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Ho-Ag

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Ho-Ag
OriginUnited States Boston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresNoise rock
Years active2001 – present
MembersMatt Parish
Tyler Derryberry
Alaskan Ryan Brown
Eric Meyer[1]
Past membersKristina Johnson
Patrick Kim
Dave Dines
Jonathan Ruhe
Nicholas ("Nkls") Ward
Websiteho-agband.com

Ho-Ag was an experimental noise rock band based in Boston, Massachusetts. The name is a reference to astronomy.[2]

History

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Ho-Ag was formed in 2001 by guitarists Matt Parish and Patrick Kim, along with bassist Dave Dines and drummer Jon Ruhe. Their debut EP, People Coming Back in Time, was self-released in October 2002. Their first album was later released in 2003 on Mister Records. The group then replaced Ruhe with Eric Meyer and Tyler Derryberry joined the group as a keyboardist. Their EP Pray for the Worms in was released in February 2005. Nicholas Wardreplaced Dines on bass during a tour. Their next album, The Word from Pluto, was recorded after the tour and released on Hello Sir Records in September 2006. The group followed up with a self-released EP titled Elektro in 2007. Doctor Cowboy, Ho-Ag's third album, was released by Hello Sir in May 2008, by which time the lineup consisted of Parish, Derryberry, Meyer, guitarist Kristina Johnson, and bassist Ryan Brown.[3]

Discography

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  • The Meteor Is a Decoy (Demo, 2002)
  • People Coming Back In Time for Me (Self-Released, 2002)
  • Mister Records Comp 2003 (Mister Records, 2003)
  • Ho Ag Equals Go At (Mister Records, 2003)
  • Mister Records Comp 3.0 (Mister Records, 2005)
  • Ho-Ag/Laughing Light Split 7" (Mister Records, 2005)
  • Pray for the Worms (Hive 35, 2005)
  • The Word from Pluto (Hello Sir Records, 2006)
  • Elektra/Elektro EP (Hive 35, 2007)
  • Doctor Cowboy (Hello Sir Records, 2008)
  • World-Destroying Zig-Zags (Hive 35, 2013)
  • No More Masterpieces (Hive 35, 2013)

Reception

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Their album The Word from Pluto received positive to mixed reviews.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ . [1] http://www.ho-agband.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Donaldson, Jonathan (2013-02-20). "What the Ho-Ag?!? - Boston Prog-Math-Metal-Spaz-Rock band releases new album TONIGHT @ Oberon". Boston.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. ^ "Ho-Ag Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  4. ^ Cock, Jason (2006-10-06). "Ho-Ag: The Word From Pluto". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  5. ^ "Ho-Ag: The Word from Pluto". ALARM. 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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