Unknown Instructors Explained
Unknown Instructors are an all-star improvisational rock outfit that features the former rhythm section of Minutemen and fIREHOSE, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley; Saccharine Trust members, guitarist Joe Baiza and vocalist Jack Brewer; and vocalist/saxophonist Dan McGuire.[1] They have been described as "an all-star reunion of alumni from the SST stable of yore"[2] and Henry Rollins called it a dream lineup.[3]
Their first album, The Way Things Work, was released in late September 2005 by Smog Veil Records. In October 2005, they returned to the studio to record a second album, this time with Pere Ubu's David Thomas and artist Raymond Pettibon as added participants.[1] The finished product, The Master's Voice, was released in March, 2007. A third album, Funland, followed in 2009.[4] In 2019, the fourth album entitled Unwilling to Explain was released with J Mascis on guitar.[5] [6] It was the first Unknown Instructors album that wasn't improvised.[7]
Discography
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Huddle. Mark. Interview: Joe Baiza and Dan McGuire of Unknown Instructors. Verbicide Magazine. September 7, 2007. March 15, 2019.
- Web site: Sanford. Graham. Mike Watt: Still Banging Away in the Engine Room. Gapers Block. May 11, 2009. October 27, 2019.
- Web site: Kelly. Amy. Joe Baiza Of Unknown Instructors: 'My Musical Insight Has Grown'. Ultimate Guitar. July 16, 2009. October 27, 2019.
- Web site: Breihan. Tom. Mike Watt Drops Album, Tours, Writes Opera. Pitchfork. March 25, 2009. March 15, 2019.
- Web site: Song Premiere: "Out in the Cold" by Unknown Instructors. The Big Takeover. February 11, 2019. October 27, 2019.
- Web site: Unknown Instructors: Unwilling to Explain. Org Music. March 15, 2019.
- Web site: Cohan. Brad. Q&A: Mike Watt On Snapping Pics In San Pedro For on and off bass, The fIREHOSE Reunion, And Playing Stooges Covers. The Village Voice. May 2, 2012. October 16, 2019.
