RW Entertainment and the Bnets present Brant Bjork & The Bros!
Hot on the heels of the band's recently released album 'Punk Rock Guilt', BRANT BJORK & THE BROS arrive in New Zealand for the first time in February 2009 for a four date tour across both islands.
Hailing from Palm Desert, California where he began gigging at the age of 13, Bjork formed legendary stoner rock outfit Kyuss with locals Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri, who both went on to form Queens Of The Stone Age. Kyuss was signed to Elektra and became the first stoner 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 1996, having left Kyuss and the desert, before moving back to his natural habitat once more, Bjork hooked up again with Homme to begin the legendary Desert Sessions saga and work on what would become Queens Of The Stone Age. However, Brant decided to take the road less travelled and rock with his surf buddies in Fu Manchu; an adventure which took him into the studio for five records and around the world for four years.
Feeling the need to embark on his own personal musical journey , in 1999 Brant released his first solo record 'Jalamanta'. Many more solo records followed during the years following until he found The Bros. Being an independent artist with no shame and a keen sense of humour, Brant Bjork took the term 'Punk Rock Guilt' and simply let it represent his personal Rock-n-Roll freedom.
Punk Rock Guilt was recorded and produced by long time friend, Dave Raphael, in his fully analogue basement studio. The session began with a handful of riffs and an arsenal of premium tequilas and whiskies, as well as other creative condiments. Dave rolled 2-inch tape and Brant, in his classic session style, performed all instrumentation on the spot and arranged 90% of the songs while actually in the studio, resulting in a very direct, no frills rock n roll record and upon mastering, the highly respected engineer Dave Collins personally expressed to Brant that the record sounded like it was recorded in 1971. For Brant.... mission accomplished!
Brant Bjork & The Bros have toured for much of the past five years all over Europe, the States, Canada and Australia with their live shows becoming recognised as over two full hours of the best live rock and roll going - and as one publication put it "The closest thing we'll get to seeing the Hendrix Experience". Don't miss this trip down psychedelic lane!
Tickets on sale from Undertheradar.co.nz soon...
Christchurch ,Wednesday 25th Feb @ Al's Bar
Dunedin, Thursday 26th Feb @ Arc Cafe
Wellington, Friday 27th Feb @ Bodega
Auckland, Saturday 28th Feb @ Transmission Room
