The Lords Of Altamont

The Lords of Altamont play rock'n'roll rooted in the end of the era of peace and love. What was billed to be the "Woodstock of the West," the Altamont Free concert on December 6, 1969, was marked by heavy drugs, motorcycle chains, and brass knuckles, and later punctuated with shoving matches and fistfights. This led to four births, four deaths, and extensive property damage.

The story of the band who would come to be known as The Lords of Altamont starts in late 1999. A son of Southern California and a veteran of the SoCal music scene, Jake Cavaliere, with numerous bands and projects from garage to punk dating back to the late 1980s, enlisted fellow motorcycle rider and bandmate of the instro/surf group The Bomboras, Johnny Devilla, to form something new. Max Eidson, Doran Shelley, and Gabriel Hammond rounded out the original lineup known as "The First Five." Besides holding their first show at The Garage in Hollywood, high points include touring as the support act for their rock'n'roll idols The Cramps and The Who, as well as counting the late Michael Davis of the MC5 as a past member.