Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers

About Me

New CD Out!
Listen to Howlin’ Houndog play Live on KPSU in Portland on 4/5/08
here
"Howlin’ Houndog, Loud ’n’ Live in the Studio" was cut (mostly) Live (with vocals) at Studio V (for Vagrant) in Seattle featuring variations of his Local and Touring band line ups of the Infamous Loosers. It is a stripped down version of the rootsy-bluesy-country-honky-tonkin’ music he likes to play. He is expecting to set up a short West Coast Tour sometime in 2008. Ask for it by name!
Erik Howlin’ Houndog 4-A has been around for many years.(he got his nickname from his harp playing style that makes dogs howl) From the beginning of his musical career in the 1980s through his formation of Vagrant Records of Seattle Washington and the various bands he has been in over many years from the Bassics/MonGrells, the Surrealists, the Long Faces, Pistol Pete and Monkeys With Machine Guns he has developed his style of musical composition. Combining various influences with others from a variety of music from Middle Eastern to Delta/Chicago/British Blues , Psychedelia , Surf, Folk Rock & Country. This has slowly be refined down to what he currently plays now.
Here is live footage shot by Rob Hursh (Dullface Robsterboy) of the Seattle based line up of Howlin’ Houndog & Infamous Loosers from the Northwest Folklife Festival in 2007
Howlin’ Houndog "Tell Me Momma" Live @ NW FolklifeFestival 2007
Here is some press from the "Left Coast Tour" of Northern/Central California in August 2007 from Chico’s student paper the Orion. Read about it
here
Also here is some old footage of Howlin Houndog with his former band the Long Faces live on local Northwest music program "29 Live!" back in 1999 (also by Rob Hursh!)
For booking info go to;
Sonicbids
Get the Old CD on CDBaby here;
Howlin’ Houndog & The Infamous Loosers
Howlin’ Houndog talks about his Sunset show on Jan 26th and his upcoming "Rubber Tramping the USA" indi solo tour on Youtube! (thanks to Dullface Robsterboy)
Feel free to drop Howlin’ a line here if you can help with booking dates for future shows!
Thanks!

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Member Since: 5/24/2006
Band Website: vagrantrecords.com
Band Members: In the current Performing Line-Up of the Loosers are;

Kip Phillips-Lead Guitar
Dan "The Man" Stanard-Bass
Robert "Newbie" McNaughty-Drums

Plus the "Portland Touring Crew" on these NEW songs
Sean "The Bassman" Hudson and Ji Tanzer on both "Hello Kitty Blues" and "Yer Ugly" also featuring Chris Morda on Slide Guitar.

Also various past line-ups on these recordings include;
Nuevo Song (Â© 2003 Erik 4-A) Features; Karl (Sticks) Wilhelm on Drums, Joe (Merle Haggis) Ross on Bass, Joey (The Saint) St. John-Ryan on Sax;

kNOw Problems (Â© 1990 Erik 4-A) Features; Justin (Rock Action) Williams on Drums, KenZick on Bass, Darrien Brown on Harp and guest musician Jon (Swindon Spundgren) Auer on Lead Guitar;

Disfigured (Â© 1990 Erik 4-A) Features; Jon Auer on Percussion and The Prime Weirdz - Clayton (Fingers) Park on Vocal & Fiddle and Pat (Jesus on a Stick) Reardon on Backing Vocals, plus Michael Bristow on Bass
Influences: Capt. Beefheart, Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Ry Cooder, Johnny Cash, The Yardbirds, Lightnin Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, Sam The Sham & The Pharohs, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, Girl Trouble, and much, much more!
Sounds Like: If Capt Beefheart, The Rolling Stones, The Sonics and The Velvet Underground were in a car crash and were put back together without instructions!
Record Label: Vagrant Records of Seattle Washington
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

All Those On-line Thank You's are Here Now!

Many Thanks to Tom Duncanson and his gang at Millikin University in Decatur Ill. for having me play outside there during the lunch hour! This was the last gig of the tour and the weather worked out pe...
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Mon, 07 May 2007 12:23:00 PST

I'm Home!

OK I made it back to Seattle (just barely) Friday, before my car started to have some problems. It drove over 11,000 miles almost to conk out less than 5 miles from home. The last 300 miles was tense ...
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:33:00 PST

Homeward Bound!

Well that it! I am done "Rubber Tramping the USA". My Tour/Trip is done. I am on the homeward journey. I am gonna head north via I-90 (weather permitting). Currently I am in Walnut Iowa (close to Coun...
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:50:00 PST

So Long Michigan, Hello Illinois!

Well my week in the cold north of MI has come to a close. I am dropping this message from Champaign/Urbana Ill (where I am playing at an Open Mic tonight) I am heading down to Decatur Ill. on Wed to p...
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:55:00 PST

Me and the Good Ol' Boys from Grand Ledge!

Ok, so I made it up to MI just in time for some really cold weather and some snow! (Ick!) but, I am also on the back end of my tour. I got to play with a couple of Living Ledgends from Grand Ledge MI....
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:16:00 PST

Hangin' With Jacob (1755-1849) in Wayne Co. Indiana!

Today I made a special trip from Blue Ash OH up to Wayne Co IN to find the resting place of my oldest recorded ancestor Jacob Forrey, soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. It t...
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:30:00 PST

The Bash at Rabbit Hash (Kentucky)!

OK so I played the Historic Southgate House in Newport KY and got offers to do 2 other gigs. One didn't pan out and the other was to play the General Store in Rabbit Hash (yes that is the town's name!...
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:52:00 PST

And The Sky Just Exploded!

Well yesterday I went through my first Severe Thunderstorm (and Tornado Warning!) It was intense. It sounded like an artillery barage. The sky lit up all night long. It was mesmerizing (but imposible ...
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:00:00 PST

Barbie Que!

OK so down here in the South the Art and Skill of Barbeque is almost (but not quite) a Religeon. There are many forms of Barbeque I have tried on this trip in Texas, Louisianna, Florida, Georgia and n...
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 07:17:00 PST

Durham/Chapel Hill Music

OK, so I played in Durham NC last night and things went well for the show there. I wish I had a few more friends of mine from the Durham/Chapel Hill area show up, but it was a Thursday night show.I pl...
Posted by Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:55:00 PST