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DESERTFEST REVIEW FROM THE OBELISK!!!
Big thanks to JJ from the Obelisk for his kind words about our Desertfest appearance.
“Though by the time Grifter were getting ready to roll, I was tired and I could feel myself being tired. For a soundcheck, the three-piece jammed out a bouncy, low-key riff — it reminded me of something Asteroid might have extended for another six or seven minutes the night before in the same room — and inadvertently hooked the crowd, so that when they stopped, the room erupted in cheers. It was awesome, though kind of a bummer they didn’t just pick up from there and keep going. There were still a couple minutes before their set actually began, but when it did, it was worth the wait. Like last year’s Ripple Music self-titled full-length (review here), the live show showed them as a no bullshit heavy classic rock band. They played a couple older songs off their first EPs, which were well received, and were a cool way to finish up the night. I think a lot of people had gone off to the pub or decided to call it quits on the evening, but those who stayed for Grifter were definitely rewarded for the effort. I did, anyhow. Their set was like the destination I’d been running to all day, and I suppose it was. I’ll be honest: I didn’t make it through the whole thing, with time wearing on and knowing this was going to be the giant slab of probably typo-laden copy it has turned into. As as been the case many times so far this weekend, though, I was glad I saw what I did.”
http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2012/04/07/2012adventure6/
ORANGE GOBLIN TOUR!!!
Well, the Orange Goblin tour is now done and dusted and was an incredible experience all round. We kicked off headlining the Black Heart stage at Desertfest on the Saturday night to a packed room of people all up for having a good time and finished the following Saturday playing in Oxford to a packed room of people all having a good time!!!
We are all blown away by the incredible repsonses we’ve had from the crowd every night and have met some lovely people along the way…not to mention receiving offers of gigs left right and centre. The rest of the year could be busy for Grifter!!! There are some nice things in the pipeline as a result of all of this so watch this space!!!
We want to say a huge thanks to Orange Goblin…Ben, Joe, Martyn and Chris for taking us out, showing us a lot of respect, kindness and generosity as well as kicking our arses every night with incredible sets…it’s been a lesson for us!!! Also a massive thanks to the crew, Big Al, Griz and Steve for their awesome help and friendship through the week.
We still have CDs and shirts available from our web store so head over for a quick look
http://grifter.bigcartel.com
DESERTFEST LINE-UP DETAILS ANNOUNCED
The line-up details for Desertfest have now been announced. For those of you that live under a rock and don’t know, Desertfest is a new festival organised by the guys at Desertscene Rock that will run for three days from April 6th to the 8th over the Easter weekend in Camden. The festival, which looks set to be the UK equivalent of Roadburn with a quality line-up to match, or maybe even exceed its Dutch cousin, occupies three venues on each day; the larger Underworld, the slightly smaller Purple Turtle and the slightly smaller again Black Heart. All three venues are within walking distance of each other…with the Black Heart and the Underworld within spitting distance.
The weekend features a pretty stunning array of bands from across the stoner/doom/psych/sludge/classic rock spectrums including Orange Goblin, Corrosion Of Conformity, Karma To Burn, Church Of Misery, Roadsaw, Black Pyramid, Rotor, Leafhound, Truckfighters, Black Cobra, Zoroaster, Asteroid, Gorilla, Valiant Thorr, Gentlemans Pistols, Orchid, Samsara Blues Experiment, Lord Vicar, Greenleaf and many more…50+ bands over the whole weekend.
We are very pleased, surprised and honoured to announce we will be headlining the Black Heart stage on Saturday 7th April. Timings have been arranged to allow for minimal overlap between bands so Orange Goblin will finish in the Underworld by 10.15 then it’s a short walk to the Black Heart to catch our set then when we’re done it’s a 5 minute walk to the Purple Turtle to catch Slabdragger kick out their sludgey doom.
See you all there!!!
Full line up
http://www.thedesertfest.com/london/line-up/
Grifter confirmed for Desertfest Festival
As some of you may have already suspected due to our support slot with Orange Goblin in April we have now been confirmed to play the inaugural Desertfest Festival which takes place at various venues in Camden, London on the weekend of April 6th, 7th and 8th 2012. This is a mammoth undertaking on the part of the guys at www.desertscene.co.uk and will be featuring a killer line-up of stoner/sludge/doom/classic rock bands from around the world such as Orange Goblin, Truckfighters, Black Pyramid, Leafhound, Gentlemans Pistols, Valiant Thorr, Rotor…etc. A similar sister festival will also be taking place in berlin later in the month.
http://www.thedesertfest.com/london/grifter-set-for-desertfest/