Easy Credit Group Presents: Barkerpalooza 9! featuring Blues Funeral album release with Vehement Burn and Ganesha

Rudyard’s presents Easy Credit Group Presents: Barkerpalooza 9! featuring Blues Funeral album release with Vehement Burn and Ganesha.

Easycreditgroup.com Presents Barkerpalooza! & Blues Funeral CD Release party!

Barkerpalooza was started between two friends who are huge music fans. A concept of a birthday party including some of their favorite local music has spawned an annual event. Prior Barkerpalooza events have included top Houston bands as well as regional and national touring acts and this year is no different.

Blues Funeral (Houston, TX)
https://www.facebook.com/bluesfuneralofficial

Following a temporary hiatus for Sanctus Bellum in November of 2014, Sanctus Bellum members, Jan Kimmel, Cory Cousins, and Maurice Eggenschwiler immediately formed Blues Funeral recruiting Gabe Katz on bass, and spent the next several months writing new material.

These songs have culminated into a diverse array of protometal and progressive rock that is very much steeped in a vision of the music from the 60’s and 70’s. The band has been compared by fans to the likes of Spiritual Beggars, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Opeth, Wishbone Ash, and Atomic Rooster.

Vehement Burn (Houston, TX)
https://www.reverbnation.com/thevehementburn

Hailing from Houston, Texas, Vehement Burn was formed in late 2008. With a unique writing/playing style, The Vehement Burn keeps their musical foundation firmly planted in the Fuzz sound founded in the mid- to late- 90’s. The band specializes in authentic Desert/Stoner Rock, mixing in nuances of Progressive Rock and Metal. Their influences include Kyuss, Orange Goblin, Fu Manchu, Queens of the Stone Age, Sasquatch, Cowboys and Aliens, Firestone, Truckfighters, Clutch and Led Zeppelin.

Ganesha (Houston, TX)
https://www.facebook.com/downerrock/

This band from Houston, Texas has nailed the lost art of 90’s alternative rock and sprinkled it with a littler flavor of classic rock. Ricky Dee brings brings out a noisy tone from his guitar and sings in a mixture of their influences. Noe Kimes has excellent fills pouring out of his bass which many bassists don’t succeed in.

Sammy Reyna bring a very tight and organic feel to the band, he is trained in afro cuban and jazz rhythms so playing this type of rock&roll is a very enjoyable experience for him. On their Reverbnation account there’s a song Three, Listen to it to understand how amazing the drummer really is. “Brief Conclusions” has a strong “Velvet Underground” influence especially in the laid back vocal melody sung in the style of Lou Reed. “Wake Up” is a noisy Mudhoney inspired jam.

The song is layered completely with a loud fuzzy bass. “Kocaine” starts with a subtle bass line and then it’s thrown into a fast current of a wild river. There’s a solo that might melt your ears. “That Day Long” is a really catchy 80’s punk rock like gem. The vocals are sung in a “Hendrix” manner. The bassist really shines on this track. “Downer” has found a way to pay tribute to their influence and make original music at the same time. They don’t fall pray into sounding like a copycat band. If you feel nostalgic of the rock music of the 90’s this is the band to check out. ~The Musical Junkie~