The Vineyard Podcast Episode 9: Derek James (The Pesos, Mazzy Star)

The ninth episode of The Vineyard Podcast W/ Derek James (The Entrance Band, Mazzy Star, The Pesos)

"Just a few years ago, Entrance was one person: Guy Blakeslee, a Baltimore-born, Chicago-based guitarist. Blakeslee cut his teeth on Fat Possum acoustic blues then graduated into full rock auteurdom with Prayer of Death, a crazy-ass collection of psychedelic guitar scribbling and acid howls. For his follow-up, he has joined forces with drummer Derek W. James and bass player Paz Lenchantin (both of whom played on Prayer) as the Entrance Band, and the rhythm section + lead guitar equation is meant to recall the Jimi Hendrix Experience. This reconfiguration from lone troubadour to bandleader is a bit confounding: Prayer of Death filtered Bay Area psych rock and Chicago-style electric blues into an idiosyncratic and compelling mishmash, and with what seemed at the time like an unwavering devotion to a peculiar vision, he most certainly didn't sound like someone who would play well with others." Excerpt from https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13394-the-entrance-band/

The Entrance Band:
Bandcamp: https://theentranceband.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @theentranceband
Merch: https://theentranceband.bandcamp.com/merch

The Pesos:
Bandcamp: https://bandcamp.com/tag/the-pesos
Instagram: @thepesos
Website: https://www.lolipoprecords.com/the-pesos
Merch: https://lolipoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/laissez-faire

The Vineyard:
Instagram: @thevineyardpodcast
Website: https://www.thevineyardpodcast.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thevineyardpodcast