Chinaski

The Post-Grunge LA based Chinaski carries Alt Rock right up to the edge with its distinctive combination of driving rhythms, a guitar barrage out of the early 90's, and a songwriting style that falls just left of the mainstream. Intelligent lyricism, no-frills musicality, and a straight shot directly into the listener -- it’s a power punch to the innards driven by both brains and brawn. Chinaski has a simple approach to Rock: that rock itself shouldn't be so simple, and listeners rave about their lean, smart, and stripped-down style. On their 2nd album "megaton robotic apple pie", indie-rock heroes CHINASKI deliver another infectious, signature album with crunchy low end guitars, interwoven bass lines, and thunderous drumming. With wide-ranging influences and qualities explained by the band as, "the threatening crunch of Sabbath, the spring-coil tightness and groove of the Jesus Lizard, and the atmospherics of the Doors," the band reaches far beyond the typical rock genre to a place that can only be understood through sound. Hank Chinaski is a literary character created by Charles Bukowski. He valued alcohol and the madmen and women of the world. He lived to create and illuminate the underbelly of Los Angeles. Disgusted with the mundane and conventional people surrounding him, he left his readers with a cleansing honesty. That honesty is reflected in the music of this band.