Vista Chino

Vista Chino
Former member Nick Oliveri performing with the band as Kyuss Lives! at Manchester Academy in England on 5th April 2011.
Background information
Also known as	Kyuss Lives! (2010-2013)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Stoner rock, heavy metal, desert rock
Years active	2010-present
Labels	Napalm Records
Associated acts	Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Unida, Hermano, Slo Burn, Dwarves, Mondo Generator, Corrosion of Conformity
Website	www.vistachinomusic.com
Members	John Garcia Brant Bjork Bruno Fevery
Past members	Nick Oliveri Billy Cordell

Vista Chino is an American rock band, formed in 2010 by vocalist John Garcia, drummer Brant Bjork and bassist Nick Oliveri, all previously members of Kyuss (active 1987-1995), along with guitarist Bruno Fevery.

The band formed under the name Kyuss Lives! as a short-lived venture touring the music of the original Kyuss, with a line-up excluding Josh Homme. In 2012, the band announced plans to continue touring indefinitely and begin work on a studio album using the Kyuss Lives! moniker. However, a lawsuit by fellow Kyuss members Josh Homme and Scott Reeder prohibited use of the Kyuss Lives! moniker for recordings, prompting the band to rename themselves Vista Chino. After a tour and one album, Peace, Vista Chino became inactive in 2014 when Garcia and Bjork supported solo releases.

In 2010, a European "John Garcia plays Kyuss" tour was announced, starting with a gig at Roadburn Festival. His backing-band was composed of Belgian and Dutch musicians from Agua de Annique, Kong, Celestial Season and Arsenal. The setlists were almost exclusively Kyuss songs.

In June 2010, former Kyuss members Nick Oliveri and Brant Bjork joined John Garcia onstage to perform "Green Machine" and "Gardenia" during a headlining appearance by "Garcia Plays Kyuss" at Hellfest in Clisson, France and they also appeared onstage with Garcia in other concerts on the tour, representing  ³⁄₄ of Kyuss' Blues for the Red Sun lineup.

In November 2010, Garcia, Oliveri and Bjork announced a European tour under the moniker "Kyuss Lives!", with Bruno Fevery serving as the band's guitarist. In reference to the new band name, Garcia stated that "there is never going to be a Kyuss without Josh Homme" and that "hopefully in the future him and I can get together and do some writing."