Sasquatch

Sasquatch
Sasquatch
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Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres	Stoner Rock
Years active	2001 - Present
Labels	Small Stone Records, Mad Oak Records
Associated acts	Roadsaw, Tummler, The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic, Antler, X-15, Kind, Behold! The Monolith
Website	Sasquatch Official

Sasquatch are a stoner rock band based out of Los Angeles, California. Their sound mixes 70s hard rock, heavy metal and psychedelic sounds. To date the band has released five studio albums and has toured North America and Europe, sharing the stage with a wide range of peers in the stoner rock scene.

The band’s music has been featured on a variety of movies and television shows including FX’s original hit series Sons of Anarchy, A&E's Dog The Bounty Hunter, Jersey Girl, CW’s The Supernatural, and MTV’s Viva La Bam, Bam’s Unholy Union, Rob and Big, and the reissue of Clerks. They can also be heard on a number of video games including NHL 2005, American Chopper, and Monster Garage.

History[]

Sasquatch formed in Los Angeles in 2001 by Philadelphia transplant Keith Gibbs (guitar, vox) and Detroit natives Rick Ferrante (drums) and Clayton Charles (bass). Sometime after forming the band would sign with Small Stone Records and release the eponymous Sasquatch circa 17 August 2004. A follow-up album in II saw release two years later on 14 November 2006 to critical praise.

Upon Clayton’s departure in 2007, the guys recruited Chicagoan Jason Casanova (ex-Tummler, Volume) to join the fold. Drawing on influences from 70's metal, rock, and psychedelia, the band falls somewhere between an amalgamation of Black Sabbath, old Soundgarden, Deliverance-era Corrosion of Conformity, Mountain, and a bastardized version of Grand Funk Railroad. Their songwriting approach is clear; keep the focus on the hook. The first album with this lineup would be III (Released 20 April 2010) to positive reception from the likes of The Obelisk among others.^[1] The next year would see the band touring more frequently than ever, including a Small Stone Records Showcase in Europe alongside Dixie Witch and Roadsaw.

The aptly named IV would follow on 24 September 2013 to further praise from several underground publications.^[2]^[3]^[4] Along with marquee shows to support IV, Sasquatch would tour Europe with The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic in the Spring of 2014, including an appearance at Desertfest London

The band would attain a new drummer in Craig Riggs (Roadsaw, Kind) all the while touring Europe and the West Coast United States. Work on a fifth album would begin in late 2016, recording that November with Benny Grotto at Mad Oak Studios in Allston. Mixing and mastering would take place early next year as further details on a new album would be announced. Signing to Mad Oak Records, Maneuvers would see release on 20 June 2017 to praise from the likes of The Obelisk,^[5] Echoes and Dust^[6] and Louder Sound^[7] just to name a few. Sasquatch would tour Europe and the West Coast United States to support the album, followed by further touring in 2018 and supporting Nebula in 2019.

Discography[]

Studio Albums[]

Sasquatch (2004, Small Stone Records)
II (2006, Small Stone Records)
III (2010, Small Stone Records)
IV (2013, Small Stone Records)
Maneuvers (2017, Mad Oak)

Other Releases[]

Rational Woman (Single) (2017, Mad Oak)

Members[]

Keith Gibbs - guitar, vocals (2000 - Present)
Jason Casanova - bass (2007 - Present)
Craig Riggs - drums (? - Present)
Rick Ferrante - drums (2000 - ?)
Clayton Charles - bass (2000 - 2007)

List of Known Tours[]

2011 North American Tour (With House of Broken Promises) (2011)
Small Stone Europe Showcase (With Dixie Witch, Roadsaw) (2011)^[8]
2014 Spring European Tour (With The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic) (2014)^[9]
Ambient Pressure European Tour (2016)^[10]
Manuevers Europe 2017 (2017)^[11]
Fall West Coast Tour 2017 (With House of Broken Promises) (2017)^[12]
Escape To Days Of The Loud (2018)^[13]
2018 California Tour (Two Dates with Ecstatic Vision) (2018)^[14]
Running The Bull Market (With Asthma Castle) (2018)^[15]
Holy Shit 2019 US Tour (With Nebula) (2019)^[16]
2022 North American Tour (With Hippie Death Cult) (2022)
2022 European Tour (Select dates with Orange Goblin) (2022)

External Links[]

References[]

[1] The Obelisk

[2] The Obelisk

[3] The Sludgelord

[4] Spectrum Culture

[5] The Obelisk

[6] Echoes and Dust

[7] Louder Sound

[8] Last.fm

[9] Sasquatch Facebook

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