Monday Apr 22

FU MANCHU

(performing The Action is Go in its entirety)

BLOODNSTUFF

BORRACHO

$15 Backstage / Doors at 8:00

Fu Manchu may have started as a Black Flag-influenced hardcore band, but they quickly became something else entirely - one of the forerunners of a celebrated style of heavy music tagged "stoner rock" alongside peers such as Kyuss and Sleep. Since its inception, the quartet has built itself a fanatical army of loyal enthusiasts all drawn to the group's ridiculously catchy, unpretentious music; a guitar-driven sound with carefree lyrics centered on "old muscle cars, choppers, vans, skateboarding and science fiction." While Fu Manchu have been alternately described as stoner rock, surf-punk and desert rock, the truth is that they're all of the above. Over the last dozen years, the Southern California quartet has perfected the art of the riff, mastered the depth of the groove and sharpened the edge of the hook.