US label Savage Magic Records has issued the swansong release for Chris Masuak and The Viviero Wave Riders. "The Kiss Off" b/w "Carny Marriage" is on black, white and clear vinyl and available direct from the label (best option if you're in Europe) or from I-94 Bar Records (if you're in Australia). The songs are also streaming on all good platforms. 

Klondike remains busy with his other Spanish band Los Revelators with a new digiral release iminent.  You can listen to both bands below if Spotify is your thing. 

Chris's Top Ten *well, Top Several) for 2023 has been posted at Australian rock and roll online magazine The I-94 Bar. Read it here.

Chris Klondike Masuak will hit the road in France in November, armed with a band that has an impeccable underground rock pedigree.

Junkyard Dog boasts Masuak (Radio Birdman, Hitmen, Screaming Tribesmen) on guitar and vocals, guitarists Laurent Ciron (Dogs, Hydromatics, Cinders, Belleville Cats) and Gregory J Bowen (The Outside),  bassist Bruno Perrin (TV Men, Gunners and Trotskids) and drummer Gooloo (Holy Curse).

In a time when real rock and roll is struggling to retain a foothold in Europe, that sort of heritage is going to be hard to beat. Check with local venues for times and tickets. There’s a Facebook event here.

Chris Masuak & Junkyard Dog
French Tour
NOV
22 – Paris (tba)
23 – Breville/Mer @ Les Valseuses
24 – Vannes @ Le Barailleur
25 – St Brieuc @ Le Fût Chantant
26 – Rennes @ La Trinquette

Klondike has another band and they have a release out.  Los Revelators were born in a garage behind the ancient Roman walls of Lugo in Galicia and raised on a diet of scratchy seven-inch singles.

With members from three continents, Los Revlators are a band with international bloodlines and bound by a shared love for hard-edged ‘60s and ‘70s rock and roll. They play it hard and fast, churning out mostly original songs steeped in psychedelia,   surf, garage rock and punk and laced with intricate guitar and the unmistakable tones of a Hammond organ.

Their debut EP "Revelation" is available here.

Of course, guitarist Chris Masuak is Canadian-born, Australian-raised and Galician-based, having played with legendary bands like Radio Birdman, the New Christs, the Hitmen and the Screaming Tribesmen.

The rolled gold engine room is Fito (bass) and Bambi, (drums) members of the pioneering Galician garage rock group, Los Contentos. Keyboardist Andres Hensel completes the line-up and is a highly versatile player who was born in Ecuador and now lives in Lugo, playing in Los Zorros and in his own project, Haenselus.

Los Revelators draw on timeless influences like The Sonics, The Seeds, The Music Machine, Steppenwolf, Blue Oyster Cult, the Stooges and The MC5 but produce a sound of their own.

They have an extensive repertoire, made up of their original songs and odd classic cover, sometimes referencing material from their previous groups.

“LOS REVELATORS”
Chris Klondike Masuak (guitar and vocals)
Adolfo A.Lombardero "Fito" (bass & backing vocals)
M.C "Bambi” (drums and percussion)
Andrés Haensel (keyboards & backing vocals)