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The Moses Gun

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About Me

The Moses Gun is a Chicago based rock band that features the soul stylings and distorted chaos of Vell Mullens on guitar and vocals, the rumbling sonic fury of Rich Harris on bass, guitar, and backing vocals, and the unbridled attack of John "Johnny Mars" Marszalek on drums. We do what we do - and we have for a minute.Beginnings? Let's paint a picture - Wicker Park, mid to late 90's - riddled with lots of skinny pants and Converse wearing trust fund kids in their trust fund condos slumming it up in the big bad city. Band after band trying to be the next "big thing". The Moses Gun? Living in veritable poverty in the city we grew up in, jamming on second hand pawn shop instruments, barely nourished on a diet of Ramen noodles, camel cigarettes, Busch beer, and (insert random illicit substance here), all the while writing rambling odes to relationships lost, baby mamas, dope, and disillusionment (in no particular order). While other bands may have evolved with trends (a little NuMetal here, a little post-punk there – nothing wrong with that), the Moses Gun hath plotted a different course - seeking to somehow merge all that we believe to be right and just: random episodes of Good Times (James Evans episodes, of course), dog-eared Upton Sinclair novels, the wacky pre-911 innocence of our youth, combined with the pop sensibilities of Motown, the sheer power of Husker Du, and the urgency of mid 90's Hip-hop - which is utterly ironic, as we have few, if any, elements of hip-hop in our music, but I digress...It hasn't stopped really - the Moses Gun will stay in step with the stream of consciousness narrative seeping from our collective craniums. We remain in a tireless, unyielding pursuit of truth the way we see it. There is no failure - only forward. Myspace Backgrounds

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Member Since: 22/11/2004
Band Website: you're on it
Band Members: Vell Mullens, Rich Harris, and Johnny Marz
Influences: The Moses Gun is a rock band. The Moses Gun is from Chicago. The Moses Gun is your friend. The Moses Gun means you no harm. The Moses Gun knows your special needs. The Moses Gun pleads the fifth. The Moses Gun needs your vote this November. The Moses Gun lives the decadent life of the rock star, without the messy needles. The Moses Gun is a rock band.
Sounds Like: Lifted from the Chicago Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis:"One of the first skills any fledgling rock critic learns is to dismiss forthright any band’s alleged formula/recipe for how it crafted its sound: “We’re like the Beatles meet Led Zeppelin with a touch of the Monkees and a hint of Parliament-Funkadelic!” inevitably sounds like lame John Mayer (and yes, I know that’s redundant.) But the Chicago quartet the Moses Gun couldn’t help but pique my interest when bassist Rich Harris wrote to promise “a multicultural band that grew up listening to Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Wu Tang and Husker Du…. sort of like an African-American Pixies, or Queens of the Stone Age.” And guess what? The band actually delivered it.Former by Harris and guitarist-vocalist Vell Mullens in Wicker Park in the mid-’90s and completed by drummer John Marszalek and second guitarist Kudzai Kasambira, the group has certainly taken its time issuing a proper recorded debut. But a new demo showcased on its Web page (www.myspace.com/themosesgun) holds plenty of promise for an actual album or EP, from the martial grooves of the verses yielding to the anthemic indie-rock choruses of “Gold” to the tuneful hard rock of “Stream of Consciousness,” which brings to mind Living Color jamming with Dinosaur Jr. That’s the thing about formulas/recipes: It’s hard to stop once you get started"
Record Label: None
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

But What About the Tribune Company?

Stephen Markley talked to Rich & Vell, showed himself to be an awesome person, very cool and accomodating. Then he used his immense journalism skills to provide this wonderful piece for the RedEye...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:11:00 GMT

The Moses Gun featured by The Chicago Sun Times!

The Moses Gun are featured in the May 18th, 2008 Chicago Sun Times music section - specifically by the one and only Mr. Jim DeGoratis! Check it out: "One of the first skills any fledgling rock cr...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 21:56:00 GMT

The Moses Gun at WLUW....

The Moses Gun's Kudzai Kasambira and Vell Mullens recently made an in-studio apperance at Chicago's best indie college radio station, WLUW 88.7 (Loyola University). Aside from the usual witt...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:51:00 GMT

New Music!

The Moses Gun has finally posted new music. It's been a long time coming, but the fruits of our labor have been realized - relatively speaking. Kudos to to all the musicians who inspired us in the las...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:18:00 GMT