Richard Thompson, The Beatles, R.E.M., Cheap Trick, Marshall Crenshaw, Freedy Johnston, Elvis Costello & The Attractions (don't forget the Attractions), The Who, Joni Mitchell, Wilco, mid-period Stones...
Sounds Like
Americana Power-Pop! Rootsy, with British Invasion melodies and harmonies. If R.E.M. were Brits and intelligible from jump; if Peter Gabriel were from Michigan and fronted Pearl Jam, with less bombast...
Glenn's ad in the Village Voice before he discovered Craigslist.
Jason answers it.
July 6, 2002
"Western Sky" by Freedy Johnston, first song they play together.
Jason plays a song called "Roll Me." Glenn sings a melody to "Feels Like Winter"
Tuesday nights on E. 11th Street.
Glenn writes music to a lyric called "Back to You."
Jason writes music for "Feels Like Winter."
Years in advance, Another Life begins to take shape.
Song follows song, nearly one a week.
Jason can whistle it all.
The lyrics cover it all.
Rob waits in the wings.
November, 2002: Rob comes out of the wings.
Song follows song, now with drums.
We add the Juilliard bassist, Garen.
Teaching Garen 20 songs.
Garen moves to Indiana to study.
Rob suggests Jim, his longstanding rhythm associate
Jim comes on "strictly for the recording."
Glenn and Jason discuss asking Jim to join before a practice.
Glenn goes to the bathroom.
Jason asks Jim to join the band.
hometohenry.com Comes into existence
Another Life the debut album with Rob producing and engineer Mike Caffrey at Monster Island, 2004-2006.
Hear the songs.
Harmonies.
Percussion.
Rob plays a guitar part; Bolero. Glenn works with Rob during the long studio downtime. Eventually, "Locked Down."
Jason can't retire until 2154. Glenn until 2079.
Clint's artwork.
No, that's not a band member on the cover.
"Hit 'em in the head with a shovel!"
Frank Wood.
Before another week in hell.
Otto's. Loud.
Wreck Room. Wreckie.
Boogaloo. Boogie.
Glenn’s “Special birthday gigs”.
July 7, 2006 CD release at Continental.
Glenn's beard returns. Rob's come and goes.
Don Hill';s. Rain inside and out.
Lee and Lo-Fi. Horror movies and Alice.
Siberia. Exile and Heineken.
Mean Fiddler. Losing the voice. (It comes back).
Tighter and tighter.
Shut Eye Records released “Tethered” on USA Vol 6.
Americana Power-Pop.
Innate state that moves between changes.
Acceptance of what is when no more change is possible.
Photos by majikthise at the Y.
myspace.com/hometohenry is born
Thousands of friends. Eventually.
Electric and Acoustic.
Rob's brushes and bundles, and still the rock.
The R Bar. A crowd grows. A band grows.
Back to Monster with Mike.
Mongoose Holding Area Sessions begin.
“Locked Down” “Not Thinking” “Country Lips” “September Gurls”.
More R Bar. Once a month shows in NYC now.
Begin to hear the band as it can. will. be.
Jim moves to Japan.
Our new lefty, Todd jumps in.
Rob departs, Clint leaps in...temporarily.
Jim comes back from Japan...for another Blankfest.
Todd plays acoustic, Jason says "yes."
We find Lindsay, she jumps in.
Auditions=Lenny, and we are whole again.
Decades of individual music making
Years of playing together
Months of recording
Weeks of practice and gigs
All to bring you seconds of pleasure (we can’t resist)
