Music has always been meant to be heard by open ears, performed for the peoples, to be interpreted by the peoples, and to relay the thoughts and emotions of those performing via the art of music. Set your ears to 10, Urine Idiot is here to blast the sounds of our thoughts and emotions to you, in the most musically and entertaining way we can. Our sounds, yet original, come from many influences, such as the quirkiness and driving bass riffs of Les Claypool, the driving drum lines of Rage Against The Machine, to the original eccentric ideas of Big Black. As much as we realize that music is art, our dedication to our music is fine tuned and as close to perfect as art can be. We hope your interpretation of our sounds brings you to be a true fan of our music.
It wasn’t until late 2006, that the idea of this project started. Two fellow musicians, Tugboat Jim and Thugg Steve, were standing outside in the cold, having a smoke and a beer at their favorite watering whole (following The State of Washington’s decision to ban indoor smoking), talked about their previous music and the challenges and experiences keeping a band together. Both found similar experiences, which they both took numerous years away for their dreams of performing. After several long conversations, a decision was made to put a new band together. With a few line up changes, Urine Idiot has found, to date, a total of four very dedicated musicians that play and write the music that fits exactly the founding vision. Urine Idiot IS: Tugboat Jim on bass, Thugg Steve on guitars and noise, The Notorious P. I. G. (Jerry) on drums, and Doses MaGoo (Joseph) on vocals.
Urine Idiot brings to you sounds of grooving Punk-Funk-Rock. Everything from breaks, beat changes, interesting lyrics, true punk rock guitar sounds and intricate bass riffs and bass chording all keeps you on your toes. Our lyrics may remind you of some of the funny and goofy situation you may have seen when folks have had a bit too much to drink, as well as lyrics about folks that think too much of themselves (never to name names). As of this point, none of our songs set the stage for any political stand or opinion. Our songs and lyrics, we feel, is something that our local music scene is hungry for.
At our first show, which was on a Sunday afternoon, we arrived to find numerous folks there, some in the local music scene, all there in a very positive mood eager to hear what we have to offer. With the surprise of the large turn out, we set foot on stage and played through two set as if we’ve played them for years. After that show, we found no negative feedback. Since that show, several bands and venues have approached us about more shows. Urine Idiot is here to stay!
As of this writing, Urine Idiot is currently in the studio recording. We haven’t yet decided to release a full length album or just an EP to start. But, whatever the decision, Urine Idiot will have something to offer soon as a recording for the peoples. Meanwhile, we will be booking shows locally to make ourselves more known. Designed to be a touring band, we hope to schedule a West Coast Tour for sometime in 2008.
Our thanks: to the local music scene for your support. Special thanks: to folks that have shown us what being a real band is supposed to be. People like Tom Landa from the Paperboys, all the guys from Dragstrip Riot, Hillstomp , Rich Evans from 1-2-3-4, Steve White from KMFDM, and the list goes on, have been key to inspiration, advise and personal friendships. And a special shout out to you for your interest to read through this bio!
Now you know Urine Idiot! We
plan to see all of you in the audience grooving to our music!
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Mailing:
Urine Idiot Band
c/o Tugboat Jim
PO Box 4833
Seattle , WA 98194