North American Tour 2023 Part 2: Elder, REZN, and Lord Buffalo Live @ The Earl
Elder is a four-piece doom metal/progressive/stoner rock band that currently consists of Nick DiSalvo (vocals/guitar), Jack Donovan (bass), Mike Risberg (guitar/keyboards), and Georg Edert (drums). Elder has released six (6) LPs, three (3) singles/EPs, one (1) Live LP, and one (1) collaboration LP (with Kadavar). Elder’s latest release, Innate Passage, was heralded as a complex, progressive rock album full of DiSalvo’s hypnotic guitar riffs mixed with Risberg’s flawless synth work. One reviewer even went as far as to say that this body of work represents DiSalvo’s “best vocal performances… on an Elder release.” I’ve been a fan of Elder since randomly finding their music around 2012, and to hear their progression into the band that they are today is quite comforting. You might have recognized the band name Elder from last year’s review of Elder, Ruby the Hatchet, & Dreadnought: Live at The Earl (2022).
When Elder announced in June their North American 2023: Part 2 tour, I was excited to see that The Earl in Atlanta made this leg of the North American tour. For opening support on part 2 of their North American tour, Elder announced that REZN and Lord Buffalo will join them on the road. This would be my first time seeing either REZN or Lord Buffalo in concert, so I was very excited to see them in such an intimate setting as The Earl. Elder performing live at The Earl is a moment that I know I will reflect on and say that happened not once but twice for me. I would not be surprised if the next time Elder came to your city to play the venue might change to something larger. That is not a bad thing for the band as they can sell more tickets and, in the end, hopefully, more band merchandise.
REZN is a doom/psychedelic/stoner metal band from Chicago, Illinois that first formed as a band in 2016. REZN consists of Phil Cangelosi (vocals/bass), Rob McWilliams (vocals/guitar/sitar), Spencer Ouellette (modular synthesizers/saxophone), and Patrick Dunn (percussion/sitar). They have released four (4) LPs, two (2) Live LPs, three (3) singles, and three (3) collaborations with Solace being the latest release. I have been known to gravitate towards bands that are labeled psychedelic rock and/or metal but add the genre of doom and I am hooked. I’ve seen some press regarding REZN in the past but never pulled the trigger until now. Yes, you can tell me that I was missing out big time next time you see me at a show. I knew I was in for a treat when I ran into someone that I know from the Atlanta scene, and they told me that they were drawn to this show based on their love and devotion for REZN. I was not shocked about their comment as much as I was intrigued even more now about REZN and their body of work. As REZN played their set, one could feel the vibe coming from the crowd as the band played a very trippy collection of material. Head over to REZN’s Official Bandcamp page and check them out for yourself!
Lord Buffalo is a “mud-folk” band that hails from Austin, Texas, and has released three (3) LPs, two (2) EPs, and two (2) singles since forming in 2012. Lord Buffalo consists of Daniel Jesse Pruitt (vocals/guitar), Garrett Jeffery Hellman (guitar), Patrick John Patterson (violin), and Yamal Said (drums). I don’t know if it was the exuberant stage presence that Lord Buffalo presented on stage or the fact that they incorporated a violin in their music that drew me close to them. I also seem to have a fondness for bands from the Austin area (like Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol, The Well, and The Sword). Follow this link to Lord Buffalo’s Official Bandcamp page today and show them some support!
You have a few more chances to catch Elder, REZN, and Lord Buffalo on the North American Tour 2023: Part 2 below:
09.22.2023 - USA - Portland, ME | Portland House Of Music
09.23.2023 - USA - Cambridge, MA | Middle East Downstairs
Elder will then embark on their European/UK Tour 2023 with Slomosa* and Steak† at select dates:
10.27.2023 - Germany - Erfurt | Bandhaus
10.28.2023 - Germany - Hamburg | Lazy Bones Fest *
10.29.2023 - Denmark - Copenhagen | Pumpehuset*
10.31.2023 - Netherlands - Amersfoort | Fluor*
11.01.2023 - Germany - Oberhausen | Kulttempel*
11.02.2023 - Netherlands - Nijmegen | Doornroosje*
11.03.2023 - Belgium - Leuven | Het Depot*
11.04.2023 - France - Paris | La Maroquinerie*
11.05.2023 - France - Lille | The Black Lab*
11.07.2023 - United Kingdom - Bristol | The Fleece*†
11.08.2023 - United Kingdom - Brighton | Patterns*†
11.09.2023 - United Kingdom - London | Electric Ballroom*†
11.10.2023 - United Kingdom - Glasgow | Slay*†
11.11.2023 - United Kingdom - Leeds | Brudenell Social Club*†
11.12.2023 - United Kingdom - Manchester | Gorilla*†
11.14.2023 - Germany - Frankfurt | Nachtleben†
11.15.2023 - Switzerland - Dudingen | Bad Bonn†
11.16.2023 - Germany - Munich | Hansa 39†
11.17.2023 - Germany - Dresden | Chemiefabrik†
11.18.2023 - Germany - Berlin | Hole 44†
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