Geezer / GSX / Tracy City
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A decade beyond their formation, Geezer have become a staple presence of the US heavy underground. From their 2013 debut, the Kingston, New York, trio have progressed into and through open-spaced jams and memorable hooks, offering glimpses at their growth across records like 2014’s Gage, 2016’s self-titled and 2017’s Psychoriffadelia, founding guitarist/vocalist Pat Harrington has led the band – now himself, bassist Richie Touseull and drummer Steve Markota – on a thrilling journey of altered consciousness and downright boogie that has seen them release multiple albums for the best stoner rock labels on the planet, two European tours, and the honor of sharing the stage with the very best of the heavy underground including High On Fire, Acid King, Earthless, Bongzilla, Zakk Sabbath and many others.
Amid the grim existence of 2020, Geezer unleashed Groovy, their most vital release yet, pulling together what Harrington calls the “three pillars of Geezer: heavy, trippy, groovy” with a batch of memorable songs and easy-rolling vibes. It’s a rare band that finds its sound so engagingly, and with Stoned Blues Machine, the sixth Geezer LP, they once again build on their accomplishments, working with producer Chris Bittner at Applehead Recording in Woodstock, NY, to harness the band’s most expansive production to date.
A vivid and bombastic album, Stoned Blues Machine puts the emphasis on the band’s dynamic and the joy of playing and writing songs together – more as a unit than ever – and shows that even amid some of the darkest hours, you can always say screw it, go get high and cruise the cosmos.
Amid the grim existence of 2020, Geezer unleashed Groovy, their most vital release yet, pulling together what Harrington calls the “three pillars of Geezer: heavy, trippy, groovy” with a batch of memorable songs and easy-rolling vibes. It’s a rare band that finds its sound so engagingly, and with Stoned Blues Machine, the sixth Geezer LP, they once again build on their accomplishments, working with producer Chris Bittner at Applehead Recording in Woodstock, NY, to harness the band’s most expansive production to date.
A vivid and bombastic album, Stoned Blues Machine puts the emphasis on the band’s dynamic and the joy of playing and writing songs together – more as a unit than ever – and shows that even amid some of the darkest hours, you can always say screw it, go get high and cruise the cosmos.
“The ability of Geezer to find good times in dark times isn’t to be understated, and if a Stoned Blues Machine is what they are, one only hopes there are wheels on the bottom so they can keep this creative momentum rolling.” The Obelisk (USA)
GSX:
Sarah Greenwood - guitar & vocals
John Andrews - guitar (John also performs with the B-52s, Nena, Peter Murphy)
Alec Morton – bass (Raging Slab, Monster Magnet)
Jeff Gretz – drums (Zao, From Autumn to Ashes)
GSX members are based in NYC as well as in Pratsville & Shokan, in the Catskills.
GSX was founded by performer-songwriter Sarah Greenwood (guitar & vocals), a Brit / Swiss transplant, who formed her first band and wrote her first songs at age thirteen. Sarah’s music obsession led her from her from Switzerland to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she received multiple songwriting awards and praise from the press. The Boston Phoenix wrote: “Greenwood has a knack for transforming pain and anger into edgy songs which alternately smolder and blaze with the eloquently pissed off attitude of Chrissie Hynde. Her lyrics are reminiscent of Lou Reed and Patti Smith.” Reviewing the band’s performance, the Boston Herald wrote: “sounds like PJ Harvey without the overblown angst.” After graduating, Sarah moved to New York City. Her band, now named GSX, known for its fiery live performances and with a solid record under its belt (“Manifest”), soon worked itself up to headliner billing, including at the notorious CBGB’s. CMJ wrote: “Angst rocker may be classically trained, but the ballsy head-banging spirit of Joan Jett rattles in her bones.” The GSX music videos “Bringin’ Me Down” and “I Got What I Came For” both directed by Katrina del Mar were in rotation for four weeks on LOGO's Click List (MTV Networks). The LOGO channel was available in an estimated 35 million homes. In addition to national performances (including opening for Joan Jett at CBGB’s), GSX has also performed internationally, notably to a crowd of 50,000 in Reykjavik, Iceland. During 2023-24, four GSX songs from Manifest were in rotation on SiriusXM Little Steven’s Underground Garage on both Genya Ravan and Palmyra Delran’s shows.
Tracy City is a gang of salty broads revving the engines of garage rock by way of New York City no-wave queercore. Formed by underground film director Katrina del Mar (vocals), with Monica Falcone on guitar, Genny Slag on drums and Betsy Todd on bass, Tracy City is perhaps the only all lesbian band in the world, formed entirely of perimenopausal Riot Grrrls. Think Bush Tetras meet the Pandoras by way of Gary Numan. Power retro-pop. Devo, B-52s, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Gang of Four. “Katrina del Mar is the best front person since Patti Smith” according to Thalia Zedek of Come.
Tracy City is a gang of salty broads revving the engines of garage rock by way of New York City no-wave queercore. Formed by underground film director Katrina del Mar (vocals), with Monica Falcone on guitar, Genny Slag on drums and Betsy Todd on bass, Tracy City is perhaps the only all lesbian band in the world, formed entirely of perimenopausal Riot Grrrls. Think Bush Tetras meet the Pandoras by way of Gary Numan. Power retro-pop. Devo, B-52s, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Gang of Four. “Katrina del Mar is the best front person since Patti Smith” according to Thalia Zedek of Come.