California desert death rock trio, TOTIMOSHI, will hit the road again later this month for a short run of West Coast shows. The tour will commence on April 12 in Bellingham, Washington, then hit Centralia, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Long Beach, and San Diego. TOTIMOSHI will be joined by Black Elk on select dates.
The band will be touring in support of their Avenger full-length, release last year via At A Loss Recordings. Offering up their signature brand of heavy eclectic rock, Avenger was produced by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Shrinebuilder, Tool), mastered by John Golden (Melvins, Mike Watt, OM) and includes appearances by Dale Crover (Altamont, The Melvins, Shrinebuilder), Brent Hinds (Mastodon) and Scott Kelly (Neurosis, Shrinebuilder).
TOTIMOSHI 2012:
4/12/2012 The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA
4/13/2012 Hub Bar & Grille – Centralia, WA
4/14/2012 The Comet – Seattle, WA
4/16/2012 East End – Portland, OR
4/19/2012 Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA w/ Black Elk
4/20/2012 Alex’s Bar – Long Beach, CA w/ Black Elk
4/21/2012 Side Bar – San Diego, CA w/ Black Elk
“TOTIMOSHI deliver a smart and uniquely wonky brank of hard rock that’s something bluesy, sometimes sexy, sometimes spaced out but never anything less than completely compelling.” – Rock Sound
“Avenger is fresh and crisp, with much to digest…. a thoroughly satisfying album.” – About.com
“Though it aims for the throat, Avenger consistently seeps into the soul, proving that Totimoshi remain one of the most original forces in modern metal.” – Exclaim
“Comparable to classic rock, but fused with enough modernity to grant relevance over nostalgia, TOTIMOSHI is a steady and robust rock unit, at times flirting with enough progressive adventure to negate expectations of typical rock repetition.” – Stereokiller
“The freshness of a band setting their own rules and virtually creating their own unique pigeon hole is rare, admirable and in the case of Californians TOTIMOSHI deeply satisfying.” – This Is Not A Scene
“…their best piece of work to date.” – Doommantia
“It’s dissonant but melodic, dirty and clean, noisy but engaging, structured but open. If there’s a word to encompass the existence these varied ideas within a singular space that’s better fitting than the name of the band, I don’t know what it is, so I’ll just say that. It’s TOTIMOSHI.” – The Obelisk
“Sludge metal meets alternative metal meets 70s hard rock… an album which – with the presence of elements from a number of different rock genres – probably will have a broad appeal among fans of alternative rock/metal, sludge metal, psychedelic heavy rock, progressive hard rock and perhaps even dark progressive metal along the lines of Psychotic Waltz.” – Sea Of Tranquility
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