The Hand to Man Band
The Hand to Man Band is an American independent experimental music group formed in 2010.[2] Their music has been described as spanning "psychotropic jazz to konked-out funk to skronked-out dirges to alien transmissions to plaintive nocturnal pleas."[3]
The Hand to Man Band | |
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| Genres | Experimental music[1] |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
| Labels | Post-Consumer Records |
| Members | Thollem McDonas Mike Watt John Dieterich Tim Barnes |
History
Nicholas Taplin, owner of Post-Consumer Records, invited Thollem McDonas to Austin, Texas to record for him.[2] McDonas invited John Dieterich to join and Dieterich himself invited Tim Barnes.[2] McDonas then asked Mike Watt and the group began improvising.[2] The initial plan was to perform some gigs after recording but Watt's commitments to The Stooges prevented his joining them on the road.[2]
The album, You Are Always On Our Minds, wouldn't be released until 2012.[3][4] The title came from a fortune cookie Watt once received.[5]
Discography
- You Are Always On Our Minds (2012)
References
- "The Hand To Man Band – You Are Always On Our Minds". Discogs. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- Manchester, Guy (May 14, 2012). "Louder Than War Interview: The Hand To Man Band – supergroup featuring Mike Watt and John Dieterich amongst others". Louder Than War. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- Adams, Gregory (April 5, 2012). "Mike Watt and Deerhoof's John Dietrich Team Up as the Hand to Man Band". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "The Hand to Man Band – You Are Always on Our Minds". AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "The Hand To Man Band". Post-Consumer Records. Retrieved June 18, 2019.