Yawning Man & Fatso Jetson to tour Europe in
February 2015
Fatso
Jetson and Yawning Man, two legendary bands whose roots are from the
low desert area of Southern California and are well regarded amongst
the underground heavy music community as pioneers of the “desert
rock” scene will be pairing up to embark on a month long trek
across The Old World in the month of February for a tour properly and
respectively called “Legends Of The Desert” tour. Masterminds
Mario “Boomer” Lalli and Gary Arce have considerable musical
history with one another, having contributed to each other’s
projects (Fatso Jetson and Yawning Man respectively) and playing live
with one another on both domestic and international level all
throughout their humble/experimental beginnings to the present as the
established/experimental artists they are revered as today.
The
Palm Desert music scene’s most notable names have credited their
beginnings in music through attending witnessing the well documented
generator parties that took place in various spots around the
low desert area in the late 80s. These gatherings is where Gary Arce
and the Lalli cousins (Mario and Larry) and notable desert drummer
Alfredo Hernandez would enchant and hypnotize spectators with
colorful and dynamic reverb drenched tones and seemingly endless
improve jam sessions that echoed through the barren, rocky landscapes
of La Quinta all the way to Yucca Valley as the first incarnation of
Yawning Man was birthed and would assist in planting the seeds of a
sound that would define a geographic areas. Fast forward a few
years later (1994 to be exact) and enter Rhythm and Brews, a drinking
hole/live venue venture that the Lallis helmed and it was there, the
idea of the riff monolith known as Fatso Jetson was materialized
between Mario, Larry and Tony Tornay. Forging a sound that combines
the elements of what has been coined “stoner rock”, punk and surf
their catalog has seen the light of day on such labels as SST,
Bongload, Man’s Ruin Records (Flames For All – Gary Arce was
recruited as second guitar player for this release and joined Fatso
on tour in support of the album as support for Queens of The Stone
Age on their first European run), Rekords Rekords Cobraside and Go
Down Records since their formation and they’ve shared the
stage/toured with some of the most iconic acts in heavy rock
including Queens Of The Stone Age and an appearance at Dynamo Open
Air in Eindhoven alongside Mercyful Fate and Metallica.
Now
fast forward into the new century and the evolution of both bands ,
recent activities in the past few years have been a new recordings
amongst the two bands released by various labels across the world
(including a split 12” of the two released in 2013), appearances at
festivals across the world: Desertfest Berlin (both), Roadburn (Fatso
Jetson) With Fatso Jetson now expanded from a trio to a quintet
via the addition of the next generation of the Lalli family, Dino
Von Lalli on second guitar and exploring jazz textures through
Boomer’s recruitment of Vince Meghrouni on sax and harmonica.
Yawning Man has revamped their lineup as well with the inclusion of
Bill Stinson on drums.
At
the present, Yawning Man are currently in the middle of writing a new
record that is set for a 2015 release and Fatso Jetson are setting
their sights upon recording of new material as well with plans for a
US tour in the works for the coming year.
Tour
Dates
Feb
5 – Dortmund, Germany (The Piano)
Feb
6 - London, UK (The Purple Turtle)
Feb
7 – Leuven, Belgium (Orange Factory)
Feb
8 - Drachten, Netherlands (Iduna)
Feb
9 – Hamburg, Germany (Hafenklang)
Feb
10 – Bielefeld, Germany (Forum)
Feb
11 – Berlin, Germany (Cassiopeia)
Feb
12 – Jena, Germany (Kulturbanhof)
Feb
13 – Deventer, Netherlands (De Hip)
Feb
14 – Mons-en Baroeul, France (Le Trait d’Union)
Feb
15 – Paris, France (Glazart)
Feb16
– Karlsruhe, Germany (Alte Hackerei)
Feb
17 – Munich, Germany (Feierwerk)
Feb
18 – Linz, Austria (Stadtwerkstatt)
Feb
19 – Vienna, Austria (Arena)
Feb
20 – Innsbruck, Austria (PMK)
Feb
21 – Bozen, Italy (Pippo Stage)
Feb
22 – Brescia, Italy (Latteria Molloy)
Feb
23 – Rome, Italy (Sinister Noise)
Feb
24 – Ravenna, Italy (Bronson)
Feb
25 – Padova (Go Down Festival), Italy – Mame Club
Feb
26 – Milan, Italy (Magnolia)
Feb
27 – Lucerne, Switzerland (Sedel)
Feb
28 – Frankfurt, Germany (Das Bett)
Fatso
Jetson
Mario
Lalli – Vocals/Guitar
Dino
Von Lalli – Guitar
Larry
Lalli – Bass
Vince
Meghrouni – Saxophone and Harmonica
Tony
Tornay – Drums
Fatso
Jetson catalog
Stinky
Little Gods (SST)
The
Power Of Three (SST)
Toasted
(Bong Load)
Flames
For All (Man’s Ruin Records)
Cruel
& Delicious (Rekords Rekords)
Archaic
Volumes (Cobraside Distribution)
Fatso
Jetson Live (Cobraside Distribution)
Fatso
Jetson/Yawning Man Split 12” (Not On Label)
Live
At Maximum Festival (Go Down Records)
Early
Shapes (split 12” with Herba Mate) (Go Down Records)
Fatso
Jetson – “Tutta Dorma” live at Desertfest Berlin 2013:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ49YT4Pec0
Yawning
Man
Gary
Arce – Guitar
Mario
Lalli – Bass
Bill
Stinson – Drums
Yawning
Man catalog
Rock
Formations (Alone Records)
Pot
Head E.P. (Alone Records)
Nomadic
Pursuits (Cobraside Distribution)
Fatso
Jetson/Yawning Man split 12” (Not on Label)
Yawning
Man “Dark Meet” live (credits to Eraser Pictures)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk0bkvNFFTU
