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Earthless announce Australia tour dates for 2023

Psych rockers Earthless have announced their return to Australia in March 2023.

Formed in 2001 in San Diego and citing Japanese psych bands like Blues Creation, and Krautrock bands like Amon Düül II as early inspiration, Earthless have risen to the top of the hard rock/heavy psych scenes in recent years. Comprised of guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, drummer Mario Rubalcaba , and bassist Mike Eginton, Earthless continue to deliver spellbinding performances every time they step onto a stage.

Whereas 2018 saw the band take a detour into shorter songs, and vocals from guitarist Isaiah Mitchell on much of the album — an unprecedented move for the San Diego power trio — their latest album is a return to the epic instrumentals Earthless made their unmistakable name on. Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons is comprised of two monster songs — the 41-minute, two-part title track and the 20-minute “Death To The Red Sun.”

“My son is really into mythical creatures and old folk stories about monsters and ghosts,” explains, Mike Eginton, who also created the Night Parade cover artwork. “We came across the ‘Night Parade of One Hundred Demons’ in a book of traditional Japanese ghost stories. I like the idea of people hiding and being able to hear the madness but not see it. It’s the fear of the unknown.”

“[The new material] definitely has a darker, almost evil kind of vibe compared to stuff we’ve done in the past,” Rubalcaba says. “There’s more paranoia and noise, and some of Isaiah’s whammy-bar stuff kind of reminds me of these Jeff Hanneman moments in Reign In Blood, where it just seems like everything is going to hell. It’s pretty fun.”

Throughout, Earthless’s flamethrower approach remains – their music melts and burns and completely envelopes an audience. Old fans and new will not be disappointed when they head down our way in March.

“From the outset, the trio ascend star-ward for a ceaseless psychedelic voyage through the cosmos, without ever looking back at the pale blue dot.” The Skinny UK

“We had been collectively blown away by a shared an experience that very few people get the privilege of witnessing. I could see in people’s eyes ‘the rest of the world really don’t know what they are missing’.” Peppermint Iguana

Tickets on sale at DRW Entertainment: https://davidroywilliams.com/tours/earthless2023/

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Australia & New Zealand tour

Begins next week, “the true heirs of the great power trios of the past such as jimi hendrix experience, cream and early grand funk railroad.” – rock hard, san diego psych heavyweights earthless – who hit australia and new zealand late february – have announced the support acts for their upcoming tour, and it’s a killer bunch of groups, meaning every show is gonna be loaded with heavy and heady psychedelic and hard rock greatness., the tour kicks off at max watts in melbourne, where close earthless pals and local stoner kings  seedy jeezus (who backed earthless guitarist isaiah mitchell on his 2014 australian tour, and who have recorded an album with isaiah under the name the tranquonauts ) are special guests. seedy jeezus’s “polaris oblique’’ album came in at #7 – just one place behind earthless’s “black heaven” – in the international doomcharts.com top 100 for 2018, so this is going to something special. then it’s straight across to new zealand, where up & coming auckland heads ounce, who are currently gearing up for the release of their forthcoming album “oz” , are main supports for all three nz shows – friday feb 22 at the valhalla in wellington, saturday feb 23 at totara st in tauranga and sunday feb 24 at galatos in auckland. wellington psych 3-piece transistor are opening the wellington and tauranga shows., back in australia, earthless hit wollongong uni bar, tues feb 26, with locals velvet elevator and sydney’s grinding eyes opening. thurs feb 28 they’re at the basement in canberra with space carbonara , who are also one of 3 supports for eathless’s super psych night at sydney’s crowbar (formerly the bald faced stag) on friday march 1, along with grinding eyes again and frozen planet …1969. grinding eyes travel with earthless the short distance to narabeen, for their sat march 2 show at the narabeen rsl, along with loved locals turtle skull and then space cabonara are back in the saddle for the sunday march 3 show at the small ballroom in newcastle., heading further north, earthless have brand new heavy rock supergroup the black armada opening the night at the miami tavern on the gold coast, wednesday march 6.  thursday march 7 earthless are at crowbar in brisbane, with heavy locals zong ., watch the video for gifted by the wind here.

