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Grasshopper (musician)
Grasshopper (born Sean Thomas Mackowiak, May 25 1967) is an American musician with the band Mercury Rev. He has also appeared with Mercury Rev side-project Harmony Rockets, his own band Grasshopper and the Golden Crickets, and as a guest musician on numerous other recordings. Early years Sean Thomas Mackowiak, known professionally as Grasshopper, was born on May 25, 1967, in Dunkirk, New York. He was introduced to music at a young age by his uncle, an Atlantic Records employee, who exposed him to influential jazz musicians like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, and Miles Davis. His proximity to Canada also allowed him to access a diverse range of radio stations, enriching his musical education further. He pursued higher education in Media Studies at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo from 1984 to 1988, where he studied under avant-garde filmmakers Tony Conrad and Paul Sharits. Mackowiak later obtained a master’s degree from The New School (1990-1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunkirk, New York
Dunkirk is a Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It was settled around 1805 and incorporated in 1880. The population was 12,743 as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Dunkirk is bordered on the north by Lake Erie. It shares a border with the Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village of Fredonia, New York, Fredonia to the south, and with the Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town of Dunkirk (town), New York, Dunkirk to the east and west. Dunkirk is the westernmost city in the state of New York (state), New York. History The Iroquoian languages-speaking Erie people occupied this area of the forested lakefront along the southern shore of Lake Erie well into the 1600s, when Europeans, mostly French, started trading around the Great Lakes. They were pushed out by the Seneca people, one of the Iroquois, Five Nations of the powerful Iroquois League, based here and further east in New York. The Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Conrad
Anthony Schmalz Conrad (March 7, 1940 – April 9, 2016) was an American video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher, and writer. Active in a variety of media since the early 1960s, he was a pioneer of both drone music and structural film. As a musician, he was an important figure in the New York minimalist scene of the 1960s, during which time he performed as part of the Theatre of Eternal Music (along with John Cale, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Terry Riley, and others). He became recognized as a filmmaker for his 1966 film '' The Flicker''. He performed and collaborated with a wide range of artists over the course of his career. Biography Early life Conrad was born in Concord, New Hampshire, to Mary Elizabeth Parfitt and Arthur Emil Conrad, and raised in Baldwin, Maryland and Northern Virginia. His father worked with Everett Warner during World War II in designing dazzle camouflage for the United States Navy. Conrad's hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece
The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (or Bigsby for short) is a type of vibrato systems for guitar, mechanical vibrato device for electric guitar designed by Paul Bigsby and produced by the Bigsby Electric Guitar Company (currently an independently operated subsidiary of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation). The device allows musicians to bend the pitch of notes or entire chords with their pick hand for various effects. Bigsby was inspired to create a new vibrato system after being tasked by Merle Travis to repair the Kauffman Vibrola on his Gibson L-10. The Bigsby system would debut in 1951, with the first example going to Travis. By the mid-1950s, Bigsby had ceased production of his own guitars and began only producing a range of vibrato tailpieces. Design The Bigsby vibrato unit is installed on the top of the guitar and includes a 'rocking bridge', not a 'roller bridge'. The lever arm of the Bigsby is spring-loaded and attached to a pivoting metal bar, around which the strings o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele (), is an electric guitar produced by Fender (company), Fender. Together with its sister model the Fender Esquire, Esquire, it was the world's first mass-produced, commercially successfulLes Paul had built a prototype solid-body electric guitar known as "The Log" in the 1940s, but could not market his invention. Gibson produced the Gibson Les Paul guitar in 1952 after bringing on Paul to help design a commercial model to compete with Fender. Likewise, Paul Bigsby and Merle Travis designed and built a solid-body electric in 1948, but this was a one-off guitar. solid-body electric guitar. Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music. Many prominent Rock music, rock musicians have been associated with the Telecaster for use in studio recording and Concert, live performances, most notably Bruce Springsteen, Prince (musician), Prince, and Kei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Mercel
Jeff Mercel is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and studio musician, best known for his time in the indie rock band, Mercury Rev. Early life and education Jeff Mercel attended SUNY Fredonia, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1993. In 1996, Mercel played drums with the band Grand Mal on their self-titled album released by Number Six Records. Time with Mercury Rev Mercel first played with Mercury Rev on their breakthrough 1998 album, "Deserter's Songs", playing drums, both in studio and on tour. For the band's next album, 2001's "All is Dream", his role expanded to pianos, contributing to the arranging, mixing, and producing. He stayed with Mercury Rev for the next nine years, playing on the albums "The Secret Migration" (2005), "Hello Blackbird" (2006), "Back to Mine" (2006), "Snowflake Midnight" (2008), and "Strange Attractor" (2008). In 2011 Mercel rejoined with the band for a world tour to promote the release of the double disc reissue of "Deserter's Songs." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Migration
