The track is featured on Deap Vally’s album SISTRIONIX 2.0 out February 1, 2024 on their own Deap Vally Records. The double LP will include demos, previously unreleased covers, re-recordings of limited release b-sides & rarities, and more.
On the track, Lindsey Troy says: “Covering “Ventilator Blues” was a special privilege to pay homage to one of the greatest and most seminal bands in the history of rock’n’roll. We recorded this song in 2014 and it has been in the vaults ever since, so I’m really glad it’s finally seeing the light of day!”
On the song Julie Edwards adds:
“‘Ventilator Blues,’ one of our favorite Rolling Stones songs, is a song about the inevitable end we are all hurtling towards, and we felt it was a perfect way to soundtrack the final chapter of Deap Vally. To assemble this video, I sifted through archival footage from twelve years of heavy riffs, sweat, and dream-fulfillment. This was a very cathartic exercise and I recommend it for anyone confronting the end of a project that meant everything to them. This video would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of videographer and director Anthony Ferrara, who filmed some of our earliest shows, and has continued to bear digital witness to us up until the present day.
To commemorate its swan-song moment, Deap Vally will perform a series of final concert appearances, where they will play SISTRIONIX in its entirety. The band will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the album with tour dates on the west coast this month and will play shows in the midwest and east coast in early 2024. The tour will begin in Lindsey Troy’s hometown, San Diego on November 10 at the Casbah.
The band just added shows in Montreal, Toronto, Detroit & Dallas, plus DJ sets have been added: QUASI (Janet Weiss of Sleater Kinney & Sam Coomes) at the Star Theater in Portland, julia,julia (coathangers, soft palms) at the Observatory in Santa Ana and mae powell at the August Hall show in San Francisco.
A percentage of Deap Vally’s Santa Ana merch sales will go to Studios for Schools, Julia Kugel and her husband Scott Montoya’s non-profit foundation, that donates industry-standard production studios to high schools, offering all students equal access to a professional music and film education. L.A. Witch, Death Valley Girls, Sloppy Jane and Spoon Benders.
All upcoming shows are listed below.
Deap Vally Tour Dates
11.10 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *
11.11 Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory ^ *
11.15 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall ^ ~
11.17 Portland, OR @ Star Theater ^ ~
11.18 Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall ^
11.19 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ^ ~
02.08 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West #
02.09 Nashville, TN @ Basement East #
02.10 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall #
02.11 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club #
02.13 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom #
02.14 Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat #
02.16 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts #
02.17 New York NY @ Le Poisson Rouge #
02.18 Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom #
02.19 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz – JUST ADDED
02.20 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace – JUST ADDED
0.222 Detroit, MI @ The Magic Bag – JUST ADDED
03.09 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram *
03.15 Las Vegas, NV @ Backstage Bar + Billiards
03.16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
03.17 Denver, CO @ Marquis
03.18 Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
03.20 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
03.21 Dallas, TX @ Trees – JUST ADDED
04.18 Mexico City, MX @ Foro Indie Rocks!
support from
^ L.A. Witch
* Death Valley Girls
# Sloppy Jane
~ Spoon Benders
