Music:
Member Since: 7/24/2007
Band Website: porterharp.com
Band Members: Porter Harp: Vocals, Guitars
Tim Fekete: Bass, Keys & Vocals
Jeff Baars: Drums, Percussion & Vocals
Bobby Marsden: Guitars & Vocals
Past, Present and Future Co-conspirators: Dave Voss (RIP), Jim Roth, Anne Marie Ruljancich, Goody Blick (Gudrun Smith), Dave Keppel, Susan Grote, Kelly Blanchard, Aaron Starkey, Dave Mortenson (Dave Nothing), Chris Mietus, Kevin “Kubby†White, Tom Keeney, Scott Winram, Don Grabrick, Andrew Linnemann, John Roderick, Joel Syester, Ben Lyman, Jon Morrow, Doug Hamilton, Zachary Lansdowne & Phil "10lb Can-o-whupass" Ek
Influences: I am always a little reticent to list my (our) influences because: one, it seems obligatory; secondly, you always end up leaving someone out; and lastly, you can always lead folks in the wrong direction by being "too eclectic" - or rather too full of yourself and your own bullshit – ya dig? That said, with the previous and following disclaimer, this by no means is a complete list – but we, as people, cannot deny those who came before us and still inspire us. Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World (tm) and hopefully the whole is greater than the sum o’ the parts in the end: Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Built to Spill, Bob Dylan (circa the Rolling Thunder Revue), John Lennon, Steve Earle, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, Soundgarden, Wilco, Jimi Hendrix (Band of Gypsys), Modest FUCKING Mouse, The Rolling Stones (Goats Head Soup), The Shins, Radio Nationals, My Morning Jacket, Iron and Wine, Drive by Truckers, AC/DC (’74 Jailbreak), Lynyrd Skynyrd (’73 – ’77), Pantera (Cowboys from Hell), Johnny Cash (RIP, biz-natch, you earned it), Al Green, BMRC, The Allman Brothers (Eat a Peach), The Black Keys, Cheap Trick (hey, I grew up in the Midwest too, bitches), The Clash (London Calling), Miles Davis (A Tribute to Jack Johnson), Dave Voss, Dave Keppel, The Eagles, Grandaddy (Under the Western Freeway), Gram Parsons, Jimmie Dale Gilmore (The Flatlanders, “More a Legend than a Bandâ€), Marvin Gaye, Emmylou Harris, Roy Orbison, Jane’s Addiction, House of Large Sizes, The Ramones, Son Volt, Son House, Public Enemy (Fear of a Black Planet), 4hr Ramona, Mark Lanegan, The Stooges, Robin Trower, The Pixies (Surfer Rosa), Lou Reed, Ween, The White Stripes, Whiskeytown, Wolfmother, Bone Cellar, Jim Sykes, Love Battery, Voodoo Gearshift and waaaay too many local bands to mention… Lastly, your Mother and especially your Sister - and the late, great, Warren Zevon. I may still be waiting for my saving grace order of Lawyers, Guns & Money, you dead son of a bitch… but, I have learned to enjoy every sandwich in the meantime...
Sounds Like: …something that should primarily appeal to the over 30 crowd weaned on '70s rock, but some kids seem to dig too. Think Wilco meets Neil Young at a Pink Floyd recording session with the benefit of experiencing the early '90s grunge days of Seattle - via vintage gear that was “state of the art†in 1978, and you'll begin to get the idea. Peace out, bitches.
Record Label: Strangler Lewis Records
Type of Label: Indie
