Chelsea Wolfe’s full session is up on BBC Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P Carter.

New Hypnos Hour with Chelsea Wolfe will be airing on Monday, July 16, 2018. 3PM PDT

Watch Chelsea Wolfe live on KEXP. 

Chelsea Wolfe 2018 Tour Dates:

JUL 10 Esch-Alzette, LUX @ Kulturfabrick +
JUL 12 Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo + SOLD OUT
JUL 13 Montmartin Sur Mer, FR @ Chauffer dan la Noirceur
JUL 14 Dour, BE @ Dour Festival
JUL 15 Nijmegen, NL @ Valkhof Festival
JUL 17 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City *
JUL 18 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 *
JUL 20 Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall *
JUL 21 London, UK @ The Forum *
JUL 23 Belfast, IE @ Limelight *
JUL 24 Dublin, IE @ Tivoli *
JUL 25 Bristol, UK @ SWX *
JUL 28 Zurich, CH @ Mascotte #
JUL 29 Milan, IT @ Circle Magnolia #
JUL 30 Munich, DE @ Feierwerk #
AUG 01 Rijeka, HR @ Trsatska Gradina #
AUG 02 Budapest, HUN @ A38 #
AUG 04 Vienna, AT @ Arena #
AUG 05 Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Music Bar #
AUG 07 Leipzig, DE @ Werk2 #
AUG 09 Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
AUG 10 Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
AUG 12 Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel Intnt’l Summer Festival
AUG 14 Poznan, PL @ Tama
AUG 15 Berlin, DE @ Popkulture Festival

w/ Brutus #
w/ Emma Ruth Rundle +
w/ Ministry *

USA with Russian Circles
SEP 23 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
SEP 25 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
SEP 26 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
SEP 28 Salt Lake City, UT @ Crucial Fest
SEP 29 Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
SEP 30 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
OCT 03 San Diego, CA @ The Music Box
OCT 04 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
OCT 06 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
OCT 07 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
OCT 09 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
OCT 12 – 14 Perris, CA @ Desert Daze (CW Only)

Watch the new video for “The Culling”
& see Chelsea Wolfe on tour now. Dates below:

JUL 09 Karlsruhe, DE @ Jubez +
JUL 10 Esch-Alzette, LUX @ Kulturfabrick +
JUL 12 Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo + SOLD OUT
JUL 13 Montmartin Sur Mer, FR @ Chauffer dan la Noirceur
JUL 14 Dour, BE @ Dour Festival
JUL 15 Nijmegen, NL @ Valkhof Festival
JUL 17 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City *
JUL 18 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 *
JUL 20 Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall *
JUL 21 London, UK @ The Forum *
JUL 23 Belfast, IE @ Limelight *
JUL 24 Dublin, IE @ Tivoli *
JUL 25 Bristol, UK @ SWX *
JUL 28 Zurich, CH @ Mascotte #
JUL 29 Milan, IT @ Circle Magnolia #
JUL 30 Munich, DE @ Feierwerk #
AUG 01 Rijeka, HR @ Trsatska Gradina #
AUG 02 Budapest, HUN @ A38 #
AUG 04 Vienna, AT @ Arena #
AUG 05 Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Music Bar #
AUG 07 Leipzig, DE @ Werk2 #
AUG 09 Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
AUG 10 Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
AUG 12 Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel Intnt’l Summer Festival
AUG 14 Poznan, PL @ Tama
AUG 15 Berlin, DE @ Popkulture Festival

w/ Brutus #
w/ Emma Ruth Rundle +
w/ Ministry *

USA with Russian Circles
SEP 23 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
SEP 25 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
SEP 26 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
SEP 28 Salt Lake City, UT @ Crucial Fest
SEP 29 Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
SEP 30 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
OCT 03 San Diego, CA @ The Music Box
OCT 04 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
OCT 06 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
OCT 07 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
OCT 09 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
OCT 12 – 14 Perris, CA @ Desert Daze (CW Only)

Chelsea Wolfe on the cover of Bristol Live Magazine: July 2018

“July’s cover star is Californian Chelsea Wolfe, whose Hiss Spun album was one of our picks of 2017. Kezia Cochrane picks Chelsea’s brain about the beauty and solace of abrasive noise.”

(via Bristol Live Magazine)

Tune in today (June 18) at 3PM PST for a new episode of Chelsea Wolfe’s “Hypnos Hour’ airing online on Red Bull Radio HERE.

Chelsea Wolfe & Russian Circles will be touring together this Fall – tickets on sale now.

