Owl was originally hatched in 2007, when the youngest Baechle brother,
Axell, sprang from an egg (aged 13 years already and with a Gibson Les
Paul in his hands) and began to compose original songs in the style
of classic heavy metal (BlackZeppelinBudgieLizzyMotorVenomRamones).
The middle brother K, disturbed from his book by the noise, soon
decided to join in, adding his Fender Stratocaster, supernatural
songwriting, composition and vocal skills to the mix. The Holy Trinity
finally came together at Christmas 2009, when oldest brother Clint was
summoned away from a three month tour with some other band. The trio
met at the Baechle family mountain aerie, high in the Sierra
Mountains, and the demo tape was recorded (Clint on drums). The demo
was circulated, with some critical acclaim, and much curiosity as to
the real age and relationship of the band members.
Unable to procure a fourth sibling to complete the lineup of the band,
the brothers adopted an African child named Melanie to be their bass
player and sister in March of 2011. The Stone Loner seven inch was
recorded soon after. The band picked up steam, playing gigs around
the Bay Area, and lumbering drunkenly up the West Coast for the first
time in August 2011.
The Stone Loner seven inch finally came out (as a split label release
with band’s own Magick Hermit Records, and Tombs In The Valley
productions from Newcastle, UK.) in February 2012. This was followed
by a second West Coast tour. The band continued to ravage the Bay
Area throughout the Spring and Summer of 2012, building a reputation
as a formidable live act. The first LP (a split label release with
Magick Hermit and Lummox records) was released in limited quantity in
November 2012, on the eve of the band’s first US tour, which
carried them to the East coast and back, through an onslaught of crazy
gigs (and crazy weather).
In August and September 2013 the band toured the West Coast and
Southwest UNITED STATES, and in November and December they toured
Europe for the first time. In January 2014 Jamie Sanitate became the
new bass player.
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