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Nebula @ Desertfest London 2023 – Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Desertfest London 2023 – Sunday

12th June 202323rd February 2024 Ian M BIG|BRAVE, Black Groove, Blood Ceremony, Boris, Desertfest, Jo Quail, King Buffalo, London, Mars Red Sky, Nebula, Stoner Rock, Thunder Horse

This review of Day 3 of Desertfest is brought to you by the letter B. It starts in the Black

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King Buffalo @ Asheville Music Hall, 1st March 2023 - Photo by Josh Schneider
Live Reviews 

King Buffalo / The Swell Fellas @ Asheville Music Hall, 1st March 2023

10th March 202317th January 2026 Josh Schneider Asheville Music Hall, Heavy Rock, King Buffalo, Prog, The Swell Fellas

‘There is only one better thing than music – live music’ – Jacek Andrzej Bukowski. The truth in these words

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Nessie Spencer - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Nessie Spencer

26th December 20226th February 2023 Nessie Spencer Conjurer, Dead Cross, Decasia, Final Light, Helms Alee, King Buffalo, Lathe, Messa, Soul Glo, Top Ten 2022, Wormrot

I’m not going to lie, 2022 can suck my left one. My mental health has seriously declined, which had a

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Josh Schneider - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Josh Schneider

23rd December 20226th February 2023 Josh Schneider 10000 Years, Brujas del Sol, Earthrise, King Bastard, King Buffalo, Michael Rudolph Cummings, Russian Circles, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Smoke, Top Ten 2022, Valley Of The Sun

Here we are again at the end of a very fast-moving year. As mentioned in a previous review, time has

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King Buffalo 'Regenerator'
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Review: King Buffalo ‘Regenerator’

1st September 20229th December 2022 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, King Buffalo, Prog, Psych, Stickman Records

I would be happy to just write a complete song one day, to come up with an original riff, and

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Josh Schneider
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Top Ten Of 2021: Josh Schneider

24th December 20218th February 2022 Josh Schneider Cortége, Doomsday Profit, Gangrened, Greenleaf, King Buffalo, Kowloon Walled City, Mos Generator, Red Beard Wall, Spelljammer, The Age Of Truth, The Penitent Man, Top Ten 2021

Well, this is difficult. I’ll be starting a petition for top twenty bands in 2022 because choosing ten is nearly

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Mark Hunt-Bryden
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Top Ten Of 2021: Mark Hunt-Bryden

13th December 20218th February 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Deafheaven, Indica Blues, Kal-El, King Buffalo, King Woman, Lost Dog Street Band, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Spider Kitten, The Hyena Kill, Top Ten 2021, Yawning Sons

Last year I was extolling the amount of new music that had burst forth during this time of global uncertainty,

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King Buffalo 'Acheron'
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Review: King Buffalo ‘Acheron’

1st December 202111th January 2022 Josh Schneider King Buffalo, Prog, Psych, Stickman Records

REVERB! It’s one of my favorite effects. I’ve tried a few different pedals and played with some built-in amp reverb.

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Sean McVay / King Buffalo - Photo by Didier Coste
Interviews R-Z 

In Search Of Tone: Sean McVay Of King Buffalo

19th July 20219th September 2021 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, In Search Of Tone, King Buffalo, Prog, Sean McVay

My list of guitar players I look up to is growing everyday. Sean McVay of King Buffalo is right up

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King Buffalo 'The Burden Of Restlessness'
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Review: King Buffalo ‘The Burden Of Restlessness’

26th May 202130th June 2021 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, King Buffalo, Prog, Stickman Records

The Burden Of Restlessness is the first of three albums to be released by the one and only King Buffalo

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Ian M
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Top Ten Of 2020: Ian M

25th December 202027th January 2021 Ian M Aerial Ruin, Bell Witch, Causa Sui, Elder, Insect Ark, King Buffalo, Leeched, Mountain Caller, Orsak:Oslo, Sumac, Top Ten 2020, Vile Creature

It’s obviously tricky to do a snappy write up of 2020 without sounding morose, so I’ll stick with some positives.

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