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Low Desert Punk

As legends in the Stoner scene are concerned, Brant Bjork is above most. Since his days with Kyuss through to Vista Chino and solo material, Brant has always been one of the most dedicated musicians on the circuit. His latest release is due out in November so the gig served as a good little preview to what we can expect as he lay down a good few new tracks alongside some of his older solo material. Once again though tonight on stage, Brant was able to prove that the range of his musical abilities stretches beyond the drum kit which made his name as he put on a more than solid performance.

Brant Bjork and his Low Desert Punk band entered the stage with little fanfare, almost appearing out of nowhere to the unsuspecting punters across the floor. The band ripped into Low Desert Punk and immediately there was a fixed gaze across everyone's eyes and heads nodding methodically. Despite predominantly being a drummer, Brant does deliver the role of front man excellently, engaging with the crowd and generally keeping everything ticking along. Due to the fact that a good few of the tunes played tonight were newer tracks, it did feel like the band lost the crowd slightly at points.

By the end especially, whilst it was a good show, there wasn't this great desire for an encore despite being treated to one anyway. It is difficult to explain, but quite a lot of the material did all sort of merge together to sound quite samey. Whilst it is perfectly understandable that he might want to keep it completely separate, the odd burst of Kyuss jamming wouldn't have gone amiss.