Photo by Kristy Campbell
Bear with me here, because the lineage of these bands is a bit tricky to follow: First there was a California stoner-rock band called Kyuss, who broke up in the mid-90s. Josh Homme went on to lead Queens of the Stone Age, which also included former Kyuss member Nick Oliveri. Homme kicked Oliveri out of QOTSA in 2004.
In 2010, former Kyuss members Oliveri, John Garcia, and Brant Bjork formed Kyuss Lives!, performing old Kyuss material. Earlier this year, Homme and former Kyuss member Scott Reeder filed a lawsuit accusing the members of Kyuss Lives! of trademark infringement and consumer fraud.
Now, the members of Kyuss Lives! have started a new project called Vista Chino. It's unclear whether or not the name change is a direct result of legal action, but the new act is made up of Kyuss/Kyuss Lives! members Oliveri (who seems to be working with Queens of the Stone Age again), Garcia, and Bjork, along with guitarist Bruno Fevery.
The band will play their final shows as Kyuss Lives! in early 2013 at the Soundwave Festival in Australia before readying their 2013 release and tour as Vista Chino.
Watch the video for Kyuss' "One Inch Man":