On and off bass mike watt book

Discover book depositorys huge selection of mike watt books online. On and off bass, the book is a photo memoir featuring photos taken by watt coupled with excerpts from watts stooges tour diaries mixed with. Apr 08, 2012 he has a new book out, called mike watt. Ive got a mike watt account, a mike watt account, a mike watt account, a mike watt account, a mike watt account, a mike watt place at the internet archive and a mike watt place at cuz there. Apr 25, 2012 they reconvene to mark the release of mike watt. In april 2010, the santa monica gallery track 16 hosted watt s first public exhibit. Unsurprisingly, hellride east, which featured the bassist with j mascismurph from dinosaur jr. Watts writing is insightful, funny, intimate and honest, as he explores topics like john coltrane, long hauls and overcoming performance fears.

The lighthouse reflection distorts in a wave as if in a funhouse mirror. May 05, 2012 the photos in on and off bass he plays a book release party saturday at beyond baroque capture pedros juxtaposition of wildness and civilization. On and off bass, his beautiful book of photographs and poetic memoir has just been published, and in celebration three rooms press threw a party that naturally took the form of a gig. Not to be confused with filmmaker and journalist mike watt. He has also just put out a book of photographs and tour diary excerpts with. Mike watt shows different frame of mind in on and off bass. Watt has also contributed to recent recordings by the book of knots, former pere ubu bass player tony maimones darkly beautiful musical collective. Mike watt, adopted son of san pedro and future bass player for the minutemen, was a product of these energies and tensions. Some unexpected wildlife photos are embedded within, check it out. The trio became one of the most influential southern california punk groups of all time. According to his publicist, during his time off the road, at home in san pedro, watt developed a deep interest in photography. I am the mike watt who lives in pedro and works the bass.

The indefatigable punk legend mike watt marks the publication of his book, mike watt. Apr 29, 2012 mike watt of the stooges, plus the minutemen and firehose, has just put out a book of his photographs, enhanced by some punk and travel related anecdotes, called on and off bass, via three rooms. On and off bass exposes watts vision as a photographer, diarist and poet, taking its readers on a trip. This unusual and beautiful photographic memoir consists of images created by.

Mike watt got his musical start thumping the bass with legendary san pedro punk trio, the minutemen in 1980 and he has been at it ever since. As a founding member of the highly influential minutemen, he created one of the most important bodies of work in the american underground canon, delivering adventurous, fiercely polemical music informed by such disparate traditions as funk, folk, and free jazz. With watt s participation and blessing, we jam econo, a feature length documentary film chronicling the minutemens story, produced and directed by keith schieron and tim irwin, was released in. He is bestknown for cofounding the rock bands the minutemen and firehose. On and off bass, the book is a photo memoir featuring photos taken by watt coupled with excerpts from watt s stooges tour diaries mixed with free verse poems. Bassist mike watt, cofounder of the minutemen, spoke to us about his new photo book mike watt. The sun rises fuzzy and bright behind a black, geometric crane. Bassist mike watt began his career with the influential california punk group minutemen in the 1980s, then launched more bands, a solo career, a gig with the stooges and an interest in.

Watt went on to form firehose, and play bass for punk royalty with the stooges, as well as hundreds of projects with musicians around the world. Mike watt is still the man in the van with the bass in his hand. Mike watt is an american bass guitarist, singer and songwriter. Mike watt got his musical start thumping the bass with legendary san. Mike watt, j mascis, murph, byron coley, john petkovich as. On and off bass, photographs that appeared in the exhibit are punctuated by watts poetry and snippets selected from 10 years of his diaries. On and off bass, the everunpredictable fourstringer has assembled a starstudded release party. Apr 25, 2012 to celebrate the release of the minutemans photodriven memoir, mike watt. Watt checked in from his beloved home of san pedro, california. A photographic memory by mike watt sign in register.

According to his publicist, during his time off the road, at home in san pedro, watt developed a. Bassist mike watt formed the seminal punk band the minutemen with d. For over 3 decades he has toured the country in his ford econoline, first with incomparable punk band the minutemen, in the 90s with the fluid firehose, and later with the power trios that have followed. And when you stop turning the pages of watts story, you start turning the pages of yours, reignited. Mar 15, 2019 bassist mike watt was the living embodiment of the punk rock spirit. Although only mentioned a few times by name, san pedro permeates on and off bass, watt s new collection of photographs, diary entries, and poems. Over the years, hes toured with dos, firehose, his own the black gang, the secondmen, the missingmen, and others, and he has worked bass as a sideman for porno for pyros, j mascis and the fog. Mike watt, j mascis, murph, thurston moore and john petkovic. On and off bass by mike watt available from rakuten kobo. Boon and george hurley who would later form the minutemen a band that would inspire legions. On and off bass, the book is a photo memoir featuring photos taken by watt coupled with excerpts from watts stooges tour diaries mixed with free verse poems. Watt checked in from his beloved home of san pedro, california, to talk about his early days in the movement. Mike watt got his musical start thumping the bass with legendary san pedro punk trio, the minutemen in 1980 and has been at it ever since.