Graham Stanush (Return to Dust)

Return to Dust has always felt like a hidden gem, a band that could have fallen straight from the 90s, but stands proudly among the musical landscape of today. This is perhaps a gesture towards the timelessness of grunge’s existential yet relatable message, which spoke to and landed them 30+ recordings with decorated producer and mixer Jim Kaufman. Despite this trajectory, the band had fallen into one of the myriad “new band” curses, which is meticulously and quietly planning out their debut release. Thankfully, the band committed to their craft long before showing their faces, as singers Graham Stanush (bass) and Matty Joseph (guitar) formed an eternal bond growing up in the cement capital of Texas. The singers carried this passion to the west coast, where they met their then-16-year-old guitarist Sebastian Gonzale. Now assimilated, Return to Dust has already made its mark, touring up and down the west coast, playing Vegas, Phoenix, and every slummy bar in San Gabriel Valley, and personally gaining a stamp of approval from Matt Pinfield on KLOS the band is a ticking time bomb to hundreds of eager fans.