"Desert punk" redirects here. For the post-apocalyptic manga and anime, see Desert Punk.
The Palm Desert Scene is a group of related bands and musicians from Palm Desert, California. Their hard rock sound – sometimes described as desert rock – contains elements of heavy metal, psychedelia, blues, punk, alternative, grunge, and other genres. It often features distinctive repetitive drum beats, a propensity for free-form jamming, and "trance-like" or "sludgy" grooves.[9] The involved musicians often play in multiple bands simultaneously, and there is a high rate of collaboration between bands. The Palm Desert Scene is also notable for fostering stoner rock pioneers Kyuss. The term "stoner rock" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "desert rock".[10] However, not all Palm Desert scene bands are "stoner rock" and not all stoner rock bands sound exactly like those in Palm Desert.[7] Palm Desert has been named by Blender magazine as "one of the top seven rock n' roll cities in America".[11]
The scene evolved from various Palm Desert bands' (especially Yawning Man's) marijuana-driven instrumental jam sessions in the desert.[2] It is largely known for its heavy, grinding riffs and association with the use of illicit substances, particularly marijuana, peyote, LSD, and magic mushrooms.[3][10] These jam sessions inevitably contained some psychedelic rock influences.[1] Possibly because of the scene's proximity to Mexico and Spanish speaking communities, there is a significant influence of Latin music on Palm Desert rock which is very evident with the El Miradors. Due in part to their roots as smalltime bar bands, many of the Palm Desert bands have strong blues elements in their music as well.
Palm Desert bands built a large local following by frequently performing at bars and parties in and around the isolated towns of Southern California's desert areas. The band Kyuss, specifically, performed shows at desert parties known as "generator parties".[12] These shows consisted of small crowds of people partying in the desert, beer drinking, drugs, and the use of gasoline-powered generators to provide electricity for the musical equipment.[3][13] Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age member Josh Homme commented that playing in the desert "was the shaping factor for [Kyuss]", noting that "there's no clubs here, so you can only play for free. If people don't like you, they'll tell you. You can't suck."[10][12][14][15]
One project within this scene are the Desert Sessions, in which Josh Homme invites a group of musicians, most of whom are from the Palm Desert scene, to Rancho De La Luna, a studio in the desert, where they write, rehearse and record some 10 songs in one week's time. The songs are recorded and then never played again by the same lineup, though a number of Desert Sessions songs have later been covered on albums by Queens of the Stone Age and become part of the QOTSA live repertoire. The Desert Sessions series has now yielded 12 volumes, which have been released in pairs on CD but individually in 10" vinyl EP format. Though the series is commonly associated with the Palm Desert Scene, not all artists in the scene have participated, and there have been other artists to contribute to the project who are clearly not from the scene, such as John McBain of Red Bank, New Jersey's Monster Magnet, Dean Ween of Pennsylvania's Ween and England's PJ Harvey.[3]
^ abcdSteve Appleford (October 22, 2014). "Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Is Our Last Real Rock Star". L.A. Weekly.
^Orzeck, Kurt. "QOTSA End Year On A High Note: Josh Homme Reunites With Kyuss Singer In L.A." MTV.com. MTV. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
^Loeffler, Shawn. "BRANT BJORK AND THE LOW DESERT PUNK BAND HIT THE STONER GROOVE ON "STOKELY UP NOW"". yellmagazine.com. Yell Magazine. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^Linn, Robin; Lalli, Mario (July 19, 2013). . The Sun Runner, Journal of the Real Desert. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^ abDewey, Casey. "Stoner Rock's Best Kept Secret". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^Mettler, Mike. "A Desert Soundtrack". palmspringslife.com. Palm Springs Life. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^ abcLynskey, Dorian. "Kyuss: Kings of the stoner age". The Guardian. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
^Fong, Erik (November 4–17, 2003). . Blender. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008.