Dates:

SEP 23 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
SEP 25 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
SEP 26 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
SEP 28 Salt Lake City, UT @ Crucial Fest
SEP 29 Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
SEP 30 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
OCT 03 San Diego, CA @ The Music Box
OCT 04 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
OCT 06 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
OCT 07 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
OCT 09 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
OCT 12 – 14 Perris, CA @ Desert Daze (CW Only)

chelseawolfe.net/shows
russiancirclesband.com/shows

Full interview by Izzi Krombholz via Women In Rock

Chelsea Wolfe, the modern day Queen of Goth, was kind enough to answer some questions for me. She recently played Bogart’s when she was on tour opening for Ministry and I was beyond impressed with the show. Wolfe’s iconic look and dark music style will only continue to make her a legend in the music world.

Izzi Krombholz: Growing up, what were your musical influences? What pulled you towards darker music?

Chelsea Wolfe: I was just drawn to music that felt honest. I was drawn to storytellers like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn. I was also drawn to androgynous voices, like Nina Simone, Brian Molko, Lindsey Buckingham. My dad listened to a lot of Fleetwood Mac and turned me on to rock n roll and blues. My mom got me into Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt, and then my sisters and I were into radio R&B and hip hop, so I was lucky to have a really wide range of musical influences at a young age.

IK: How has your sleep paralysis influenced your music?

CW: Since I was a kid I’ve had sleep issues that have turned me into a sort of day-dreamy person. My parents took me to a sleep research center when I was young because I would have insomnia for days and then when I finally fell asleep I’d be thrashing and screaming in my sleep. As I grew up it turned into sleep paralysis, where, for me, that translates into the figures from my dreams still being in the room with me even after I wake up and open my eyes. There’s a thin veil between waking and sleeping for me, and I think that atmosphere has naturally crept into the way that I write. I can imagine two situations at once at all times. Each song of mine holds more than one story, just like reality.

IK: What spurred your musical style to go from a more folk sound to heavier and more doom?

CW: They’ve both always been there, side by side. My first album has ringings of both. Even the album I made before that which I threw away, had elements of both acoustic folk and rock n roll. I have two sides to me, always tugging at each other. As soon as I do an acoustic tour I want to write heavy songs, and vice versa.

IK: How have you developed your image artistically?

CW: In the past, it was a lot of experimenting with friends just for fun, and then it got to a point where I was getting asked to do a lot of shoots but I had little to no creative control, so there’s a lot of images out there of me that make me cringe because they don’t feel like me. More recently, I’ve started to say no to things and also just create my own shoots and work closely with great artists like John Crawford, Bill Crisafi, Kristin Cofer, Jesse Draxler, and costume designers Jenni Hensler and Ashley Rose to help me create some dream images that really relate to the music I’m making at the time.

IK: What are your 3 favorite goth albums?

CW:

Cocteau Twins – Garlands

Depeche Mode – Violator

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Let Love In

I also really love a couple songs from Siouxsie and the Banshees – Hyæna.

IK: What are your 3 favorite horror movies?

CW: I don’t really dig horror movies – I’m too sensitive to violence. I loved “Only Lovers Left Alive.” I like films that take the aesthetic of a horror film and make it into something more interesting and less gory. I’m an empath so I have to be careful about not watching too much dark stuff – it affects me in a really heavy way.

IK: Drink of choice?

CW: Matcha tea, or a shot of good tequila.

IK: If you could collaborate with any musician, who would it be and why?

CW: I would’ve loved to sing with Townes Van Zandt, he’s one of my biggest inspirations.

IK: What’s to follow Hiss Spun?

CW: I’ve spent the last three months mostly at home, writing acoustic songs, so..

IK: What is your most prized possession on tour (non show related)?

CW: Honestly, my first reaction to this is to say bandmates: Ben, Jess and Bryan. They’re the best people and they always help me stay grounded and focused on the road. I’m grateful I get to travel the world with them!

Full feature and photoset by Teddie Taylor via CVLT Nation

Formerly known as Austin Psych Fest, Levitation is a citywide celebration of psychedelic, hypnotizing music in all of its myriad forms. From Electric Wizard and DIIV to The Black Angels and Windhand, the 2018 lineup included as many heavy doom moments as it did lighter, more shoegaze ones. On Saturday night, Chelsea Wolfe + Ministry and True Widow + OM played back-to-back shows just a few miles from one another. Inside at Emo’s, it was a revival of industrial goth, as the Fletcher twins from The Garden roamed the crowd in full length leather jackets and people shouted along with Uncle Al; while outside at Mohawk, the sold out True Widow and OM event was packed elbow to elbow with people swaying slowly under the rainbow-colored projections onstage. If next year’s lineup is a fraction as impressive as its predecessor, count me in.

Chelsea Wolfe is a unique artist to say the least. Covering genres such as goth, doom, folk and experimental; she has garnered enough attention and popularity to have her music featured in car commercials for Jaguar, and a few notable TV shows – Game of Thrones for example.

Our photographer, Gina Russoniello, was on-hand to cover Chelsea’s set opening for Ministry on 4/21 at The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ. The following are her photos from the show!

Via Skulls n Bones.