Returning south, Earthless hit Geelong’s Barwon Club Friday March 8 with guests Buried Feather and  Pseudo Mind Hive , and then there’s a just announced second Melbourne show at the Tote, with two of Melbourne’s finest new hard rock’n’roll/psych bands: ROT TV , featuring  Californian guitarist Graham Lise-Huson (Annihilation Time, Lecherous Gaze, Witch ), his wife Harriet Hudson-Clise of Miss Destiny (as well as members of  Flour, B.C., Rabid Dogs and Deaf Wish ) and  Psychobabel on Saturday March 9.

The tour finishes off out west, sunday march 10 at the rosemount in north perth, with guests datura4 featuring local legends dom mariani and greg hitchcock ., complete dates with supports are as below, and tickets are available here ., australia & new zealand 2019, thurs 21 feb melbourne – max watts (with seedy jeezus), fri 22 feb wellington – valhalla (with ounce, transistor), sat 23 feb tauranga – totara street (with ounce, transistor), sun 24 feb auckland – galatos (with ounce), tues 26 feb wollongong – uni bar (with velvet elevator, grinding eyes), thurs 28 feb canberra – basement (with space carbonara), fri 1 march sydney – crow bar (with grinding eyes, space carbonara, frozen planet…. 1969), sat 2 march narrabeen – narrabeen rsl (with grinding eyes, turtle skull), sun 3 march newcastle – small ballroom (with space carbonara), wed 6 march gold coast – miami tavern (with the black armada), thurs 7 march – brisbane – crow bar  (with zong), fri 8 march – geelong – barwon club (with buried feather, pseudo mind hive), sat 9 march – melbourne – the tote (with rot tv, psychobabel), sun 10 march – perth – the rosemount hotel (with datura4), connect with earthless, website / facebook / twitter / instagram /  spotify, amnplify- db.

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EARTHLESS MARCH 2023 AUSTRALIAN TOUR

• Greg Phillips
• February 13, 2023

Formed in 2001 in San Diego and citing Japanese psych bands like Blues Creation, and Krautrock bands like Amon Düül II as early inspiration, Earthless have risen to the top of the hard rock/heavy psych scenes in recent years. Comprised of guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, drummer Mario Rubalcaba, and bassist Mike Eginton, Earthless continue to deliver spellbinding performances every time they step onto a stage.

Whereas 2018 saw the band take a detour into shorter songs, and vocals from guitarist Isaiah Mitchell on much of the album — an unprecedented move for the San Diego power trio — their latest album is a return to the epic instrumentals Earthless made their unmistakable name on. Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons is comprised of two monster songs — the 41-minute, two-part title track and the 20-minute “Death To The Red Sun.”

“My son is really into mythical creatures and old folk stories about monsters and ghosts,” explains, Mike Eginton, who also created the Night Parade cover artwork. “We came across the ‘Night Parade of One Hundred Demons’ in a book of traditional Japanese ghost stories. I like the idea of people hiding and being able to hear the madness but not see it. It’s the fear of the unknown.”

“[The new material] definitely has a darker, almost evil kind of vibe compared to stuff we’ve done in the past,” Rubalcaba says. “There’s more paranoia and noise, and some of Isaiah’s whammy-bar stuff kind of reminds me of these Jeff Hanneman moments in Reign In Blood, where it just seems like everything is going to hell. It’s pretty fun.”

Throughout, Earthless’s flamethrower approach remains – their music melts and burns and completely envelopes an audience. Old fans and new will not be disappointed when they head down our way in March.

“From the outset, the trio ascend star-ward for a ceaseless psychedelic voyage through the cosmos, without ever looking back at the pale blue dot.” The Skinny UK

“We had been collectively blown away by a shared an experience that very few people get the privilege of witnessing. I could see in people’s eyes ‘the rest of the world really don’t know what they are missing’.” Peppermint Iguana

EARTHLESS March 2023 Australian Tour Dates

Saturday 11th March – Manning Bar, SYDNEY

Sunday 12th March – Golden Plains, MEREDITH [Sold Out]

Monday 13th March – The Gov, ADELAIDE

Tuesday 14th March – The Rosemount, PERTH

Thursday 16th March – The Triffid, BRISBANE

Friday 17th March – Barwon Club, GEELONG

Sunday 19th March – Corner Hotel, MELBOURNE

Tickets from: https://davidroywilliams.com/tours/earthless2023/

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Saturday 11 March 2023 Sydney – Manning Bar The Neptune Power Federation Nunchukka Superfly

