-5pm EST. The place is Grip of Delusion Radio.
The setlist is as follows:
01. Tia Carrera – “A Wolf In Wolf’s Clothing” from Cosmic Priestess (2011)
02. Five Horse Johnson – “She Don’t Know” from Fat Black Pussycat (1999)
03. Giden Smith & The Dixie Damned – “Bleed Black” from 30 Weight (2011)
04. Brain Police – “Thunderbird” from Beyond Wasteland (2006)
05. Sasquatch – “Gotta Get Out Of Here” from III (2010)
06. Honkey – “Walking on Moonshine” From Balls Out Inn (2005)
07. Lo-Pan – “Bleeding Out” from Salvador (2011)
08. Dozer – “Empire’s End” from Beyond Colossal (2009)
09. Gozu – “Mr. Riddle” from Locust Season (2010)
10. Iota – “Opium Blues” from Tales (2008) (more…)
Introducing…The Soda Shop Podcast
The Soda Shop is very proud to announce that we have team up with Grip of Delusion Radio to air our own Podcast. In this day and age everyone and their mother has some type of podcast and well, we do too now. The Podcast will air Saturdays from 3-5 pm EST and can be heard on Grip of Delusion Radio. If you’re unable to listen, don’t sweat it, we’ll provide you with a download of it, 24-48 hours after it airs.
With Small Stone Records having their 2nd showcase in Chicago this weekend, what better time to celebrate. Our debut show will feature all Small Stone artists past and present including tracks from the albums by Dixie Witch, Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned, Lo-Pan and Gozu. There will also be some older material by Brain Police, Puny Human, Dozer and Five Horse Johnson. Tune in Saturday for the entire Podcast.
If you’re in Chicago this Saturday, stop on by The Double Door for Small Stone’s Showcase. Check HERE for details.
Small Stone Records Showcase – Chicago Edition This Saturday
This Saturday, October 1st, 2011 Small Stone Records is having their 2nd showcase this time in Chicago at the famed Double Door venue.
Tickets for the Small Stone Showcase In Chicago are now available here: http://www.doubledoor.com/event/61743/
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
Venue: Double Door
Doors: 8:30 pm / Show: 9:00 pm (this might get bumped up by 30 minutes)
Line Up: Sasquatch, Suplecs, Lo-Pan, Gozu, Freedom Hawk, Backwoods Payback
Price: $10.00 (6 of our finest for ten bucks, what a fucking deal!)
Small Stone Philly Showcase 1 Week Away
One week from today Small Stone Records will be having their first of two showcases highlighting some of the labels bands. The first showcase is in Phillidelphia. It’ll be a two night showcase kicking off on Friday September 23rd, 2011. The showcase will be at The M Room located at 15 West Girard.
The lineup is as following:
Friday September 23rd
- Suplecs
- Backwoods Payback
- Lo-Pan
- Freedom Hawk
- Infernal Overdrive (more…)
LO-PAN: Ohio Road Dogs Set To Kick Off Fall Tour Next Week!
9/15/2011 The Empty Glass – Charleston, WV
9/16/2011 The Jewish Mother – Virginia Beach, VA w/ Freedom Hawk, Crimson Electric
9/17/2011 DIVEBar – Raleigh, NC w/ Suplecs
9/18/2011 The Velvet Lounge – Washington, DC w/ Suplecs, Weed Is Weed, Nitroseed
9/19/2011 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE w/ Suplecs
9/20/2011 Union Pool – Brooklyn, NY *Brooklyn Vegan and The Obelisk Presents* w/ Suplecs, The Brought Low
9/21/2011 AS220 – Providence, RI
9/22/2011 Church – Boston, MA w/ GOZU, Gunslinger, Planetoid (more…)
Backwoods Payback, Lo-Pan, and Suplecs announce a US east coast Tour
3 awesome Small Stone Records artists on tour together!
Thur, Sept 15 – Charleston, WV @ The Empty Glass *
Fri, Sept 16 – Norfolk, VA @ New Belmont *
Sat, Sept 17 – Raleigh, NC @ DIVEBar ^
Sun, Sept 18 – Washington, DC @ The Velvet Lounge ^
Monday, Sept 19 – Wilmington, DE @ Mojo 13 ^
Tuesday, Sept 20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool – (BrooklynVegan & The Obelisk presents) ^
Wed, Sept 21 – Providence, RI @ AS220 *
Thur, Sept 22 – Boston, MA @ Church *
Thur, Sept 22 – New Haven, CT @ Elm Bar (Suplecs only)
Friday Sep. 23 – Philadelphia, PA- Small Stone Showcase @ M Room
Saturday Sep 24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub
Sunday Sep 25 – Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups
Monday Sep 26 – Cincinatti, OH @ The Mockbee (more…)
The Soda Shop 