I have an electric band called BOOM CHICK:
Moselle Spiller- Drums
Frank Hoier- Guitar, Vocals, Slide Guitar
Influences
JOHN LENNON BOB DYLAN The Beatles The White Stripes Howlin' Wolf Woody Guthrie LEAD BELLY Chuck Berry Robert Johnson LITTLE RICHARD HANK WILLIAMS BUKKA WHITE The Coasters The Cadillacs Muddy Waters Pete Seeger John Hoier Ray Charles Paul McCartney Sam Cooke Blind Willie Mctell Cannon's Jug Stompers Jesse Fuller Hound Dog Taylor The Violent Femmes The Kinks The Rolling Stones John Lee Hooker Link Wray George Harrison Ringo Starr Nirvana Elliott Smith Debe Dalton Feral Foster Elizabeth Butters Patsy Cline Shilpa Ray Loretta Lynn The Weber Brothers Jessy Carolina Phoebe Kreutz The Carter Family Jimmie Rodgers (blue yodeler) Elvis Presley Carl Perkins Blind Boy Fuller Scotty Moore Skip James Tommy Johnson Hubert Sumlin Charley Patton Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Wu Tang Clan The Beastie Boys Son House Sonny Terry Elizabeth Cotten The Sonics Alan Lomax recordings Levee Hollers Harry Smith Anthology The Secret Museum of the Air 90's skate video soundtracks and THE BEATLES LIVE @ THE STAR CLUB 1962!
Sounds Like
"Frankness consists in always telling the truth, but not always all the truth." -Madame de Stael
"You're walking down life's road. Society's foot is on your throat. Every which way you turn you can't get from under that foot, and you reach a fork in the road and you can either lie down and die, or you can insist upon your life, your own individual life. Those people who made up the songs were the ones who insisted upon life and living, who reaffirmed themselves. They didn't just fall down into the cracks of the hole."
-Odetta
"Hoier has that rare gift of writing a song that sounds like it's been around forever – that mystic, instantly-classic feel." -Pop Headwound
"a beautiful voice that evokes all the sweetness, humility, and genuineness that audiences have come to sense in him as a musician, and a person. While many New York songwriters branching from the Dylan archetype come off as hacks, Frank Hoier has a distinct magnetism, and is currently one of the city's best in this vein." -Urban Folk Magazine
"Hoier plays fun, mostly upbeat Americana." -Time Out New York
"Songs pull smiles from even the most put-upon listener." -The Deli Magazine NYC
"Armed with a dusty acoustic guitar and a middle-finger aimed at today’s newspaper headlines, “Jesus Don’t Give Tax Breaks To The Rich” is a well-timed example of good, old-timey Americana. Put this on your political protest playlist right behind Bright Eyes’ “When The President Talks To God” for an earbud stimulus package."
-Hypeful
"Hoier rivals John Fogerty for his facility to work his political views into catchy country-rock tunes."
-Speed Of Dark
"Possibly one of the greatest songwriters of our generation."
-Feral Foster (Roots N Ruckus)
"It is evident that Hoier has invested time with some of the patron saints of American music. There's an honesty and authenticity in his voice, words, and sound that makes his music personal yet open enough to be relatable. For a man with a song that made the Top 50 on Neil Young's anti-war Web site, www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/index.html, and who credits The Beatles & Dylan for turning him onto music, Hoier still manages not to sound contrived."
-Charleston Preview/ Post & Courier
"There are plenty songs-heck, whole bands, that just aren't any fun. They take themselves so seriously and make music for people with no sense of humor or joie de vivre. That ain't me, 'coz I get the joie, baby! So does Frank Hoier."
-3Hive
"it's hard to tell Hoier is a SoCal to NY transplant. If you ask me - considering his slide guitar work - he was born in Austin and raised in Mississippi backwaters."
-Perfect Porridge
"the Weber Brothers join Hoier on Lovers and Dollars, and together they've created a memorable collection of Americana songs. The music on the album draws from traditional folk and blues while displaying distinct rock and roll flair." -NPR Music
.."evokes the spirit of Woodie Guthrie. Lovers & Dollars is a fab album; upbeat, interesting and hopelessly catchy."
-AmericanaUK
"Sure, everyone is talking about the single, "Jesus Don't Give Tax Breaks To The Rich", but the full LP shows off Hoier's talent for capturing Dylan-esque whimsy."
-Brooklyn Paper (Editor's Pick)
"Frank's talented songwriting and vocals recalls Josh Ritter ("Moonshiner"), Gordon Gano ("I've Made Up My Mind") and Ryan Adams ("We Both Live in Brooklyn, Babe" could be an outtake from "Gold"). "Jesus Don't Give Tax Breaks To The Rich" is a timeless tune that unfortunately never gets delivered to Washington, DC."
-Hickory Wind Blog
"sounds like something you'd find in a used record shop, shelved appropriately between copies of The Band's Music From Big Pink and John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band album."
-Weemayk Movies
"The excellent new CD by Brooklyn singer-songwriter Frank Hoier contains songs akin to Woody and Bob but played with the punk vigor and irreverence of The Violent Femmes."
-Richmond.com
"It's not often that an album can make you want to laugh and cry. Lovers & Dollars has a poetic sense about it. Hoier's voice has a genuineness about it that adds heartfelt tones to the songs. Sometimes wavering and other times strong, he's a great blend of a bluesy lullaby and an animated folk song."
-Pitt News
"Hoier has produced an LP that has all the essentials: a love song ("We Both Live In Brooklyn, Babe"), a rock tune ("I've Made Up My MInd"), a whiskey track (a cover of Dylan's "Moonshiner") and the comedic blues ditty ("41st Street Blues"). The variety shows his versatility as a songwriter and the musical prowess of The Weber Brothers."
-Kalamazoo Gazette
"Lovers & Dollars is backed by The Weber Brothers, which round out the full band vibe and compliment Hoier's folkish Beatles pop like delivery."
-Fire Drills (4 out of 5 flames - blazing hot)
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