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Tuesday 14 March Perth – Rosemount| Datura 4 Giant Dwarf

Thursday 16 March Brisbane – Triffid Emu Fumarole

Friday 17 March – Geelong – Barwon Club Dr Colossus Neon Goblin

Sunday 19 March – Melbourne – Psych Out at the Corner The Devil Electric Motherslug A Gazzillion Angry Mexicans Neon Goblin Heavy Amber

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US Psychedelic rockers, Earthless and Elder will perform as a part of a double bill, playing shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane later this year.

San Diego trio, Earthless are noted for offering up an energetic and roaring live show. With a profound respect for the Zeppelin/Sabbathian tradition and a firm vision for the future, Earthless are sonic luminaries dragging psychadelia by the wah pedal into the 21 st century and beyond.

Elder is a three-piece that has seamlessly merged the atmosphere of doom with the depth of stoner rock and the vitality of psychedelic rock. Their latest album, Lore, is jam-packed with riffs and dynamic melodies and sophisticated lyrics, well beyond the young band’s years.

These two powerhouse bands are set to offer up the psych trip of the year and it should not be missed.

TOUR DATES:

October 22 – The Rosemount Hotel, Perth WA October 23 – The Corner, Melbourne VIC October 24 – Newtown Social, Sydney NSW October 26 – Crowbar, Brisbane QLD

For more information visit Earthless’ Facebook Page or Elder’s Facebook Page .

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San Diego heavy psych trio EARTHLESS have added an extra Melbourne show to their Feb/March national tour and have switch venues for their Perth show.

The extra show is at the Tote in Collingwood, on Saturday, March 9, and the new venue for their March 10 show in Perth is the site of previous EARTHLESS glories out West, the Rosemount Hotel. Tickets for both shows are on sale now.

TICKETS:  http://davidroywilliams.com/tours/earthless/

They’ll be touring on the back of their acclaimed 2018 studio album Black Heaven and their new live album From the West. Comprised of singer/guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, drummer Mario Rubalcaba (also of Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes and hardcore supergroup Off!) and bassist Mike Eginton, Earthless have previously toured down under four times; the last time in 2015. Formed in 2001 in San Diego and citing Japanese psych bands like Blues Creation and Krautrock bands like Amon Düül II as early inspiration, the primarily instrumental trio has recently embraced Isaiah’s soulful vocals and heavy classic rock influences like Cream and Led Zeppelin. New direction or not, Earthless’s flamethrower approach remains – their music melts and burns and completely envelopes an audience. Old fans and new will not be disappointed when the band heads back down for their biggest Australian tour yet. “Massive monster jams” – Classic Rock

EARTHLESS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2019

Thurs 21 Feb Melbourne – Max Watts Fri 22 Feb Wellington – Valhalla Sat 23 Feb Tauranga – Totara Street Sun 24 Feb Auckland – Galatos Tues 26 Feb Wollongong – Uni Bar Thurs 28 Feb Canberra – Basement Fri 1 March Sydney – Crow Bar Sat 2 March Narrabeen – Narrabeen RSL Sun 3 March Newcastle – Small Ballroom Wed 6 March Gold Coast – Miami Tavern Thurs 7 March – Brisbane – Crow Bar Fri 8 March – Geelong – Barwon Club Sat 9 March – Melbourne – The Tote (*new show) Sun 10 March – Perth – The Rosemount Hotel (*new venue)

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Earthless add second Melbourne show and move Perth venue

by Paul Cashmere on January 22, 2019

San Diego’s Earthless have added a second Melbourne show for March and upsized the Perth venue.

The Earthless Australia tour will begin at Max Watts in Melbourne on 21 February, 2019. The band will circle back to Melbourne on 9 March for a second show at The Tote.

In Perth, Earthless have upsized out of Amplifier to The Rosemount Hotel in North Perth. This will be the first Earthless tour back in Australia since 2015. One of their earlier visits inspired this song, ‘Uluru Rock’.

Recently Earthless frontman Mario Rubalcaba revealed his favourite movie of 2018 was Jonah Hill’s ‘Mid90s’ .

