Artist description Readers' Pick WINNER for Best Hard-Rock/Metal Act in Worcester/Boston, Boston Pheonix, 2001.. An aural melding of rock, alternative, blues, and psychedlic music.

Music Style Modern rock, with alternative, bluesy and psychedelic edges

Musical Influences Blind melon, Fugazi, Phish, Hendrix, Alice in chains, King's X, Tool,

Similar Artists blind melon, a little black crowes,alice in chains,dave matthew, Hendrix

Artist History starts off with a single celled creature crawling from the water, and ends here. So far.

Group Members John Gerard-voice, guitar. Kevin Quinn- bass, backing vox. Joe Luce- drum kit. David Beccia-guitar, Backing Vocals (fill in).

Instruments voices,guitars-acoustics/electrics, electric bass, drums

Albums Hokaha

Press Reviews Soulful, passionate, yet exuberant & powerfulReviewer: Jessica "I find it soulful & passionate, yet exuberant & powerful. A unique blend of sounds that can only be labeled as Rock 'n' Roll. They have an idea to go beyond the limits of other bands and this with their experience is a perfect match. A word of their live performances: A raw & unrefined eclectic mix of the elements of rock & roll, hardcore, blues, alternative, coming straight at you with no hesitation or bullshit. A genuine 'get your shit off your chest' rousing and straightforward performance. Check 'em out if you can." "With all of its devotion to hard rocking cover bands, it's been surprising that Central Massachusetts hasn't produced a greater number of traditional rock acts releasing their own original music. It's not like the area isn't bursting with good musicians.Hokaha brings together bassist Kevin Quinn, vocalist John Gerard, who sang with the original version of Musclecah, drummer Joe Luce, and guitarist David Beccia from the band Left of Heaven. "The group's underlying groove is apparent on its initial limited-release CD, which will be followed by a full-length, 8 song recording in May of 2002, titled "Idiom". On "San Jose," vocalist John Gerard sounds like a combination of the Guess Who's Burton Cummings and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. John has a very melodic voice, very flowing. "Rush-like guitar chords kick off Redwood," before Gerard's dream-like vocals weave in and out, and there's even a bit of Robert Plant-styled falsetto on "30 Days." Hokaha have the luxury of being able to experiment with their studio sound, since Quinn owns his own studio. While the group has yet to perform too far from home, they've been slowly building a national following through their web page on mp3.com, having received responses from North Carolina, California, Maine, all throughout MP3.com.

Location Framingham, MA - USA

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