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When it comes to fueling up for the road or just the routine daily existence, All Them Witches aren’t a fan of caffeine.
“Don’t bring me no coffee/Cuz I don’t want to hear it/And I don’t like the taste,” singer Charles Michael Parks, Jr. proclaims on “Don’t Bring Me No Coffee,” the second track from the band’s newly-released album Sleeping Through the War.
Clearly, All Them Witches have never been to Dunkin’ Donuts, but perhaps they’ll reconsider their tastes when they hit up The Sinclair this Saturday (March 11).
Put any variation of the word “witch” in the title of a band and you’re sure to attract some mall goths looking for a new horror-rock kick, but All Them Witches has never been into that sort of scene (despite their sort-of reference to Rosemary’s Baby). The Tennessee troubadours dabble in a blend of stoner rock and psychedelica instead, the genre mashup being their musical claim to fame since 2012. Aside from meticulously crafting their own Nashville blend of noise, what makes All Them Witches spellbinding is their unusually hearty touring stamina — especially considering their constant life on the road hasn’t hindered recording or releasing new material. If anything, with two live albums released in the past two years (among even more studio albums and an EP, all since 2015), touring seems to spur on the band’s creativity.
Even if you’re unfamiliar with All Them Witches, you’ve seen their name on the marquee once or twice because they really, really never stop touring.
In a recent interview with Nashville Scene, Parks dished on what really feels like “home” to the band. “It’s weird,” Parks says, “because everybody always calls us a Nashville band, and obviously we started here, and obviously we play here sometimes. But that’s the thing: Sometimes we’re a road band — we’re always gone… We’re an American band.”
While there aren’t any occult themes on Sleeping Through the War, perhaps Salem Wolves, who also appear on the bill Saturday in Harvard Square, can spin some of their own musical magic, made and refined in Witch City.