The Moses Gun is a rock band.
The Moses Gun is from Chicago.
The Moses Gun is your friend.
The Moses Gun means you no harm.
The Moses Gun knows your special needs.
The Moses Gun pleads the fifth.
The Moses Gun needs your vote this November.
The Moses Gun lives the decadent life of the rock star, without the messy needles.
The Moses Gun is a rock band.
Sounds Like
Lifted from the Chicago Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis:
"One of the first skills any fledgling rock critic learns is to dismiss forthright any band’s alleged formula/recipe for how it crafted its sound: “We’re like the Beatles meet Led Zeppelin with a touch of the Monkees and a hint of Parliament-Funkadelic!” inevitably sounds like lame John Mayer (and yes, I know that’s redundant.) But the Chicago quartet the Moses Gun couldn’t help but pique my interest when bassist Rich Harris wrote to promise “a multicultural band that grew up listening to Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Wu Tang and Husker Du…. sort of like an African-American Pixies, or Queens of the Stone Age.” And guess what? The band actually delivered it.
Former by Harris and guitarist-vocalist Vell Mullens in Wicker Park in the mid-’90s and completed by drummer John Marszalek and second guitarist Kudzai Kasambira, the group has certainly taken its time issuing a proper recorded debut. But a new demo showcased on its Web page (www.myspace.com/themosesgun) holds plenty of promise for an actual album or EP, from the martial grooves of the verses yielding to the anthemic indie-rock choruses of “Gold” to the tuneful hard rock of “Stream of Consciousness,” which brings to mind Living Color jamming with Dinosaur Jr. That’s the thing about formulas/recipes: It’s hard to stop once you get started"
The Moses Gun is a Chicago based rock band that features the soul stylings and distorted chaos of Vell Mullens on guitar and vocals, the rumbling sonic fury of Rich Harris on bass, guitar, and backing vocals, and the unbridled attack of John "Johnny Mars" Marszalek on drums. We do what we do - and we have for a minute.
Beginnings? Let's paint a picture - Wicker Park, mid to late 90's - riddled with lots of skinny pants and Converse wearing trust fund kids in their trust fund condos slumming it up in the big bad city. Band after band trying to be the next "big thing". The Moses Gun? Living in veritable poverty in the city we grew up in, jamming on second hand pawn shop instruments, barely nourished on a diet of Ramen noodles, camel cigarettes, Busch beer, and (insert random illicit substance here), all the while writing rambling odes to relationships lost, baby mamas, dope, and disillusionment (in no particular order). While other bands may have evolved with trends (a little NuMetal here, a little post-punk there – nothing wrong with that), the Moses Gun hath plotted a different course - seeking to somehow merge all that we believe to be right and just: random episodes of Good Times (James Evans episodes, of course), dog-eared Upton Sinclair novels, the wacky pre-911 innocence of our youth, combined with the pop sensibilities of Motown, the sheer power of Husker Du, and the urgency of mid 90's Hip-hop - which is utterly ironic, as we have few, if any, elements of hip-hop in our music, but I digress...
It hasn't stopped really - the Moses Gun will stay in step with the stream of consciousness narrative seeping from our collective craniums. We remain in a tireless, unyielding pursuit of truth the way we see it. There is no failure - only forward.
Myspace Backgrounds
Don't you hate it when lame ass Rock bands from Chicago, whom you foolishly befriended months ago, randomly appear in comment form to invite you out to their inane shows as if they believe you're gullible enough (you know gullible isn't in the dictionary, right?!) and/or lacking in a social life to actually come hang? Me too. Good thing we're not much of a band or this would be awkward! Awkward like the first dance between two hormone raging teens going through puberty, haha! Alas, it's us, Oui Si Only You, in our most impersonal social networking form. Sorry to get you all excited to read your new comment only to be disappointed like a jilted lover on prom night. It's not all bad, at least we didn't do one of those weird, "Do you like me?" comments, right? I don't think our fragile hearts could have taken the answer to that one! Any who, we're rocking (I know, debatable right, but whether it's master debatable remains the ultimate conundrum!) our last few shows for the year out at a few splendid, unknown little Chicago establishments called Double Door (1572 N. Milwaukee Ave; 21+) on Wed. Nov. 18th at 8pm and Reggie's Rock Club (2109 S. State St.; 17+) on Sat. Nov. 28th at 7pm. We could all perish happily . . . if that's possible . . . knowing you came out and mocked our uninspired /downright ignorant brand of music along with our A.D.D. riddled stage energy. Peace face.
Have you picked up the new LATRELLS album yet? What are you waiting for, don't let that record pass you by!! What's real & new? Ok It's been a minute and since you last heard from Pacific Soul Records in Oct we've dished out several new "Uncle Ray's Psychedelic Soul" podcast radio shows...if you haven't checked them out, put yourself on and enjoy this phat radio show. Especially listen in on shows #8 & #9 "Vinyl" Part 1&2 with special guests. You are going to dig these shows, the music selection is not to be missed ya' heard!! here is the link to all of them, ENJOY! http://xraydusa.podbean.com/
Join me for the third Chicago Metal Entertainment Networking Party at Exit on Sunday, Nov 1, 2009,
NO COVER = NO EXCUSE!!!
Bands, business owners, venue managers, artists, videographers, photographers, producers, records label reps, promoters, DJ's, etc. are all welcome to come and network. Be sure to bring your cards, freebies, demos, ep's, etc.
DJ's, including Angelfuk, Ink, Fuego, XNA, Nekro Vox and more, will spin metal all night.
Drink specials include: $3 PBR $4 you call it drinks $6 Patron shots
Sunday, November 1st is super giveaway night! Win CD's, T-SHIRTS & tickets to:
MOONSPELL, DIVINE HERESY Friday, October 23rd @ Pyramid Club (all ages)
HANZEL UND GRETYL Friday, October 30th @ Reggies (17+)
TYPE O NEGATIVE Friday, October 30th @ Metro (all ages)
SKINNY PUPPY Monday, November 9th @ House Of Blues (17+)
VADER, GOATWHORE Friday, November 13th @ Pyramid Club (All Ages)
NOVEMBERS DOOM Saturday, November 14th @ Reggies (17+)
"Still Love You' looks set to ride the soul train straight out of San Francisco and onto the world stage." It's Official!, Today we released with great reviews the new album from THE LATRELLS titled 'Still Love You & since yesterday we have been receiving a lot of awesome reviews, positive feedback & a bunch of sales thanks to all the widespread news from various agencies and the music industry as a whole...Thank You we really appreciate it and we are proud to offer this album after 5 years in the making! Enjoy :: LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Pacific Soul Records) - Produced by XRAYDUSA at the Think Tank, San Francisco, West coast soulsters The Latrells second album 'Still Love You' released today on Pacific Soul:: check the press http://bit.ly/3K4o5d
catch us this thursday @ the abbey pub in chicago 3420 w grace street @ 9pm (21+) were playing with seven day sonnet 8 per second & we all have hooks for hands! should be a great night hope you can make it out!!
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