Generator Parties y Stoner Rock

Muy buenas,
Hace tiempo que tengo un poco abandonadillo el género pero, últimamente, me suele dar por escuchar Queens of the Stone Age.
Ok, paso a contar un poco el tema de las míticas Generator Parties y lo que es, para mí, el Stoner Rock (o Desert Rock):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Desert_Scene

The Palm Desert Scene is a group of related bands and musicians from Palm Desert in Southern California. Their hard rock sound – which is often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, heavy metal, hardcore, and other genres, as well as distinctive repetitive drum beats; typically performed with electric guitar, bass guitar and a drum kit. The musicians often play in multiple bands simultaneously, and there is a high rate of collaboration between bands. The Palm Desert Scene is also notable for producing stoner rock pioneers Kyuss. The term "stoner rock" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "desert rock." However, not all Palm Desert scene bands are "stoner rock."

Palm Desert has been named by Blender magazine as "one of the top seven rock n' roll cities in America".

History:

The scene evolved from various Palm Desert bands' (especially Yawning Man's) marijuana-driven instrumental jams in the desert. It is largely known for its heavy, grinding riffs and association with the use of illicit substances, particularly marijuana, peyote, LSD, and magic mushrooms.These jam sessions inevitably contained some psychedelic rock influences. Possibly because of the scene's proximity to Mexico and Spanish speaking communities, there is a significant influence of Latin music on Palm Desert rock which is very evident with the El Miradors.[citation needed] Due in part to their roots as smalltime bar bands, many of the Palm Desert bands have strong blues elements in their music as well.

Palm Desert bands built a large local following by frequently performing at bars and parties in and around the isolated towns of Southern California's desert areas. The band Kyuss, specifically, performed shows at desert parties known as "generator parties". These shows consisted of small crowds of people, beer drinking, drugs, and the use of gasoline-powered generators to provide electricity for the musical equipment. Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age member Josh Homme commented that playing in the desert "was the shaping factor for [Kyuss]" noting that "there's no clubs here, so you can only play for free. If people don't like you, they'll tell you. You can't suck."

Videos: 

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P.D: Un documental sobre el tema:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lo-sound-desert--3?locale=es

Actualización a 13/03/2015: Más info sobre el documental:
http://www.losounddesert.com/

Segundo trailer:

Actualización a 05/04/2015: Hacía EONES que no escuchaba (1995) Kyuss - Welcome To Sky Valley!
Estoy con Odyssey! Qué buenos!

P.D: http://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.fr/2014/01/now-playing.html

Actualización a 03/09/2018: Vaya!
https://www.stonedanddusted.com/ 

Actualización a 26/04/2020: Otro:

 

Actualización a 13/05/2021: Me acabo de topar con esto:

 

Actualización a 03/01/2022: Más:

 

Actualización a 18/04/2022: Cierto:

https://web.archive.org/web/20181101093353/http://stonerrock.com/forum/ 

 

Actualización a 01/06/2022: Más:

Actualización a 02/06/2022: Más:

Actualización a 20/06/2022: Tabernas Desert Rock Fest 2023:

https://www.facebook.com/events/263207802707152/ 

Actualización a 03/08/2022: Rancho de la Luna:

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2023/08/estudio-rancho-de-la-luna-studio.html 

Actualización a 05/02/2024: Cierto, las escapadas (roadtrip) a los parques Indian Creek, Zion, Joshua Tree y Red Rocks de EEUU de los Hermanos Pou:

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2024/01/aupa-pou-una-vida-encordados-hermanos.html 

Actualización a 19/03/2024: Uau!

Actualización a 23/03/2025: Más!

Actualización a 06/06/2025: Queens of the Stone Age en las catacumbas de París ((2025) Queens of the Stone Age - Alive in the Catacombs):

https://www.facebook.com/MatadorRecords/posts/1153759736790137 

https://matador.lnk.to/catacombs 

https://dice.fm/partner/brain-dead-llc/event/v3aod7-queens-of-the-stone-age-alive-in-the-catacombs-screening-4th-jun-brain-dead-studios-los-angeles-tickets 

Actualización a 14/06/2025: Más:

Actualización a 11/07/2025: Más:

Actualización a 13/07/2025: Pendiente:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/twoheavies 

https://www.losounddesert.com/ 

Lo Sound Desert is a documentary about the music scene in California’s low desert. What began as a rebellious outlet for bored punk rock kids in the early ’80s, hidden away from the narrow-minded authorities of suburban desert communities, gave rise to iconic bands like Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age.

With an artistic approach, the film provides a deep, intimate insight and captures the attitude of the Coachella Valley’s music scene—from all-night jam sessions in a surreal desert landscape to headlining European stages. Desert rock continued its underground spread and became an international treasure.

In keeping with the autonomy inherent in this scene, the documentary’s story was captured with the same independent spirit: Lo Sound Desert was self-financed primarily to authentically reflect the scene’s own approach.

It started with a music video in mid-2005 for a band from Palm Desert and evolved into the production of a short documentary. Eventually, this became a full-length feature, that was shot in the Coachella Valley in 2011. The film was completed and released in late 2015.

Lo Sound Desert is narrated by key figures like Josh Homme, Mario Lalli, Brant Bjork, Alfredo Hernandez, Scott Reeder, Sean Wheeler, and many more from influential bands such as Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Yawning Man, Fatso Jetson, Dali’s Llama, and Mondo Generator, among others.

After 10 years of production, inevitable setbacks, financial and personal challenges, as well as difficult research conditions, the film has achieved what it set out to be—an intimate look into a unique music scene whose story had never been told before, framed and colored by its distinctive environment. 

Actualización a 14/07/2025: Acabo de verlo. Mis notas:

Dali's Llama
Hornss
Fatso Jetson
Unsound
Black Flag
Across the River 

Actualización a 16/07/2025: Más:

Actualización a 17/07/2025: Más:

 

Actualización a 08/09/2025: Sobre la batería de QOTSA en Songs:

Actualización a 02/10/2025: A ver...

Actualización a 20/11/2025: A ver si lo consigo:

"Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs" was produced by La Blogothèque and directed by Thomas Rames, and was released by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and Matador Records. The film is available to rent or purchase via qotsa.com.