Yawning Man is an American experimental rock band from La Quinta, California. The band originally formed in 1986, although they released no studio recordings until 2005. They have been noted to be one of the first influential bands in the desert rock scene.

Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3.1 Studio recordings 3.1.1 Rock Formations LP - 2005 3.1.2 Pot Head EP - 2005 3.1.3 Vista Point LP - 2007 3.1.4 Yawning Sons - Ceremony to the Sunset - 2009 3.1.5 Nomadic Pursuits - 2010 3.1.6 Yawning Sons / WaterWays 7" Split - 2010 3.1.7 Hotel Wrecking City Traders & Gary Arce LP - 2011 3.1.8 WaterWays / Sons of Alpha Centauri / Hotel Wrecking City Traders - 2012 3.1.9 Yawning Man & Fatso Jetson – Split (2013) 3.1.10 Historical Graffiti (2016) 3.1.11 The Revolt Against Tired Noises (2018) 3.2 Compilations 3.3 DVD recordings 4 Sources 5 External links History

Yawning Man was formed in 1986, founded by members Gary Arce, Alfredo Hernández, Mario Lalli, and Larry Lalli. At this time, the band started to play marathon jams from the garage to the desert. The word spread of these "generator parties" and large crowds began to show up. Their music heavily influenced the likes of John Garcia, Josh Homme, and Brant Bjork (who would later form the legendary stoner rock band Kyuss) to name only a few. When Hernandez played in Kyuss on their last album ...And the Circus Leaves Town they recorded a cover of Yawning Man's song "Catamaran".

“ Yawning Man was the sickest desert band of all time. You’d just be up there in the desert, everybody’d just be hanging, partying. And they’d show up in their van and just, mellow, drag out their shit and set up right about the time the sun was goin’ down, set up the generators, sometimes they’d just go up there and drink beers and barbecue. Sometimes it would be a scene; sometimes it would be very intimate. It was very casual and loose and everybody would like, while they’re playing, everyone would just lounge around. They were kinda like a house band. It wasn’t militant like Black Flag. It was very drugged, very stone-y, it was very mystical. Everyone’s just tripping, and they’re just playing away, for hours. Oh, they’re the GREATEST band I’ve ever seen. ” — Brant Bjork (2002)[1]