Been kickin' around in various corners of the garage for 22 years now, playing with (among others):
The Buzzards (Ottawa, 1987)
The 14th Wray (Kingston, 1990-91)
The Minstrels (New Orleans/Montreal, 1992)
The Deadbeatniks (Kingston, 1992-93)
The Fiends (Vancouver, 1994-97)
The Knurlings (Ottawa, 1997-98)
The Desecrators (Ottawa, 1998-99)
The Orange Alabaster Mushroom (Kingston/Ottawa, 1991-present)
Mississippi Grover Brief Bio:
Mississippi Grover is NOT from Mississippi, though he did ride a train through there once. Sometime during the late 1990s in Ottawa (Canada), local garage punk duo The Desecrators asked their friend Greg Watson to play some blues harp for a couple of songs. Since every blues harp player needs an appropriate name, “Mississippi Grover” was born. Grover eventually became the full-time organist for The Desecrators, in addition to playing harp, guitar and accordion.
Fast forward to early 2005: The Desecrators have long disbanded, Greg has moved to rural Ontario with his family and Mississippi Grover has been born again as a one-man band, playing swampy garage and primitive blues punk stuff, also known as rock 'n' roll. He has been driving around Ontario and western Quebec since then, playing for audiences of all sorts and dazzling them with his moonshiny gumbo of sound. That's right, he's a one-man travelling-medicine-show, and his tonic is SONIC, baby!
Savage Kick / Flying Saucer Rock N Roll / Mystery Action / The Desperate Hour / Sonic Nightmares / One Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette / The Mal Thursday Show / Florida Rocks Again
Thanks for digging the ole gig posters. Haven't had the opportunity to do many lately. Most people just photoshop 'em now, and I ain't any good at that!
Hey!
your songs are fucking awesome! a cool guy named mathieu trudel told me about you a couple weeks ago and I really loved what I heard!
any plans for a gig on montreal any time soon?
A place called paramount in moncton would be your best bet. Let me know ahead of time I can get you contact info for the guy who sets up all the shows.
~T
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your songs are fucking awesome! a cool guy named mathieu trudel told me about you a couple weeks ago and I really loved what I heard!
any plans for a gig on montreal any time soon?
~T
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