Ho-Ag

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Ho-Ag
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Noise rock
Years active	2001 – present
Website	ho-agband.com
Members	Matt Parish Tyler Derryberry Alaskan Ryan Brown Eric Meyer[1]
Past members	Kristina Johnson Patrick Kim Dave Dines Jonathan Ruhe Nicholas ("Nkls") Ward

Ho-Ag was an experimental "noise rock" band based in Boston, Massachusetts. Known for melding the creaky musical worlds of 50s and 60s sci-fi films, Waitsian dissonant underworld, and fast-paced math-punk, Ho-Ag adapted through several line-up changes, earning comparisons to acts like Six Finger Satellite, The Dismemberment Plan, Brainiac and The Melvins.

History[]

Ho-Ag was officially formed over the summer of 2001 by founding members Matt Parish, Patrick Kim, Dave Dines and Jonathan Ruhe (The Gersch, Cokedealer, Justine, Isle of Citadel). The group's first show came in Boston at The Midway Cafe in May 2002 with (their 2nd show), , and USAISAMONSTER.

"Ho Ag Equals Go At," engineered and mixed by Parish on an 8-track machine, was released by in May 2003. Drummer Eric Meyer recorded drums with the group in January 2004 for a 7" record to be released by and soon became a full-time member.

2005 saw the release of EP , again recorded on Parish's 8-track. Self-released under the moniker "Hive 35", the CD was the band's first to receive consistent national press and radio airplay. Two national tours followed that year.

The band spent the winter recording their first full-length together at Machines With Magnets, a Providence, Rhode Island studio run by Keith Souza. The album, , was completed in January 2006 and released in September 2006 by Hello Sir Records.

Ward and Kim both left the band in early 2007. Kristina Johnson (Roh Delikat; Certainly, Sir) joined on guitar and Ryan Brown joined on bass. The next year, they recorded with Boston engineer Kevin Micka (Animal Hospital, The Common Cold). That album was released in July 2008 on Hello Sir Records.

Discography[]

• (Demo, 2002)
• (Self-Released, 2002)
• (Mister Records, 2003)
• (, 2003)
• (, 2005)
• (, 2005)
• (, 2005)
• (Hello Sir Records, 2006)
• (, 2007)
• (Hello Sir Records, 2008)
• (Hive 35, 2013)
• (Hive 35, 2013)

Related projects[]

• Hallelujah the Hills
• Eileen Rose
• The Stairs

References[]

External links[]

• Ho-Ag official site