Having not known these guys till they moved here to Austin from Mississippi in 2004, I'll give you what I know. RICHARD "BRUH" STOCKTON (guitar) and BEN SCOTT (drums) started a band called TWO DAMN DUDES in the summer of 2001. They later brought in a bass player by the name of Chaz Monaghan 6 months later. The next year, Chaz was gone and GREG WATSON, former guitar player for a band called WORM, took his place along with Worm's sax,JAMES BRINKLEY (sax). This was 2002.
The line up was untraditional. No doubt. But the sound WORKED! With the group as it stands now, they are able to deliver something that is rarely seen in today's climate of retro rock and post-grunge punk: a fresh, funky yet rough around the edges sound that is both catchy AND experimental.
Don't believe me? Take a listen for yourself!
Mike Komiski fanclub V.P.,
THE BARON HIMSELF....