''The Secret Migration'' is the sixth album by the alternative rock band Mercury Rev, released on January 24, 2005 in the UK (and a day later in the US). A limited edition of the United States, American release of the album featured special packaging and included a bonus disc featuring b-sides, rarities, and live tracks. Reception ''The Secret Migration'' received mixed reviews from the majority of critics. Track listing All songs written by Mercury Rev. #"Secret for a Song" – 4:01 #"Across Yer Ocean" – 3:20 #"Diamonds" – 3:51 #"Black Forest (Lorelei)" – 4:46 #"Vermillion" – 4:07 #"In the Wilderness" – 2:32 #"In a Funny Way" – 4:02 #"My Love" – 4:14 #"Moving On" – 1:20 #"The Climbing Rose" – 3:19 #"Arise" – 3:49 #"First-Time Mother's Joy (Flying)" – 3:31 #"Down Poured the Heavens" – 1:36 American limited edition bonus disc #"The Black Swan" – 4:13 #"My Love" (Live) – 4:04 #"Afraid" – 3:42 #"Black Forest (Lorelei)" (Live) – 4:44 #"Observatory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Is Dream
''All Is Dream'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Mercury Rev. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2001, in France on August 28, 2001, and in the United States on September 11, 2001. The album's front cover features half of the 1991 painting ''Breakthrough Dreaming'' by artist and mystic Jennifer Hathaway. Critical reception ''All Is Dream'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. '' Q'' listed ''All Is Dream'' as one of the best 50 albums of 2001. Track listing All songs written by Jonathan Donahue, Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak and Jeff Mercel. # "The Dark Is Rising" – 4:52 # "Tides of the Moon" – 5:13 # "Chains" – 4:22 # "Lincoln's Eyes" – 7:09 # "Nite and Fog" – 3:58 # "Little Rhymes" – 5:13 # "A Drop in Time" – 4:20 # "You're My Queen" – 2:33 # "Spiders and Flies" – 4:11 # "Hercules" – 7:52 ;Japanese bonus track #"Cool Waves" – 3:10 Limited edition bonus CD-ROM The album was also released as a limited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deserter's Songs
''Deserter's Songs'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Mercury Rev, released in late September 1998. British music magazine ''NME'' named ''Deserter's Songs'' album of the year for 1998. Limited edition copies of the album came in a brown cardboard envelope-like package, with a stamp on the cover postmarked with the release date, as well as two art postcards. The success of this album was a pleasant surprise for the band. After the commercial failure of their previous album '' See You on the Other Side'', which frontman Jonathan Donahue considered to be the band's best album, they decided to make one more record entirely for themselves, ignoring commercial influences, and expecting to split up shortly afterward. Surprisingly, ''Deserter's Songs'' was their most successful album, bringing them popularity in the UK and Europe, also making a smaller mark in the US. Background When Mercury Rev returned home from touring their 1995 album '' See You on the Other Side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boces
''Boces'' is the second album by Mercury Rev, released in 1993. It was their final album with frontman David Baker, who was asked to leave shortly after the supporting tour concluded. The title is derived from the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services system of vocational schools in New York. During the tour (on Lollapalooza) for this album, the band were forced off the stage for being too loud. Track listing Personnel ;Mercury Rev * Jimy Chambers – Drumming, AtlasSweepstakes * Jonathan Donahue – Silver Pickup Guitar, Vocals between Ventolin hits * Grasshopper – Dither Guitar, Licorice Stick * Suzanne Thorpe – Rooster Tail Bass Flute, Chevron Fife * Dave Fridmann David Lawrence Fridmann is an American record producer and musician. Career From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips. Other bands he has worked with include Weezer, Saxon Shore (band), Saxon Shore, Neon ... – Bass Explore, Exhaled band-with Magnetics * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerself Is Steam
''Yerself Is Steam'' is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Mercury Rev, released on May 14, 1991. The title is a mondegreen of the phrase "your self-esteem", and is taken from a recurring lyric in opening track "Chasing a Bee". "Car Wash Hair" was released as a single to follow the album. "Very Sleepy Rivers" is supposedly about a serial killer, with the river acting as a metaphor for the killer's relative calm and sudden tendency to snap. A music video for "Chasing a Bee" was shot at an abandoned infectious disease hospital that once housed Mary Mallon on North Brother Island in New York City, and was directed by Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen. Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500 made a guest appearance on "Car Wash Hair" and assisted with recording, allegedly after bassist and engineer Dave Fridmann spent the band's advance on a holiday package. Critical reception ''Rolling Stone'' labeled the album "slacker beat at its most extreme and hypnotic, a marvel of tortured s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Rev (194624)
Mercury Rev is an American rock band formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York, with (vocals and guitar) and Sean "" Mackowiak (guitar/clarinet/other instruments) as the only constant members. The band's music has incorporated , and American roots, amongst other forms. Mercury Rev have been closely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
