The Hand to Man Band explained

The Hand to Man Band
Genre:	Experimental music^[1]
Years Active:	2010–present
Label:	Post-Consumer Records
Current Members:	Thollem McDonas Mike Watt John Dieterich Tim Barnes

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]

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)

External links

• The Hand to Man Band on Bandcamp

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Hand To Man Band – You Are Always On Our Minds . Discogs. June 18, 2019.
2. Web site: Manchester. Guy. Louder Than War Interview: The Hand To Man Band – supergroup featuring Mike Watt and John Dieterich amongst others. Louder Than War. May 14, 2012. June 18, 2019.
3. Web site: Adams. Gregory. Mike Watt and Deerhoof's John Dietrich Team Up as the Hand to Man Band. Exclaim!. April 5, 2012. June 18, 2019.
4. Web site: The Hand to Man Band – You Are Always on Our Minds . AllMusic. June 18, 2019.
5. Web site: The Hand To Man Band. Post-Consumer Records. June 18, 2019.