JD PINKUS TRIPTYCH / RANCID VAT / HAMMERLOCK / FUTURE HATE

The JD Pinkus TriptychThe JD Pinkus Triptych is the natural progression for Pinkus. After years of playing with the likes of Butthole Surfers, Melvins, Helios Creed, Honky, Pure Luck, and more, he settled into a solo career of psychedelic banjo or as he calls it Space Grass After purchasing an old church in West Asheville, known now as the Frijoleness Church of West Asheville with his wife, they began curating monthly Sunday shows and the Taco Tuesday Jam Sessions (no guitars allowed). Out of those jams came a band made of Banjo, Piano, and an experimental Cocktail Drum Kit all playing JD Pinkus songs from his past and some new ones to add since the inception. On Piano is Billy Sheeran a solo artist/session player/soundtrack composer who performed on Pinkus last album Grow A Pear and on Drums is Richard Kirby, multi instrumental/skateboarding/tattooist with roots in the Desert music scene and the Appalachian mountains. The catalog is as diverse as the members of the band and have been in the studio recording as well as booking up shows starting the Springtime of 2025.Rancid VatFounded New 12/31/1980, Portland Oregon by Phil Irwin, Marla Vee and Steve Wilson. The band has had multiple incarnations, has been in Texas since 2001. After 20+ years as the front man, Beer The Texas Stud Reebs left the planet February 2025. King Elvis stepped up, by taking over the lead vocals as well playing guitar. Marla Vee bass and adds backing vocals. Bobo: drums, and backing vocals.. HammerlockEver since Hammerlocks formation in the mid-90s, reviewers have been finding interesting ways to describe the power trios Southern-friend sound. Hammerlock has been called everything from a punk version of Lynyrd Skynyrd to a redneck metal band, and the outfit definitely has a distinctive, fresh-sounding way of fusing alternative metal, Southern rock, and punk. Bringing a wide variety of influences to the table, Hammerlock could be described as a raucous, forceful, in-your-face blend of Motorhead, Lynyrd Skynyrd , the Outlaws, and Black Flag -- an unlikely combination, but one that works amazingly well, and one that has earned the threesome a small yet extremely loyal and enthusiastic cult following. Hammerlock hasnt been headlining large sports arenas, but if the group plays a small club, the hardcore fans who show up tend to be incredibly passionate about being there.Hammerlock was formed in San Francisco in 1995, when the husband-and-wife team of Travis (guitar, vocals) and Liza Kenney (bass, vocals) got the ball rolling. The Kenneys needed a drummer, and the person they ended up hiring was Marco Beltran. It was in the late 90s that Hammerlock started recording. In 1997, the trio signed with Mans Ruin Records (a small independent label based in San Francisco) and recorded the single Knock Her Out/Battlefield. Hammerlocks debut album, American Asshole, was released by Mans Ruin in 1998. That release was followed by Hammerlocks second album, Anthems for Outlaws, in 2000. After that, Hammerlock left and signed with the Philadelphia-based Steel Cage Records, which released Hammerlocks third album, Barefoot and Pregnant, in 2001. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi