The Top Band on My Aftershock List: Red Fang (drinks beer)
If there is one band playing at Aftershock this year that I am chomping at the bit to see it has to be Red Fang. This band is simply amazing and plays the type of music that hits me in the sweet spot and just keeps pounding away. Red Fang, from Portland Oregon, is four crazy guys with a combination of musical talent, an indescribable sense of humor and a unique imagination. Take fantastic rock and roll, awesome guitar solos and then perform them to the most entertaining videos in history, and you get an idea of what Red Fang has to offer.
The best way to introduce yourself to Red Fang is through the following video, which I would say is perhaps the most entertaining video ever written.
The best way to introduce yourself to Red Fang is through the following video, which I would say is perhaps the most entertaining video ever written.
Let me ask you, what would you do with a $5000 check that included the note; "Hey Guys, Don’t Blow It.” Please tell me you noticed the check came from the Madoff Bank. And 80-gallons of milk? I guess there are a lot of cows in Oregon.
Red Fang has toured and visited Los Angeles a few times in the past couple of years, and every time work gets in the way. I guess my boss wants me to show up coherent the next morning. I sense a conspiracy.
Since their videos are so hysterically funny, here are a couple more for you.
Red Fang has toured and visited Los Angeles a few times in the past couple of years, and every time work gets in the way. I guess my boss wants me to show up coherent the next morning. I sense a conspiracy.
Since their videos are so hysterically funny, here are a couple more for you.
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Watching and listening to Red Fang has me thinking about the two best live shows I have seen this year, Crobot and Karma To Burn. Red Fang seems to have put together a combination of the incredible guitarmanship of Karma to Burn with the funky exciting tunes of Crobot to create something that is a whole lot of fun.
Red Fang was formed in 2005 and they have three albums out; Red Fang (2009), Murder the Mountains (2011) and Whales and Leeches (2013). All three are awesome. The quartet is made up of guitarists Bryan Giles and David Sullivan, bassist Aaron Beam and drummer John Sherman.
Red Fang was formed in 2005 and they have three albums out; Red Fang (2009), Murder the Mountains (2011) and Whales and Leeches (2013). All three are awesome. The quartet is made up of guitarists Bryan Giles and David Sullivan, bassist Aaron Beam and drummer John Sherman.
 Red Fang; Four incredibly funny, talented and creative guys makes this band one-of-a-kind. |  |
From their videos they seem to be a close-knit group of friends who have a great deal of fun making music. My sense is that their live shows are equally exciting. They are at the top of my “must see” list at Aftershock. But first, enjoy this:
For those of us who absolutely love this genre of music, Aftershock also has The Sword, which I would consider to be the gold standard of stoner metal music. The Sword has a new album coming out soon, and has released a couple of tunes, which I will cover in the next installment of Aftershock Preview 2015.
 | Dan Adler was raised in Southern California to a mom and dad, one of whom appreciated Creedence and left wing anti-war politics. By the teenage years, Dan became obsessed with Black Sabbath, listening to the same seven albums repeatedly for 5 years. During this time, his favorite concert experience was seeing Metallica open for a bunch of bands that no longer exist and winning the 1st ever Santa Cruz Air Guitar contest. After several years in Africa listening and dancing to Chimurenga music, Dan returned to have the two best children in the world, one of whom spends a lot of time at concerts with him. What a lucky dad! |
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