EARTHLESS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2019

Thurs 21 Feb Melbourne – Max Watts Fri 22 Feb Wellington – Valhalla Sat 23 Feb Tauranga – Totara Street Sun 24 Feb Auckland – Galatos Tues 26 Feb Wollongong – Uni Bar Thurs 28 Feb Canberra – Basement Fri 1 March Sydney – Crow Bar Sat 2 March Narrabeen – Narrabeen RSL Sun 3 March Newcastle – Small Ballroom Wed 6 March Gold Coast – Miami Tavern Thurs 7 March – Brisbane – Crow Bar Fri 8 March – Geelong – Barwon Club Sat 9 March – Melbourne – The Tote (*new show) Sun 10 March – Perth – The Rosemount Hotel (*new venue)

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Isaiah Mitchell: "I played Les Pauls, Teles and Strats with the Black Crowes, but with Earthless, Strats are my number one. They're the most versatile guitars out there"

The Earthless founder on 22 years of freeform inspiration, his arsenal of high-wattage amps and why he's no longer with the Black Crowes

As the lead guitarist of Earthless for the past 22 years, Isaiah Mitchell has provided explosive swells of ethereal textures, soaring forth from stacks of Marshall amps .

But dating back to 2019, Mitchell most recently found himself a member of the Black Crowes' ongoing guitar carousel. To that end, Mitchell contributed to the Atlanta rocker's legacy mostly via the live setting. However, he did manage to get into the studio with the Brothers Robinson for the group's six-song EP, 1972 , released in 2022.

Though it's not been widely reported, Mitchell jettisoned himself from the Crowes in December of 2022, making the hard decision to put Earthless first. It was a matter of logistics, with more than a few aching heartstrings factoring into the proceedings.

When asked if he has any regrets regarding his time with the Black Crowes, Mitchell said: "I had a great time with the Crowes. I have no regrets. I just couldn't make both bands work, and so I had to decide based on what I felt was best. Being in the Crowes was totally different from what I've done with Earthless, and it was incredible to be in that position and put different things into practice."

"It was a constant lesson in serving the song," Mitchell continues. "Honestly, my time with the Crowes was great. It was a great exercise for me as a guitarist. It reminded me that I do enjoy the two-guitar setting, and I look forward to playing with other musicians in the future, where it's going to be a couple of guitar players. I love that dynamic, and that's just one of the many things that I was grateful for. To have had that different musical experience was awesome. I fucking loved it."

Amid preparations to head down under for an Australian tour, Isaiah Mitchell dials in with Guitar World to give the rundown on the end of his time with the Black Crowes, scouring the depths of his musical soul with Earthless, the latest gear populating his pedalboard , and what's next for him as he moves ahead.

As I understand it, you've left the Black Crowes. What led to your departure?

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"Yeah, I quit in December. I think they've already got a new guitar player [Nico Bereciartua]. They're starting to play some shows with him, so it's all good. I had to leave because I couldn't be in both Earthless and the Crowes.

"I couldn't give both bands the attention they needed, so I had to make a choice. I had to decide if I wanted to do another full year with the Crowes, because if I did, I knew that Earthless would suffer. There were going to be times when the Crowes would have gigs, and I'd have to turn down Earthless gigs and keep the band off the road. So, trying to do both at the same time just wasn't something that was going to work. I had to make the change; that's not something that I wanted to do to my band."

Did you depart on good terms?

"As far as I know, everything is fine. I mean, I'm okay on my end. I'm so grateful for the opportunity; it was fucking amazing. It's an honor to have been able to have that experience, and to have been able to play on that stage with those guys. I grew up with those songs, so to play them with the guys was a fantastic experience.

"Ultimately, I just couldn't keep doing both. If summer was twice as long and spring was twice as long, and the year, overall, was twice as long, yeah, I could have. But sadly, they're not."

What did you take away from your time with the Crowes that you'll carry with you going forward?

For 20 years with Earthless it's just been a guitar onslaught. My brain was trained that way, so working with the Crowes brought me back to a more courteous approach

"I really like being back in a musical situation where I'm playing with another guitar player and a keyboard player. Being in a situation where there are more melodic instruments going on, and there are a lot of pieces to the puzzle, and it's a lot of fun. Whereas in a three-piece, it's like, I can just be loud and proud. Because, for the most part, I've got to fill up a lot of space with a three-piece. So, being back in a position where I'm being asked to be sparser and not having to go all over the place was something different.

