Better Know An ACL Artist #9: Queens of the Stone Age
The Kings of the Stone Age wear armor and have axes and wrestle. The Queens of the Stone Age hang out with the Kings of the Stone Age’s girlfriends when they wrestle and are also the #9 band in our ambitious 120-part series - BETTER KNOW AN ACL ARTIST. The ninth installment is all about QOTSA - the Fightin’ Mesolithic Royalty!!!
ARTIST:
Queens of the Stone Age
ACL DATE/TIME:
TBA
PREVIOUS ACL APPEARANCES:
0
WEBSITES:
Official Site
MySpace Page
BAND MEMBERS:
Joshua Homme - Vocals/Lead Guitar
Joey Castillo - Drums
Troy Van Leeuwen - Rhythm Guitar/Lap Steel/Keyboards/Backing Vocals
Michael Shuman - Bass/Backing Vocals
Dean Fertita - Keyboards/Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals
HOMETOWN:
Palm Desert, California, USA
GENRE:
Hard Rock
MOST RECENT ALBUM:
Era Vulgaris
NOTABLE ALBUMS:
Queens of the Stone Age
Songs for the Deaf
Lullabies to Paralyze
FUN FACTS:
The band chose the name ‘Queens of the Stone Age’ rather than ‘Kings of the Stone Age’ because they thought “Kings would be too macho.”
WHAT TO EXPECT:
The NY Times have described the QOTSA live experience as loud and nasty as a band can be, while remaining a chilly experience.
MP3:
Queens of the Stone Age - “Sick Sick Sick”
VIDEO:
- Better Know An ACL Artist #8: Muse
- New Tuesday - 6.12.07
- Queens of the Stone Age @ Best Buy/Diamond Ballroom (OKC, OK) 8/11/07
Their coming to Tulsa.