INTIMATE STARES
Seaside, California’s INTIMATE STARES produce bombastic, heavy, space rock infused post-punk stoner noise emulating icons like Shiner, Red Fang, Archers Of Loaf, Hum, Hot Snakes and Dinosaur Jr.
James Findlay (drummer of San Francisco’s The Silhouette Era and Monterey's The Tremolos) steps up, guitar in hand, to the microphone for the first time expanding on over a decade of writing and recording as his heavy instrumental post rock project Concave. IS features veteran musicians Henry Leinen (formerly of Christian Slater) on bass and CJ Prough (formerly of The Bad Light) on drums.
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Releases:
"Nascent" full length on cassette and digital download - released on 9/7/2021 - catalog # OCR018
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Self Titled EP on cassette and digital download - released 12/10/2019 - catalog # OCR017
upcoming shows
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past shows
2022
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Friday September 2nd 2022
DEAKFEST II @ Cuz's Sportsman's Club, Seaside CA
w/ tons of bands running 9/2 thru 9/4
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---------August 2022 California Ripper, a tour----------
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Saturday August 20th 2022
San Jose CA @ The Caravan Lounge
w/ El Guapo, Backwards Marathon
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Friday August 19th 2022
Chico CA @ Naked Lounge
w/ West By Swan, LDF
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Thursday August 18th 2022
Stockton CA @ Drycleaners
w/ Static Symphony, Fitting, Sloome
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Saturday August 13th 2022
Bakersfield CA @ Narducci's
w/ Contranistas, Band Called Kevin, Heart Wrench
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Friday August 12th 2022
San Diego CA @ Black Cat Bar
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Thursday August 11th 2022
Ventura CA @ Gigi's
w/ bands tbd
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Thursday July 7th 2022
Blue Lagoon, Santa Cruz CA
w/ WINE LIPS (Toronto), Supernaut, Boxweed
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Friday May 27th 2022 - 8:00pm
The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz CA
w/ King Tide, Oedipus & the Motherfuckers
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Saturday May 14th 2022 - 7:00pm 21+
XL Public House, Salinas CA
w/ The Microclouds, Benjamin Mancillas, Tapes, Liquid Abyss
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Friday May 6th 2022 - 7:00pm $10 all ages
Other Brother Beer, Seaside CA
w/ MAMMATUS, GOSH, The Fading Hour
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2021
Saturday November 6th 2021 7:00pm $10 all ages
Other Brother Beer, Seaside CA
w/ Meez, Adam Behan
Saturday July 24th 2021 7:00pm all ages
Other Brother Beer, Seaside CA
w/ COFFIN (Ventura/SLO), Pablo
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2020
Sunday February 16th 2020 8:00pm 18+
Silva's Nightclub, Monterey CA
w/ LYFECOACH (Chico), Ashes My Remedy
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EP RELEASE
Saturday January 18th 2020
Pearl Hour, Monterey CA
w/ BIGRIG (Santa Cruz), Winter Wind
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2019
Saturday September 21st 2019 12pm-3pm
Salvation Army Transitional Housing benefit
ACME Coffee, Seaside CA
w/ Pablo, Bedrooms
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Friday July 12th 2019 6:00pm all ages $10
Food For Life Benefit
Somos Gallery, Salinas CA
w/ Smooth Taste (TX), Lake Dads (TX),
The Microclouds, Goodword, Frisson
