Artist description One of California's hottest touring bands, Government Grown performs a unique blend of sixties-flavored improvisational jams with more modern rock and roll, jazz, and reggae styles thrown in for flavor. Their music combines tight, complex song arrangements with looser instrumental explorations. Government Grown has a high-energy sound that is quite different from many of the jam bands in the music scene today, with a heavy emphasis on a dynamic rhythm section. They have been generating rave reviews up and down the West Coast with their legendary live performances, which can go on for 3 hours or more and draw on nearly every musical influence and style imaginable, from heavy reggae to free jazz to powerful rock-and-roll grooves. Their newest studio album, "New Pieces of Clay," is a series of tighter, focused songs which distill the band's live energy into shorter pieces. The album is full of inventive yet memorable pieces that will appeal to listeners of many different styles.

Music Style High-energy rock and reggae with trance groove jams

Musical Influences Grateful Dead, Paul Simon, Peter Tosh, John Coltrane, and too many others to count

Similar Artists Nobody, we hope -- take a listen and find out!

Artist History Government Grown was founded in 1994 by Jeremy Moss, Tyler Hardwick, and Harley Orion, in San Diego, California. All veterans of previous musical efforts, the three core members of Government Grown knew they were seeking a musical grouping which would allow them to utilize the diversity of their musical influences. Since its formation Government Grown has been a constantly-evolving entity, in which newer influences and ideas are always being added to keep the sound fresh and unique. The result is a complex, subtle, dynamic mix that is both danceable and momorable. The band has been touring regularly since 1995, bringing its powerful, intense live performances to growing audiences all over the West Coast, ancd they show no signs of slowing down as they enter the new millennium.

Group Members Jeremy Moss: Drums and Lead VocalsTyler Hardwick: Guitar and SynthesizersHarley Orion: Bass, Synthesizers and Backing VocalsEvan Polselli: Piano and Keyboards

Instruments Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Two Vocals

Albums New Pieces of Clay

Press Reviews "One of the best-kept live music secrets in the country." -- California Review"not your garden-variety psychedelic band." -- Belly Up Magazine"Government Grown is Uncle Sam's finest...sparking a musical buzz wherever they go" -- Las Vegas Weekly

Location San Diego, CA - USA

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