
Three, count them, three, I've-been-babying-my-face-too- much-recently-and-maybe-it-cou ld-use-a-little-shredding reasons to scoot on over to the Lincoln Hall tonight... 1. L.A.'s Red Sparowes are what one might call a supergroup of sorts. You'll find current or ex-members of heavy hitters Isis, Halifax Pier, Pleasure Forever, Angel Hair and The VSS. You'll hear sprawling, massive instrumental songs that sometimes wash over you and other times go straight for the face melting, often times within the same tune. Fans of Pelican and Russian Circles take note, this will totally float your boat. Here's a video of Red [...]

by Black Bubblegum Red Sparowes with touring guitarist Brendan Tobin ( Made Out of Babies ) Red Sparowes have announced a new axe-wielder to their ranks, replacing the departed Josh Graham . The band comments: I think it's safe to announce our new guitar player is Emma Ruth Rundle. She's an unbelievable guitar prodigy. A better guitarist than any of us. And, she works building and repairing guitars. Pretty awesome. [...]
Every Wednesday, your hosts post a suitably stale video clip that we think needs to be revisited. Click here for more Crusty Clips. Got a clip you think we should post? Send it to crustcake@gmail.com . Crusty Clips brought to you by Metal Injection . Remember that time we said that we prefer old Red Sparowes to new? Well, here's some old Red Sparowes for ya, featuring Josh Graham on guitar and Greg Burns on the pedal steel . We recommend clicking through to YouTube [...]