Om

...but has worked with tiny punk bands to creating the most recent AC/DC world tour art. David D'Andrea works with local bands Sleep and Om. Marq Spusta is our newest artist and has worked most recently with Dinosaur jr. Alan Hines has worked...

In this article: Witch, San Francisco, Alan Forbes, Ancestors, Black Crowes, J. Mascis, and Dinosaur Jr

...the vibratory experience. Recorded by Steve Albini, God Is Good is in many ways "fuller" than other Om releases. On opening track "Thebes", Om adds a tamboura to its instrumental arsenal. The resultant drone provides a nice bed over which...

In this article: God, Al Cisneros, Pilgrimage, Steve Albini, Sleep, and Variations on a Theme

Cafe Saint-Ex, 1847 14th St. NW. 202-265-7839. It's going to get tribal and spiritual inside DC9 Thursday night. San Francisco's Om plays heavy, slow, droning songs -- the kind that inspire listeners to stand still, close their eyes,...

In this article: Art Brut, Cancer, Neville Chamberlain, Eddie Argos, and Al Cisneros

...cane liqueur, might play a part in that, too.) It's going to get tribal and spiritual inside DC9 Thursday night. San Francisco's Om plays heavy, slow, droning songs: the kind that inspire listeners to stand still, close their eyes,...

In this article: Built to Spill, Washington, D.C., Art Brut, Marie Daulne, Ryan Gosling, Pet Shop Boys, Panda Bear, Ivy League, and Black Cat

...is a summit conference of slow-and-low kings. Wino shares guitar and vocal duties with Scott Kelly of Neurosis. Al Cisneros of Om and Sleep handles bass. On drums: Dale Crover of the Melvins. The basic tracks were recorded in three...

In this article: Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Black Flag, Clutch, Al Cisneros, Vitus, Saint Vitus, and Dale Crover

For this tour, Sandoval and Ciosoig, who also plays guitar, are joined onstage by the languid Irish band Dirt Blue Gene. Oct. 13: Om and Six Organs of Admittance (see Europa Night Club). Oct. 14: The Dodos, from San Francisco, are on a...

In this article: Colm O Ciosoig, Nick Lowe, Bob Mould, Mazzy Star, Lenny Kravitz, and Lower East Side

Tonight Tonight in Music: Grand Hallway, Method Man, Pink Mountaintops, Om, Star Anna, Posted by Chris Govella on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:00 AM Fremont Abbey) Tonight, to celebrate the release of their new and lovely pop record...

In this article: Method Man, Pink Mountaintops, Grand Hallway, and Showbox

...typical lope, but both parts feature tamboura. This is a mixed blessing. On one hand, it adds color to Om's sound. On the other hand, Om did just fine before without additional coloration. Part of the band's appeal has been its ability to...

In this article: Sleep, High on Fire, Chris Hakius, Black Sabbath, Jerusalem, Al Cisneros, God, and Iron Man

...and released three records together. Due to those ever popular "creative differences" Hakius left OM in 2008, and (pardon the pun) everyone thought OM were doomed. Not so. God Is Good is every bit the stoner classic that 2006's Conference...

In this article: God, Chris Hakius, Al Cisneros, Blue Jay Way, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, Dopesmoker, and Sleep

News OM Announce 'God Is Good,' Tour Details Posted by Dave Segal on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 4:24 PM Polysyllabic dirge-metal duo OM will play Neumos Sept 17 (Lichens and Grouper round out an awesome bill). Portland's Emil Amos (Grails,...

In this article: God, Al Cisneros, Chris Hakius, Drag City, Sleep, Grails, and Steve Albini