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Tia Carrera

Austin, TX

"Like Cream filtered through Sabbath, TC pummeled the air with sound waves, riffs as thick as dictionaries and reams of feedback... it was louder than God, vibrating palettes and ribcages throughout the club."
- Michael Toland for Highbias

Discography:

Untitled - 2006

7 jams recorded over 2 years in two different studios

Track List:

Tone Levels and THC
Eastside Jive
Carrera!
Valentine's Blues
Countdown.Liftoff
At Altitude
End Transmission

The November Session - 2004

Recorded live, the November Session perfectly captures the heavy improvisational sound for which Tia Carrera have become known. Mixing influences from Hendrix to Sabbath and The Melvins, Tia Carrera create heavy metal with soul, and jam music with balls.

Track List:

1. Telepathic Confirmation
2. Scenic Oversight
3. As She Sleeps
4. Doom
5. J. Bankston Manor

Tia Carrera is:

Andrew Duplantis	Bassist	Past Bands: The Meat Puppets, Jon Dee Graham Current Bands: Tia Carrera, Son Volt Other: Has backed Bob Mould and Alejandro Escovedo, played on Richard Buckner’s most recent album, Dents and Shells, and has backed him live
Jason Morales	Guitarist	Past Bands: Starfish, Helltrout, The Butthole Surfers (touring member), Gorch Fock (drums) Current Bands: Tia Carrera, Migas Other: Played on Richard Buckner’s most recent album, Dents and Shells, and has backed him live
Erik Conn	Drummer	Past Bands: Wookie, Stick, Antebellum Current Bands: Tia Carrera, Those Peabodies Other: Old school skateboarder, rock drum instructor

Press:

“This instrumental power trio from Austin jams with A-bomb quality like...Guru Guru shredding Jimi Hendrix’s
‘Machine Gun’ at half speed.” – Rolling Stone

“Like Jimi Hendrix jamming out with Dale Crover after smoking a big, fat spliff.” – The Austin American Statesman

“The band’s direction is solidly grounded in Erik Conn’s powerhouse drumming. Jason Morales (guitar) and Andrew
Duplantis (bass) are perfectly balanced as Morales indicates with the slightest head nod when and where to make
chord changes.” – Rank and Revue

Link to the official Tia Carrera band website
Tia Carrera Onesheet (1.36M pdf)