Kick Off US Tour w/ Pygmy Shrews Tonight
Add New York Dates at Monster Island Block Party and Saint Vitus Bar
New Album "Chartreuse Bull" Out August 30th on Sleeping Giant Glossolalia!
"Scum-pop blasters Vaz are a consistently underrated Brooklyn treasure. Vocalist/guitarist Paul Erickson and spasmodic herky-jerk drummer Jeff Moordian have outlived all your favorite scenes--both emerged from the distressed clobber of AmRep stalwarts Hammerhead and released full-length records on practically every cool label in the '00s (Gold Standard Labs, Load, Narnack). ... Their ill-tempered blast and squawk updates AmRep's sinister sizzle for more extreme days, still teasing it with the boldest, brashest, shiniest hooks in the nu-pigfuck underground--think Queens Of The Stone Age getting a Pissed Jeans makeunder." - The Village Voice
"...Jeff Mooridian’s drumming is as articulate, unrelenting and convulsively awesome as ever. And Paul’s incomparable guitar shredding has perhaps never sounded better.... VAZ continues to be fearless in their ability to evolve and pleasantly surprise even their oldest, die-hard fans." - My Old Kentucky Blog
VAZ exist in a realm outside of any known comfort zone, operating off the grid and blasting straight through any and all trends with their eyes seemingly closed to the vapidness of it all. Hoisting the flag of creep-rock high above the heads of any who might challenge the throne with Chartreuse Bull (Sleeping Giant Glossolalia), their leanest, meanest LP yet, it's no wonder VAZ have outlived the space shuttle and any other fad you can think of.
Guitarist Paul Erickson and drummer Jeff Moordian launched this mission years ago with HAMMERHEAD and now, with the addition of Tyler Nolan, VAZ will continue to laugh as the satellites crash around their heads. Past VAZ efforts on Load, Thin The Herd, andGSL have hinted that the day will come when it's time to board up the house and go underground, but Chartreuse Bull will have you running for the hammer and nails. US tour with PYGMY SHREWS this Summer (tour dates below).
Vaz Live!
w/ Pygmy Shrews
Fri, Aug 12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
Sat, Aug 13 - Chicago, IL @ Panchos
Sun, Aug 14 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Mon, Aug 15 - Minneapolis, MN @ Meat Raffle
Tue, Aug 16 - Fargo, ND @ Aquarium
Thu, Aug 18 - Missoula, MT @ Top Hat (Total Fest)
Sun, Aug 21 - Seattle, WA @ The Rendezvous/Jewelbox Theatre
Mon, Aug 22 - Portland, OR @ The Tube
Tue, Aug 23 - Arcata, CA @ The Jambalaya
Wed, Aug 24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Hemlock Tavern
Thu, Aug 25 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
Fri, Aug 26 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Sun, Aug 28 - Tempe, AZ @ The Fixx
Mon, Aug 29 - Las Cruces, NM @ Train Yard
Tue, Aug 30 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
Wed, Aug 31 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
Thu, Sep 1 - Houston, TX @ Super Happy Fun Land
Fri, Sep 2 - Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
Sat, Sep 3 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
Sun, Sep 4 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
Mon, Sep 5 - Durham, NC @ Casbah
Tue, Sep 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger
Sat, Sep 10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island Block Party *
Sat Sep 17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus Bar **
* = Vaz only
** = w/ The Men
"...Jeff Mooridian’s drumming is as articulate, unrelenting and convulsively awesome as ever. And Paul’s incomparable guitar shredding has perhaps never sounded better.... VAZ continues to be fearless in their ability to evolve and pleasantly surprise even their oldest, die-hard fans." - My Old Kentucky Blog
VAZ exist in a realm outside of any known comfort zone, operating off the grid and blasting straight through any and all trends with their eyes seemingly closed to the vapidness of it all. Hoisting the flag of creep-rock high above the heads of any who might challenge the throne with Chartreuse Bull (Sleeping Giant Glossolalia), their leanest, meanest LP yet, it's no wonder VAZ have outlived the space shuttle and any other fad you can think of.
Guitarist Paul Erickson and drummer Jeff Moordian launched this mission years ago with HAMMERHEAD and now, with the addition of Tyler Nolan, VAZ will continue to laugh as the satellites crash around their heads. Past VAZ efforts on Load, Thin The Herd, andGSL have hinted that the day will come when it's time to board up the house and go underground, but Chartreuse Bull will have you running for the hammer and nails. US tour with PYGMY SHREWS this Summer (tour dates below).
Vaz Live!
w/ Pygmy Shrews
Fri, Aug 12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
Sat, Aug 13 - Chicago, IL @ Panchos
Sun, Aug 14 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Mon, Aug 15 - Minneapolis, MN @ Meat Raffle
Tue, Aug 16 - Fargo, ND @ Aquarium
Thu, Aug 18 - Missoula, MT @ Top Hat (Total Fest)
Sun, Aug 21 - Seattle, WA @ The Rendezvous/Jewelbox Theatre
Mon, Aug 22 - Portland, OR @ The Tube
Tue, Aug 23 - Arcata, CA @ The Jambalaya
Wed, Aug 24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Hemlock Tavern
Thu, Aug 25 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
Fri, Aug 26 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Sun, Aug 28 - Tempe, AZ @ The Fixx
Mon, Aug 29 - Las Cruces, NM @ Train Yard
Tue, Aug 30 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
Wed, Aug 31 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
Thu, Sep 1 - Houston, TX @ Super Happy Fun Land
Fri, Sep 2 - Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
Sat, Sep 3 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
Sun, Sep 4 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
Mon, Sep 5 - Durham, NC @ Casbah
Tue, Sep 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger
Sat, Sep 10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island Block Party *
Sat Sep 17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus Bar **
* = Vaz only
** = w/ The Men
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