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Hunter McGregor

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Member Since: 28/01/2006
Band Members: Hunter McGregor - Guitar, vocals, keyboard; currently looking for another singer, who can preferrably play guitar or piano, then rest of band (lead guitar, keys, bass, drums).
Influences: Beatles; Husker Du; Stone Temple Pilots; Queen; Rush; Soundgarden; The Who; Bob Dylan; Fuel; Collective Soul; Jethro Tull; Foo Fighters; Our Lady Peace; Weezer; Crosby, Still & Nash; Ben Folds; Guadalcanal Diary; Matthew Sweet; Tom Petty; Sarah McLachlan; ELO; Yes; Sugar; Bob Mould; Green Day; CCR; Byrds; R.E.M.; Drivin' n' Cryin'; Rage Against the Machine; Billy Joel; Peter, Paul & Mary; Led Zeppelin; Toto; Rolling Stones; Jimi Hendrix; Van Halen; Enya; Trans-Siberian Orchestra; Fleetwood Mac; Boston; Styx; Journey; many classical/modern composers (e.g., Bach; Tchaikovsky; Wagner; Mozart; Rimsky-Korsakov, Aaron Copeland); some showtunes (esp. rock operas/shows, some Sondheim; some Webber, etc.); tons of New Orleans music (Allen Toussaint, Ernie K-Doe, et alia); and many of the current NOLA rock bands that kick ass.
Sounds Like: An amalgamation of all my influences, so pretty eclectic. Most of the songs I've written fall somewhere between the Beatles and STP, with heavy doses of The Who, Queen and Husker Du. I'm also writing a rock opera...
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

ACTORS WITH AXES - Fri 5/25 Carrollton Station Gig

THIS FRIDAY at 10pmLIVE AT THE CARROLLTON STATION ACTORS WITH AXESLocal actors/songwriters, Marc Belloni, Greg DiLeo & Hunter McGregor, perform their own unique original rock songs and, who k...
Posted by on Fri, 25 May 2007 02:14:00 GMT

Carrollton Station Foundation Benefit Show Friday 4/13

I'm playing for the Carrollton Station Foundation Benefit show this Friday, April 13. I play at 9pm at Jimmy's next door. Lots of great music for a great cause. Here's the info:From: "Carrollton Stati...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:44:00 GMT

Birthday Plans Tuesday

Hey, my birthday is tomorrow (Tuesday, 3/6) and I've been way to busy at work to send out a big e-mail, so here's the deal. I'll be playing open mike at Carrollton Station, arriving at 8pm-ish to eat ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:00:00 GMT

Carrollton Station Singer/Songwriter Night Oct 12

I'm playing the upcoming singer/songwriter night at Carrollton Station on Thursday, October 12, along with two other talented songwriters. Phil and Dante play their sets starting at 10pm, so I'll go o...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:38:00 GMT

"In Purgatory" -- the movie I'm filming

Check out the movie poster for the movie I'm filming. This is the link for the director's page:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.vi ewprofile&friendid=73918477
Posted by on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:20:00 GMT

Injury prone?

So two Tuesdays ago a sign fell on my head at work (not my new job at the ad agency starting next week, but helping my Dad at his company). This was a pretty hefty sign--about 6 feet across, about a f...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:48:00 GMT

My Birthweek Celebration

Hello, my birthday is Monday, which is clearly not the ideal day to celebrate, so I'm going with a birthweek theme. That naturally includes a heavy dose of Winston's since I live only a few blocks awa...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:25:00 GMT

Mardi Gras

Some friends and I just rented an apartment for Mardi Gras on St. Charles and Conery about 5 blocks from Louisiana Ave. Prime parade spot.Also, I'm buying a new car tomorrow, so I'm excited about that...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:38:00 GMT