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SUMMARY:GREENLEAF\,HOWLING GIANT\, HIGH DESERT QUEEN
DESCRIPTION:\n\nhttps://www.reggieslive.com/show/greenleaf/\n\nGREENLEAF\n\
 n\n\nGreenleaf became a proper band after more than a decade as a loose co
 llective of friends making70s-inspired hard rock and proto-metal. Led by g
 uitarist Tommi Holappa\, co-founder of European desertrock originators Doz
 er\, various configurations of Greenleaf with personnel from Lowrider\, Tr
 uckfighters\,Demon Cleaner and Dozer came and went during those early year
 s. But after five records and twice asmany cast members rotating in and ou
 t\, Tommi began to feel Greenleaf could be something more.Its evolution fr
 om side project to focused band began when Tommi reached out to the classi
 cally-trainedArvid Hällagård in 2013 to sing on a new track. Arvid’s e
 arly stoner rock band Giant Space Cruiser hadplayed with Dozer some years 
 before\, and Tommi had kept tabs on the charismatic singer. Along withdrum
 mer Sebastian Olsson\, who began as a fill-in but would become the second-
 longest tenuredGreenleaf member behind Tommi\, they worked on one song and
  then another\, Arvid taking things in adifferent... [read more]\n\n\n\n\
 n\n 	Band Website\n 	Facebook\n 	Instagram\n\n\nHOWLING GIANT\n\n\nDespite
  Nashville’s reputation for assembly-line pop country\, the town called 
 Music City is a place of deep history\, where brilliant songwriters and vi
 rtuoso session players keep dozens of musical legacies burning bright. Nas
 hville’s preeminent fuzz-psych power trio Howling Giant live in the pock
 et of that lineage\, and on their eagerly awaited second full-length\, Gla
 ss Future\, they kick out the righteous jams with furrowed determination a
 nd wild abandon.\nHowling Giant formed in Nashville nearly ten years ago w
 ith the union of guitarist/vocalist Tom Polzine\, drummer/vocalist Zach Wh
 eeler\, and bassist/vocalist Roger Marks. From day one\, the trio locked i
 nto a musical groove of thunderous metal\, proggy acrobatics\, psychedelic
  flourishes and soaring melodic vocals\, telling stories of fantasy and ad
 venture with such sheer force of will that they seemed capable of opening 
 a window to other dimensions. Their early years saw a flurry of recorded a
 ctivity\, with an acclaimed self-titled EP in 20... [read more]\n\n\n\n\n
 \n 	Band Website\n 	Spotify\n 	Facebook\n 	Instagram\n 	Twitter\n\n\nHIGH 
 DESERT QUEEN\n\n\nTheir music is a journey into the open roads from the ba
 dlands of Big Bend to Joshua Tree\, with no speed limit or second chance.\
 n\nHailing from Austin\, TX\, High Desert Queen brings the Texas heat to w
 herever they play. Known for their super high energy live show and massive
  “Texas sized” riffs\, HDQ has been doing more than turning heads\, th
 ey have been making them move.\n\nAfter recording their sophomore album 
 “Palm Reader” live in the studio in order to capture their raw sound a
 nd groove\, these road warriors will be looking to make their presence kno
 wn at a venue or festival near you. Keep your ear to the road\, you will n
 ot want to miss your chance to see this band live.\n\n\n\n\n 	Band Website
 \n 	Spotify\n 	Facebook\n 	Instagram\n 	Twitter\n\n\nTBA\n\n\n\n\n 	7:00 p
 m Doors\n 	8:00 pm Show\n 	17+\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Reggies Rock Club\, 2109 S State St\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60616\,
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