John Bradley Houser (born September 7, 1960) is an American bass guitar, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet player, originally from

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. He was a co-founding member of the New Bohemians, later to become known as Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. He also co-founded

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(of

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) with fellow New Bohemian

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and

Skerik Skerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, he is a pioneer in a playing style that has been called saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critter ...

. In 2006 he stated, "In Austin I play with the

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Band, Steve Wedemeyer, Colin Brooks, Oliver Rajamani, Zydeco Blanco, and The Summer Wardrobe..." In 2008 he could be seen playing with Mingtones (Laura Scarborough) and BoomboxATX in Austin, Texas. BoomboxATX debut ''Feel the Boombox'' was released 2007. Houser is credited on recordings by other Austin-based artists such as Aimee Bobruk (2006), OHN (2005) and Mastica (2002). He rejoined members of Critters Buggin for Black Frames '' Solarallergy'' (2003) and for ''

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'' (2005). In 2006 he reunited with Edie Brickell & New Bohemians to release ''

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''. Also Houser has toured with Skerik and Mike Dillon. In October 2009 the trio released a CD ''Bewildered Herd''. Houser has also co-designed a line of bass guitars with Reverend Guitars named the "Brad Houser 5". In January of 2019, Houser unveiled a new collaboration with Reverend Guitars -- the Reverend Basshouser Fatfish 32.

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Brad Houser
on Myspace
Introducing The reverend Brad Houser Bass
{{DEFAULTSORT:Houser, Brad 1960 births Living people American bass guitarists American saxophonists American male saxophonists American clarinetists Musicians from Dallas Edie Brickell & New Bohemians members Guitarists from Texas American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 21st-century saxophonists American male bass guitarists 21st-century clarinetists