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Have you ever stayed up all night, watched the sky lighten, and felt that all was well with the world? Not only that, but also that things were going to keep getting better? And then savored that feeling as long as you could, even through morning rush hour, when the world got ugly again? The [...]
Meet Brad Houser – Umphrey’s McGee – “Mantis” Bassist – Ryan Stasik This band has my vote for best progressive rock band on the planet… For one reason… According to bassist Ryan Stasik, 40-60% of each live show is improvised………………….!! These guys have all the classic elements of prog: detailed, sometimes lengthy compositions, odd meters [...]
Meet Brad Houser – Sludge. Proto-Grunge. Progressive Mud. Melvins. Since 1983 these fine folks from Washington State have been throwing a rusty wrench into the rock and roll machine. Singer/ guitarist Buzz Osbourne and drummer Dale Crover comprise the remaining original members of the Melvins, who are credited with being the “Godfathers of Grunge”. It [...]
Meet Brad Houser – Garage a Trois: These guys rule. At present, they are one of the best instrumental bands in existence. Their sound is difficult to pin down. It is not jazz-funk. They are not a “jam” band, although they travel in those circles. So………Progressive Rock it is. Garage a Trois (GAT) started around [...]
Meet Brad Houser The Flaming Lips are an American Cottage Industry… since 1983, American all the way. These guys are still home-based out of Oklahoma City, by the way. Move to New York/LA? Naah… Make their own movie (Christmas on Mars)? At (singer) Wayne’s house? Yeahhh…. DO see this movie. Excellent low-budget sci-fi creativity at [...]
Meet Brad Houser I tend to use superlatives a lot. If I try to use them to describe Dirty Projectors, I will run out very quickly and start repeating myself. After all, how many times can one use the words “awesome, unbelievable, genius, stupendous, revolutionary,” etc. without sounding like a moron? (Perhaps I’m already there). [...]
Meet Brad Houser I am a procrastinator. This issue’s column was to be about “The Flaming Lips.” I kept trying to get started on it, and…. nothing. Repeatedly. In an ironic turn of events the topic of this column came to light onstage in…….. Oklahoma, home of the Lips. So, this time around, I bring [...]
Meet Brad Houser – I tend to use superlatives a lot. If I try to use them to describe Dirty Projectors, I will run out very quickly and start repeating myself. After all, how many times can one use the words “awesome, unbelievable, genius, stupendous, revolutionary,” etc. without sounding like a moron? (Perhaps I’m already [...]
Meet Brad Houser – Here are excerpts from an hour long free ranging conversation between myself and Stuart Zender. This guy is extremely cool. He is very warm and engaging and really funny. I hope to meet him some day over coffee, tea, or whatever. For those of you unfamiliar with his work, Stuart is [...]
Meet Brad Houser – MUSE. The biggest band that many Americans have never heard of. England and Europe certainly know these gents quite well. Just check out their tour schedule… including nine stadium dates here in the US in the fall of 09. MUSE is a riotous mix of many, many influences, thoroughly postmodern and [...]
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