Slumped so deep into a sofa, Wino seems almost past the point of no return, yet he rouses enough of himself to reflect on his recent achievements, a mere scratch on the surface of his long association with what many would pigeon-hole as doom or stoner rock.
Shrinebuilder
Shrinebuilder – Scala, London 02/12/10
Nothing less than a volcanic eruption could stop Shrinebuilder visiting these shores last Spring, so to finally hear the crowd roar as Dale Crover, Al Cisneros, Scott Kelly and Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich, legends all, mount the stage is enough to cause several grown men’s lips to momentarily quiver.
Shrinebuilder – Shrinebuilder
This unholy coming together was rumoured for nearly three years: the union as Shrinebuilder of four hugely influential scene overlords into an riff heavy 8-legged metal behemoth. Well, now the product of the union is among us, and hype aside it now has to live on its merits. Matt Poacher decides.
