Brant Bjork

Brant Bjork
Palm Springs, CA, US
Stoner rock, desert rock, heavy metal, hardcore punk

Brant Bjork (born March 19, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Palm Desert, California. He is perhaps best known as the drummer and founder of the influential Californian stoner rock band Kyuss. Bjork played in Vista Chino, along with former Kyuss vocalist John Garcia, up until October 2014, at which point Nick Oliveri announced that there was a falling out and that Bjork and Garcia would continue working on their solo projects. He is one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.

Jalamanta (1999)
Brant Bjork & the Operators (2002)
Keep Your Cool (2003)
Local Angel (2004)
Saved by Magic (2005) Brant Bjork and the Bros
Tres Dias (2007)
Somera Sól (2007) Brant Bjork and the Bros
Punk Rock Guilt (2008)
Gods & Goddesses (2010)
Black Power Flower (2014) Brant Bjork and the Low Desert Punk Band
Tao of the Devil (2016)
Europe '16 (2017) Live
Mankind Woman (2018)
Jacoozzi (2019)

John Garcia

John Garcia
San Manuel, Arizona, US
Stoner rock, desert rock, heavy metal

John Garcia (born September 4, 1970) is a vocalist and songwriter. Garcia is best known as the vocalist and founding member of Kyuss, Slo Burn, and Unida. Garcia recently performed in Vista Chino with former Kyuss drummer Brant Bjork although the band broke up in 2014 after a falling out which caused Garcia to leave the band. Garcia and Bjork have since decided to continue their individual solo projects, with Garcia releasing his debut album John Garcia on July 25, 2014.

John Garcia (2014)
The Coyote Who Spoke in Tongues (2017)
John Garcia and the Band of Gold (2019)

Karma to Burn

Karma to Burn
Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Desert rock, stoner rock, instrumental rock, acid rock

Karma to Burn (1997)
Wild Wonderful Purgatory (1999)
Almost Heathen (2001)
20 In 2010 / All Over Creation (2009) Single
Live in London and Chasing the Dragon (2009)
Appalachian Incantation (2010)
V (2011)
Slight Reprise (2012)
Karma to Burn (2013) EP
Arch Stanton (2014)
Mountain Czar (2016)

Vista Chino

Vista Chino
Los Angeles, California, United States
Stoner rock, heavy metal, desert rock

Vista Chino is an American rock band, formed in 2010 by vocalist John Garcia, drummer Brant Bjork and bassist Nick Oliveri, all previously members of Kyuss (active 1987-1995), along with guitarist Bruno Fevery.

Peace (2013)

Kyuss

Kyuss
aka: Sons of Kyuss *
Palm Desert, California, United States
Stoner rock, heavy metal, desert rock

Kyuss (/ˈkaɪ.əs/ KY-əs) was an American stoner rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987 by Josh Homme (guitar), John Garcia (vocals), Brant Bjork (drums) and Chris Cockrell (bass). After releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss and recruited Nick Oliveri, replacing Cockrell as bassist. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 as Kyuss and the newly formed Queens of the Stone Age. This tied up the loose ends of Kyuss and introduced the new band Queens of the Stone Age, which was initially composed entirely of former Kyuss members.

Sons of Kyuss * (1990) EP
Wretch (1991)
Blues for the Red Sun (1992)
Demon Cleaner (1994) Single
Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)
Gardenia (1995) Single
...and the Circus Leaves Town (1995)
One Inch Man (1995) Single
split with Queens of the Stone Age (1997)
Muchas Gracias: The Best of (2000)

Slo Burn

Slo Burn
Palm Desert, California
Stoner rock, desert rock

Slo Burn was a stoner rock band whose popularity peaked in 1996 and 1997. The band was formed by John Garcia of the influential stoner rock band Kyuss, which had split up some months previously. Garcia is joined by Chris Hale on electric guitar, Damon Garrison on bass guitar and Brady Houghton on drums.

Slo Burn (1997)