| mssv | |
| Origin: | United States |
| Genre: | Experimental Rock |
| Years Active: | 2019-present |
| Label: | Stripped Light Records, BIG EGO |
| Website: | https://mainsteamstopvalve.com |
| Current Members: | Mike Baggetta Mike Watt Stephen Hodges |
mssv (Main Steam Stop Valve[1]) is an American band featuring Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt and Stephen Hodges.[2]
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 ,[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]