well, lessee...there's hoots & hellmouth, naturally...rockin' the guit-fiddles, trading off lead vocals and writing the tunes. but where would we be without the talents of the good doctor (rob) berliner on mandolin and harmonious vocals? we all get to stompin' as well, of course. and aaron blouin's been thumpin' the upright bass for us lately.
we'd surely be sorely remiss not to mention the other amazing people with whom we have had the privilege to work: sister krista nielsen (cello, vocals), dirty uncle sam richardson (drums), the right reverend tc - tim celfo (upright bass), the other 99% skiffle choir (max, carl, steph, tall paul, sadler sisters...holla!), ramon "ol' 8 ball" sender (upright bass), mattrick stein (upright bass), todd "erk" erk (upright bass)...truly we are blessed. our cup runneth over.
Influences
just folks playing music they love...
naming names, we dig: otis redding, red house painters/mark kozelek, tom waits, roscoe holcomb, neutral milk hotel, woodpussy & whistlepig, antony & the johnsons, rev. gary davis, smog, joanna newsom, the black crowes, silver jews, ida, slayer, willie nelson, hank williams 1 & 3, merle haggard, sufjan stevens, john zorn, the beatles, doc watson family, jeff buckley, the smiths, marc ribot, nina simone, sigur ros, lambchop...we could go on, but those seem sufficiently relevant for our purposes here.
and we have to include the names of our musical brethren and sistren out there in philly and beyond, concomitant and inspirational...
dr. dog, the teeth (RIP), langhorne slim, the sisters 3, the other 99% (and the kazoo folk!), naughty naughty nurses, the bee team, rising appalachia, prabir & the substitutes, devin greenwood, john francis, david janes & nate gonzalez, birdie busch, mewithoutyou, backwoods payback, the extraordinaires, man man, mason porter...
the list continues...so many exceptional musicmakers among us right now. go enjoy some tonight!
Ladies and gents! Welcome to our space. Thanks for stopping by...hope you enjoy your stay. You'll find the music and pictures in the places you'd expect them. Myspace is like voicemail now, right? We all have an instinct for it.
Or perhaps intuition would be the better word. Something like "instinct" seems more of an inborn sort of sense...grafted by genes and chemistry and all that. I suppose it's possible that those being conceived now, in this computer age, will somehow osmotically gain some kind of genetic familiarity with these newfangled conventions. But for those of us born in the 70's when Bill Gates was a nerd of somewhat lower financial magnitude (Rob Berliner and Sean Hoots b. 1975, Hellmouth b. 1978), nuh uh.
But none of that is really salient to the purpose of you stopping by, now is it? Then again, this sort of rambling tangent is the kind of thing one might notice as a pattern of how things work around here. Intuit it!
So, we play music. What kind of music? Good question. If you've got yer speakers turned on, then you're listening to some of it now. We don't really call it anything...except maybe "our music." If you'd like to be a part of that "our," please consider yourself thus. We play music so that you will listen, and I think it's important that we all consider the symbiotic nature of that.
That's big for us, actually: having people be a part of this thing we're all helping to create. We want to break away from the traditional roles of performer and audience. The exchange of music is a bond, a way to build community, an environment in which to share an experience. Sing with us! Dance with us! Lay your weary burden down and get lifted for a spell.
Living in a void is easy as breathing these days, but it leaves one empty. So much in the culture of modern living has convinced us to cut ourselves off from human contact - that such interaction is unnecessary in the day-to-day transactions of life. It seems our worlds are rather isolated on an individual level. Which is kinda weird when the going trend is ostensibly "connectivity." Connected to what exactly?
We'd love to provide space with our music where anyone and everyone can come and feel free to just be...free to check your job titles, family roles and "demographic buying habits" info at the door. No demands, no pressure. We're not trying to sell you a product or influence you in any particular way. We're not espousing any ideology other than that which builds community on a local level. All religions, no religions, political shades all across the spectrum (including the infrareds and ultraviolets)...we welcome you! We're bringing what we know - music - to the party. What will you bring?
Until next we cross paths, be well. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
If you'd like Hoots & Hellmouth to play in your room for your folks, contact us for booking at this address: JordanBurger@TheAgencyGroup.com
Hey you guys!! I am heading to Philly with Midwest Dilemma in October on our way to the CMJ music festival. Could you help a sister out with some booking suggestions? Hope each and everyone of you is fantastical!!!
Thanks so much again for doing an interview with WKDU! You guys were awesome at popped and hopefully we can work something out with you guys to come down and guest dj sometime!
you guys were absolutely AMAZING at Popped, you gave the best preformance by far!! And i was so excited when i got to hug some of you!!! =D GReaT JoB. ♥
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
Whew thank goodness you found him- now I can take those LOST BASSIST flyers down that I posted all over Philly. Have a killer popped show today- I'll be thinking of you guys while I play wedding music.
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