"In a way, it was a limiting thing and more about serving the song where I don't have to insert myself so much. Having to do that because that's what the song needs, and that's how it was written; I really liked that. I enjoyed working with Rich [Robinson] in dialing that in, because for like 20 years with Earthless it's just been a guitar onslaught [laughs]. My brain was trained that way, so working with the Crowes brought me back to a more courteous approach."

Describe your compositional approach as a guitarist, considering the music of Earthless seems to possess some deeply improvisational elements.

"Oh, yeah, for sure. There's a huge freeform element in Earthless. If Mike [Eginton], the bass player, or I don't have a riff or idea to bring to the practice space, we'll start jamming and messing around. With that approach, basically, when we hear something that we like, we'll record it. And if we hear something after the fact, and we think it might fit somewhere, we'll go back and find that part and continue to develop it and let it blossom on its own.

"More or less, the approach that we take with our music is: whatever feels right, we do it. If it needs to go longer, then it's gonna go longer. If it needs to be shorter, then we'll shorten it. If it's something that needs to be 45 minutes, then we allow it to be that; we don't have a lot of restrictions. The most important thing for me as a guitar player is to let the raw emotion play out completely. It's important to feel like I have the space to do what I need to do, and that absolutely comes out in the music."

For a new listener, how would you describe the music of Earthless?

"It's a primarily instrumental power trio, and as I said, there's a ton of improvisation. We've been told that the music of Earthless is like if you had Jimi Hendrix playing with John Bonham and Geezer Butler, and they're playing the middle section of Zeppelin's Dazed and Confused for about an hour [Laughs]. So, yeah, it's kind of like that. There are also some jazz elements where there are themes but also a ton of improvisation, which makes it fun. I guess I'd call it cerebral or journey music. It's spiritual. At least, that's how I connect with it."

What sort of musical itch does Earthless scratch for you?

"Earthless is absolute freedom, spontaneity, and committing myself completely to the moment. It's about being inspired in the moment and creating the moment. It's usually very fun to play around with it and improvise. I love that because I grew up listening to Hendrix, Cream, and Mountain; all these bands that would have extended jam sessions and guitar solos , you know? That's where I come from, so I feel happy that I get to do that because I really do enjoy doing that. I love being totally free."

Given that, did you feel restricted when playing with the Black Crowes?

I have such an affinity for guys like Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Richie Blackmore, and Rory Gallagher, all of whom played Strats and had huge, unique sounds

"When I played with the Crowes, it was a situation where, yes, I was put in a box when playing. I had an area of eight bars or so where I could be myself, but other than that, I needed to stay in a specific zone. Outside of that small space, I was playing the tunes how they should be played because that's how they were written. I was playing the guitar parts Marc Ford, Jeff Cease, or Luther Dickinson played, and I couldn't deviate from that too much.

"It was its own thing, and while it was great with Earthless, outside of the fact that I had a hand in writing the music, I get to determine what we'll listen to. If I want to bring in different kinds of elements from different regions of the world, I can. If I want to play blues slide or whatever, I can be spontaneous in the moment and do whatever it is that my mood wants. And that's something I couldn't really do in the Black Crowes. With the Crowes, if you're not serving the song in a certain way, it doesn't work. Again, that's great, and I love that type of music, but it is a big difference."

Which guitars are you using these days?

"I played Les Pauls, Teles and Strats with the Crowes, but with Earthless, Strats have always been my number one guitar. I think that they're the most versatile guitars out there. With those three pickups, you can elicit an incredible array of diverse sounds, and you can do even more with the tone controls. And then you have the tremolo system, which gives a beautiful vibrato sound like a Bigsby – which I have on my Les Paul – but I prefer the Strat tremolo over the Bigsby.

"That tremolo is the main thing; you can get around it easily and up high with the cutaways. When I was a kid, my dad, who is a bass player, was always into Fender Jazz basses, and so, I guess I'm partial to Fender guitars. Growing up in Texas, when my dad was at band practice, I would see his Fender basses with those classic, large headstocks, and that image is imprinted in my brain. It's an iconic image stuck in my brain since I was two or three years old."

Do you modify your Strat or keep it stock?

