Ho-Ag

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Ho-Ag
Origin Flag of the United States.svg Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Noise rock
Years active2001 present
MembersMatt Parish
Tyler Derryberry
Alaskan Ryan Brown
Eric Meyer [1]
Past membersKristina Johnson
Patrick Kim
Dave Dines
Jonathan Ruhe
Nicholas ("Nkls") Ward
Website ho-agband.com

Ho-Ag was an experimental noise rock band based in Boston, Massachusetts. The name is a reference to astronomy. [2]

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History

Ho-Ag was formed in 2001 by guitarists Matt Parish and Patrick Kim, along with bassist Dave Dines and drummer Jon Ruhe. Their debut EP, People Coming Back in Time, was self-released in October 2002. Their first album was later released in 2003 on Mister Records. The group then replaced Ruhe with Eric Meyer and Tyler Derryberry joined the group as a keyboardist. Their EP Pray for the Worms in was released in February 2005. Nicholas Wardreplaced Dines on bass during a tour. Their next album, The Word from Pluto, was recorded after the tour and released on Hello Sir Records in September 2006. The group followed up with a self-released EP titled Elektro in 2007. Doctor Cowboy, Ho-Ag's third album, was released by Hello Sir in May 2008, by which time the lineup consisted of Parish, Derryberry, Meyer, guitarist Kristina Johnson, and bassist Ryan Brown. [3]

Discography

Reception

Their album The Word from Pluto received positive to mixed reviews. [4] [5]

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References

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  2. Donaldson, Jonathan (2013-02-20). "What the Ho-Ag?!? - Boston Prog-Math-Metal-Spaz-Rock band releases new album TONIGHT @ Oberon". Boston.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. "Ho-Ag Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  4. Cock, Jason (2006-10-06). "Ho-Ag: The Word From Pluto". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  5. "Ho-Ag: The Word from Pluto". ALARM. 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2024-04-06.