Conan, Fistula, Slow WakeConan, Fistula, Slow Wake

Saturday, July 11Conan (UK) w/ Fistula and Slow Wake at Grog ShopDoors 7:30 PM | Show 8:30 PMALL AGES$20 advance / $25 day of show+ $3 at the door if under 21Conans doom is singular. Carved of granite. Yes, of course thereve been changes since guitarist/vocalist Jon Davis founded the group in 2006, but the intention at the time toward superlative heavy tonal extremity wrought with impressionist lyrics stripping ideas to the core where sometimes the whole line is just one word; theyve always called it Caveman Battle Doom remains at the root of everything theyve done since. And across five studio records in the decade from 2012-2022, Conan have set the standard by which much of heavy anything is judged. And in comparison, most is found wanting.But for every time youve heard about Conans music being like galloping steeds or frost-covered sharp-peaked mountains, etc., imagery of largesse and violence, the truth is Conan are an exercise in frequency. Its the low resonance that shakes your chest, the depth of the bass now handled by David Ryley (ex-Fudge Tunnel) the push of air from Johnny Kings kick drum, or the way the dark-fuzz distortion of Davis guitar is offset by shouting vocals cutting through that sometimes punishing onslaught, rarely to offer comfort so much as add viciousness to the crash, plod and pillage.In 2024, Conan sign to Heavy Psych Sounds as a recognized name and one of the foremost acts of their generation, wildly influential in their home country of the UK and well beyond; headliners in practice and theory alike. Their fifth LP, 2022s Evidence of Immortality, brought a dark ambience to coincide with its outright attack. With experiments in darkwave and synth adding breadth to the stated root purpose of aural force, its never been harder to guess where the next few years might take their sound, but whatevers coming, Conan will make it kill. The better part of two decades later, their reliability remains unshakable. Which you want when your band is so heavy that the floor and your ribcage both start to vibrate. JJ Koczan / June 2024 + $3 AT DOOR IF UNDER 21