Brian Hacker: vox/gtr/epaulets - Marc Riordan: drums/Lynch refs - Wesman: bass/postures....Additional guitar, synth and engineering on "Damage and Liability" by Jacob Kart. Thanks, Jacob.
Influences
Eno-Fripp-Manzanera, The Kinks, The Jam, Bowie, Cluster, Jagger/Richards, CAN, Andy Partridge, Andy Gill, Andy Summers, Alton Ellis/Leonard Dillon/Jackie Mittoo, Stax Records, Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone, The Equals, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Frigates is a Chicago band, of the Humboldt Park neighborhood. We put compact, staccato melodies with propulsive, agile rhythms in songs that will make you want to shake your hips, or pump your fists. Or both at once...
Formed in 2007 by Brian Hacker (Crush Kill Destroy), he found a monstrous drummer in Marc Riordan (Branch/Riordan duo, Rupert) and after several tries, a perfect fit on bass in Wesley Torres (Automatic Stinging Machines). Their first show was a chaotic affair at the Town Hall Pub’s 2008 “Battle of The Bands,” where they finished a close second due to a conflict of interest with the judges.