^ abMorris, Chris (January 15, 1994), "Kyuss lands on its feet and keeps climbing", Billboard, p. 1
^Billik, Kira L. (March 14, 1993), "Confused punk rockers' have an identity crisis", Buffalo News, pp. G3
^Felci, Michael. "Dave Grohl explores desert rock in HBO series". The Desert Sun. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
^Bennett, J. "Kyuss Vocalist John Garcia Is Free At Last". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
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Desert punk redirects here For the post apocalyptic manga and anime see Desert Punk The Palm Desert Scene is a group of related bands and musicians from Palm Desert California Their hard rock sound sometimes described as desert rock contains elements of heavy metal psychedelia blues punk alternative grunge and other genres It often features distinctive repetitive drum beats a propensity for free form jamming and trance like or sludgy grooves 9 The involved musicians often play in multiple bands simultaneously and there is a high rate of collaboration between bands The Palm Desert Scene is also notable for fostering stoner rock pioneers Kyuss The term stoner rock is sometimes used interchangeably with the term desert rock 10 However not all Palm Desert scene bands are stoner rock and not all stoner rock bands sound exactly like those in Palm Desert 7 Palm Desert has been named by Blender magazine as one of the top seven rock n roll cities in America 11 Palm Desert SceneQueens of the Stone Age performing in London England in November 2017Stylistic originsHard rockheavy metalalternative rockstoner rockblues rockpsychedelic rockacid rockgrungehardcore punkCultural originsEarly 1990s Palm Desert Southern California U S Other topicsStoner rockgrungesludge metaldoom metalneo psychedeliaPaisley Underground Contents 1 History 2 The Desert Sessions 3 Notable figures 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe scene evolved from various Palm Desert bands especially Yawning Man s marijuana driven instrumental jam sessions in the desert 2 It is largely known for its heavy grinding riffs and association with the use of illicit substances particularly marijuana peyote LSD and magic mushrooms 3 10 These jam sessions inevitably contained some psychedelic rock influences 1 Possibly because of the scene s proximity to Mexico and Spanish speaking communities there is a significant influence of Latin music on Palm Desert rock which is very evident with the El Miradors Due in part to their roots as smalltime bar bands many of the Palm Desert bands have strong blues elements in their music as well Palm Desert bands built a large local following by frequently performing at bars and parties in and around the isolated towns of Southern California s desert areas The band Kyuss specifically performed shows at desert parties known as generator parties 12 These shows consisted of small crowds of people partying in the desert beer drinking drugs and the use of gasoline powered generators to provide electricity for the musical equipment 3 13 Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age member Josh Homme commented that playing in the desert was the shaping factor for Kyuss noting that there s no clubs here so you can only play for free If people don t like you they ll tell you You can t suck 10 12 14 15 The Desert Sessions editMain article The Desert Sessions One project within this scene are the Desert Sessions in which Josh Homme invites a group of musicians most of whom are from the Palm Desert scene to Rancho De La Luna a studio in the desert where they write rehearse and record some 10 songs in one week s time The songs are recorded and then never played again by the same lineup though a number of Desert Sessions songs have later been covered on albums by Queens of the Stone Age and become part of the QOTSA live repertoire The Desert Sessions series has now yielded 12 volumes which have been released in pairs on CD but individually in 10 vinyl EP format Though the series is commonly associated with the Palm Desert Scene not all artists in the scene have participated and there have been other artists to contribute to the project who are clearly not from the scene such as John McBain of Red Bank New Jersey s Monster Magnet Dean Ween of Pennsylvania s Ween and England s PJ Harvey 3 Notable figures editMain article List of Palm Desert Scene bandsSee also editStoner rock Paisley Underground Neo psychedeliaReferences edit a b Vanhorn Teri Queens Of The Stone Age At Home In Desert mtv com MTV Retrieved December 22 2014 a b Prato Greg Normadic Pursuits Yawning Man Allmusic Retrieved December 18 2014 a b c d Steve Appleford October 22 2014 Queens of the Stone Age s Josh Homme Is Our Last Real Rock Star L A Weekly Orzeck Kurt QOTSA End Year On A High Note Josh Homme Reunites With Kyuss Singer In L A MTV com MTV Retrieved December 18 2014 Loeffler Shawn BRANT BJORK AND THE LOW DESERT PUNK BAND HIT THE STONER GROOVE ON STOKELY UP NOW yellmagazine com Yell Magazine Retrieved April 30 2015 Linn Robin Lalli Mario July 19 2013 The strange births of Desert Rock The Sun Runner Journal of the Real Desert Archived from the original on September 19 2015 Retrieved April 30 2015 a b Dewey Casey Stoner Rock s Best Kept Secret Tucson Weekly Retrieved April 30 2015 Mettler Mike A Desert Soundtrack palmspringslife com Palm Springs Life Retrieved April 30 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 a b c Lynskey Dorian Kyuss Kings of the stoner age The Guardian Retrieved December 18 2014 Fong Erik November 4 17 2003 One Flew Over the Eagle s Nest Blender Archived from the original on January 19 2008 a b Morris Chris January 15 1994 Kyuss lands on its feet and keeps climbing Billboard p 1 Billik Kira L March 14 1993 Confused punk rockers have an identity crisis Buffalo News pp G3 Felci Michael Dave Grohl explores desert rock in HBO series The Desert Sun Retrieved December 18 2014 Bennett J Kyuss Vocalist John Garcia Is Free At Last Noisey Vice Retrieved December 18 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palm Desert Scene amp oldid 1140053703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