"I have such an affinity for guys like Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Richie Blackmore, and Rory Gallagher, all of whom played Strats and had huge, unique sounds. I gravitated toward that, which has definitely left me as someone who messes around with his guitar. So, I put a Callaham tremolo system on it, like with the block and everything.

"As for pickups, I have a guy in Australia that makes custom Strat pickups that I like. His name is Mick Brierley, and his pickups are brilliant. He surprised me with pickups for all my guitars, which I love. He also made me some P-90s – my favorite pickups of all time – and they're fantastic. Other than that, I'll change the pots, and anything else I think will improve the guitar."

Does the hum of the P90s lend itself to the improvisational soundscape of Earthless?

Most Strats can be pretty noisy, but nothing has deterred me from playing them

"I'm not sure. I don't find that it bothers me at all. I like the warmth of the P-90s; if there is any noise, it doesn't really register with me. I love single-coil pickups, and yeah, maybe there is some hum, but it's nothing crazy. Most Strats can be pretty noisy, but nothing has deterred me from playing them. The P-90s are my favorite, but I don't use them with Earthless as much. In other musical situations, I would, but not so much here."

What combination of amps are you using now?

"Earthless is about to go out on tour, and primarily, I'm planning to use 50-watt Marshall JTM45s. Those will be the main ones, but sometimes I'll use the 50-watt JCM. But that's only sometimes, because those tend to be a bit too bright and glassy to me. I use an Orange Custom Shop 50-watt with a PPC212 Orange cab with Greenbacks at home.

"I'm about to get my hands on a Magnatone Super 59 M80 head in a couple of weeks, so I'm looking forward to giving that a go with Earthless, too. With the Crowes, I played a Magnatone Twlighter Stereo, which was a fucking killer amp.

"Lastly, there's a company out in L.A. called Black Volt Amplification, and I just got one of their amps. I've been using that as well, and it sounds incredible. Really, I go for anything that sounds like a classic Marshall."

What can you tell me about your pedalboard?

"I keep it pretty simple. Treble boosters are my main ingredient there. I guess it's like a secret weapon kind of thing. I love OC44 Treble Boosters and have a Diaz Texas Ranger Treble Booster that I alternate in. Depending on the amp I pair them with, I go back and forth between those two.

"Beyond that, I have a Fuzz Tone pedal, but I don't use it often. I like overdrive, and I have the classic TS9 Tube Screamer that I use all the time. It works nicely with the Texas Ranger. For overdrive, I also have a Crowther Hot Cake Overdrive, which I rotate in, too.

"I have another friend in Australia named Tim Brennan of TYM Guitars, and he gave me a great clean boost pedal . It has a mild overdriven thing going on with some nice clarity, and I've been using that one a lot. And then I use the Strymon Flint pedal, which has a beautiful harmonic tremolo and a nice reverb in one box.

"I've got a Dunlop Echoplex delay and an Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man copy. My buddy Mark Leahey, who runs Make Sounds Loudly, makes some of the best pedals I've ever heard. He just sent a Memory Man copy, so I'm going to put that on the board and take it out with me, too. Other than those, I'll do a Dunlop Cry Baby Wah, a Dunlop JH1D Hendrix Wah, or something like that."

What's next for you in all lanes?

"Earthless is heading out on tour to Australia. We've got about eight or nine shows, I think. We haven't been back there since 2018 or 2019, so getting back there will be good. Australia is one of our favorite places to play. The shows have always been good there, and the people are very appreciative. So, it feels like a home away from home for us, which I'm stoked about.

"Beyond that, Earthless has all kinds of stuff going on throughout the year. We put out Night Parade of One Hundred Demons and plan to set aside some time this year to start working on new music. The goal is to have something recorded for 2024. So, we've got plenty of shows to put on, and then we'll get going with some new writing."

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Earthless is an instrumental, psychedelic rock band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2001, the band is composed of drummer Mario Rubalcaba, guitarist Isaiah Mitchell and bassist Mike Eginton. As of 2021, Earthless has released five studio albums, three live albums and several singles, EPs and compilations. Taking influence from artists such as Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix, the band creates extended compositions where improvisation is the center of their creative process. Earthless are recognized worldwide for their incredible live performances that feature intense energy, emotion, and psychedelic improvisation.

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