| Ho-Ag | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: |  Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genre: | Noise rock |
| Years Active: | 2001 - present |
| Website: | ho-agband.com |
| Current 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.
Ho-Ag was formed in 2001 by guitarists Matt Parish and Patrick Kim, along with bassist Dave Dines and drummer Jon Ruhe. Their debut EP, People Coming Back in Time, was self-released in October 2002. Their first album was later released in 2003 on Mister Records. The group then replaced Ruhe with Eric Meyer and Tyler Derryberry joined the group as a keyboardist. Their EP Pray for the Worms in was released in February 2005. Nicholas Wardreplaced Dines on bass during a tour. Their next album, The Word from Pluto, was recorded after the tour and released on Hello Sir Records in September 2006. The group followed up with a self-released EP titled Elektro in 2007. Doctor Cowboy, Ho-Ag's third album, was released by Hello Sir in May 2008, by which time the lineup consisted of Parish, Derryberry, Meyer, guitarist Kristina Johnson, and bassist Ryan Brown.[2]
Their album The Word from Pluto received positive to mixed reviews.[3] [4]