George Hakkila - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I've been doing this music thing for a while now. For most of that time I called myself Ham Steak. For about five years I was also a member of a band called Stringbean. Ham Steak released two 7" EPs on the Elephi Pelephi label, a full length CD on Italy's Runt label, three self released CDs (including "Jesus Loves Cheeses" which I plan to re-release), another full length CD on Serendipity Do Da, a split 7" with M.O.T.O. , a split 7" with Hospital, three cassette EPs, and had tracks on about twenty different compilations. Stringbean released two 7" singles and was on about eight or ten different compilations. Stringbean played shows all over the East Coast. I've only played solo in NYC and the Northeast, and a single show out in Seattle. -----------------I sing and play electric and acoustic guitar. Sometimes I just beat the hell out of the guitar. I have a new record almost ready to release. I'm hoping to find a label that's interested in putting it out, but I'll most likely just save up and do this one myself. It's been too much fun to let it sit idle. ---------------------------Some of the new songs will find their way into George Hakkila live shows. There will also be some all electric guitar shows. But nothing is set in stone. I do what I want, when I want.

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Member Since: 29/03/2007
Band Website: www.rumproast.com/hamsteak/
Band Members: George Hakkila
Influences: Captain Beefheart, Devo, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Minutemen, Husker Du, Dinosaur Jr./J Mascis, Roy Buchannan, Django, Snakefinger, the Residents, the Girls, Renaldo & the Loaf, Silver Apples, Giant Sand/Howe Gelb, Volcano Suns, Mission of Burma, Moving Targets, Naked Raygun, XTC, Flying Burrito Brothers, Big Boys, Dead Kennedys, Joe Pop-O-Pie, the Clash, Flipper, Willie Nelson, Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant, Jimmy Smith, Rhassan Roland Kirk, more Devo, Thin White Rope, Butthole Surfers, the Ventures, Half Japanese/Jad Fair, Fuck, Hoyt Axton, Roger Miller (Dang Me), Roger Miller(No Man), Blue Oyster Cult, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Silver Jews, Pavement, Van Halen(DLR era), B-52's, Gang of Four, Zimbo Chimps, Exploding Parakeet, Black Flag, White Flag, Circle Jerks, Blurt, Donovan, the Byrds, Big Dipper, Minor Threat, the Longshoremen (SF), and a bunch more I can't recall at this exact moment.
Sounds Like: Ham Steak
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

On the Plus Side

Okay, so I played that show last week. It was pretty damn fun doing a whole set again for a crowd that wasn't in my front yard. Well, crowd is probably the exact wrong word but so what. I love putting...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:11:00 GMT

On the Road Again

Oh yeah baby. I'm playing out. I have a show. I'm on a roll. That's good, because my real gig is shrivelling up my balls like two plum pits in a vacant lot. You remember those kids in high school who ...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:32:00 GMT

I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more

Yep. Or nope. I'm moving in a few days. I've put in my time at the farm. Got a lot of stuff going on and I just have to move. The economy left me without house mates and the landlord's portfolio took ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 20:44:00 GMT

Spruce Goose

At work yesterday I he-manned a pallet a few feet through the air to land atop about a six foot stack of pallets. It was one of those "this is a good angle and I know I can land this fucker from here"...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:45:00 GMT

Spring is in the Hair

I've just emailed all my contacts a copy of my song "Ode to the Vernal Equinox". I've done that every year for the past eight or so years. I do this as a sort of celebration, pagan as it may be. At le...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:16:00 GMT

The television will not be revolutionized

Jack it up, flatten it out, digitize it, it doesn't matter. About ten years ago a group of artists collaborated with a physicist and developed a way to make and play vinyl video discs. And that was t...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:01:00 GMT

ADHDTV

I've reached my fill line on the whole ADD thing. Or maybe I reached it a long time ago. I dunno. It's hard to pay too much attention. Basically what it's all come down to is people who act stupidly c...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:07:00 GMT

I am a fart. POOF

If you haven't figured it out yet, I work at a grocery store. I'm sort of management, sort of not. Kind of King Shit On Turd Island. That's another post for later, after I give my notice. Maybe in s...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:40:00 GMT

Freedom from choice

One potential show in the offing. I haven't decided and it's not a guaranteed show. But, I may be playing a Devo tribute night in February. I love Devo. My old band, Stringbean used to play a Devo c...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:05:00 GMT

Gim'me a pig's foot and a bottle of beer

Day three out in the pig barn on a borrowed amp. I've been playing a lot again. A couple of hours a day. The barn is fucking cold. My landlord keeps it just above freezing, or just below freezing. Or ...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:43:00 GMT