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Premiere: Yawning Balch ‘Volume Three’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 21st February

20th February 202521st February 2025 Lee Edwards Bob Balch, Desert Rock, Fu Manchu, Heavy Psych Sounds, Mario Lalli, Psych, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Get ready to sink into the hypnotic grooves of Volume Three, the latest sonic journey from Yawning Balch, a collaboration

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Review: Yawning Balch ‘Volume Three’

17th February 202520th February 2025 Rob Walsh Bob Balch, Desert Rock, Fu Manchu, Heavy Psych Sounds, Mario Lalli, Psych, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

This January, Southern California – the region that both I and many stoner and desert rock artists call home –

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Review: Yawning Balch ‘Volume Two’

6th November 202317th February 2025 Martin Williams Bob Balch, Desert Rock, Fu Manchu, Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, Stoner Rock, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Here, we have Volume Two of Yawning Balch, the heralded collaboration between Fu Manchu’s lead guitarist Bob Balch and desert

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Brant Bjork Trio / Yawning Balch @ Knitting Factory, North Hollywood, 8th September 2023
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Brant Bjork Trio / Yawning Balch @ Knitting Factory, North Hollywood, 8th September 2023

18th September 202323rd February 2024 Rob Walsh Bob Balch, Brant Bjork, Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Knitting Factory, North Hollywood, Psych, Stoner Rock, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Originally established in New York in 1987, the Knitting Factory is something of a venue franchise here in the States.

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Review: Yawning Balch ‘Volume One’

14th July 202323rd February 2024 Martin Williams Bob Balch, Desert Rock, Fu Manchu, Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, Stoner Rock, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Bob Balch, the lead guitarist in stoner/desert rock originators Fu Manchu is a busy man. Outside of his duties as

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Big Scenic Nowhere – An Interview With Bob Balch

4th March 202022nd May 2020 Reza Mills Big Scenic Nowhere, Bob Balch, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Vision Beyond Horizon

Bob Balch joined Stoner Rock legends Fu Manchu in 1996 at the tender age of 19 and whom he has

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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday
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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday

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Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July

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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June

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Premiere: Clamfight – Self-Titled Album Releases This Friday, 16th May
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Premiere: Clamfight – Self-Titled Album Releases This Friday, 16th May

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