Mssv

mssv (Main Steam Stop Valve[1]) is an American band featuring Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt and Stephen Hodges.[2]

mssv
OriginUnited States
GenresExperimental Rock
Years active2019-present
LabelsStripped Light Records, BIG EGO
MembersMike Baggetta
Mike Watt
Stephen Hodges
Websitehttps://mainsteamstopvalve.com

History

Baggetta and Watt recorded Wall of Flowers with drummer Jim Keltner[3] but after releasing it Keltner was averse to travel so Stephen Hodges was brought in to tour the album;[3] Hodges had previously worked with Watt on the latter's second solo album, Contemplating The Engine Room. The resulting trio named themselves mssv and recorded a live album entitled Live Flowers.[2] The album, recorded live at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia[1] on March 28, 2019[4] consists largely of songs from Wall of Flowers with "Pink Room" from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me,[2] "No One Says Old Man (To The Old Man)" and "Liberty Calls!" from Watt's Contemplating the Engine Room[5] and a cover of "Fun House" by The Stooges.[4]

In February 2020, the band announced their intention to play the 2020 Big Ears Festival.[4][6][7] The festival was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Soon after, mssv announced the postponement of their entire spring 2020 tour.[9] In the same message the band revealed the September 2020 release of their first studio album on BIG EGO Records.[9] The album would be released with the title Main Steam Stop Valve.[10]

Discography
  • Live Flowers (2019)
  • Main Steam Stop Valve (2020)
  • Media Kittens / When the Hoarding Has Ended (2020)
  • The Scott Aicher (2021)

References
  1. Cohan, Brad (November 27, 2019). "mssv: A Tale of Two Mikes". Rock & Roll Globe. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. "JT Track Premiere: "The Pink Room" by mssv (Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges, Mike Watt)". Jazz Times. November 19, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. Maiuri, Ken (March 3, 2019). "Ken Maiuri's Clubland: Guitarist Mike Baggetta records and debuts a new album". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  4. Pearis, Bill (February 6, 2020). "mssv (Mike Watt, Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges) touring around Big Ears". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  5. "Live Flowers". Bandcamp. December 1, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  6. "Big Ears Festival 2020". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  7. Baggetta, Mike. "My new band mssv..." Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  8. ""We must cancel Big Ears 2020" amid coronavirus concerns, organizers say". WVLT. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  9. Baggetta, Mike. ""haru tour 2020" featuring mike baggetta, stephen hodges and mike watt POSTPONED!". Mike Watt's Hoot Page. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  10. Hatfield, Amanda (October 5, 2020). "Big Ears streaming sets from Mike Watt, Marc Ribot, Lonnie Holley & more". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.