Artist description Earplug boy is a conglomeration of some of the finest feedback meisters in theBay Area, using the highest technology to create wild distortion fests. Theyrange from the mellow-quirky-melodic songs of guitarist Nat Bletter to theall-out three chord thrashers of bassist Mike Deiner, all the while, drummerBrian Tierney banging away at the skins with untamed energy.

Music Style Indie Rock

Musical Influences Ween, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Brainiac, Poster Children

Similar Artists Archers of Loaf, Poster Children

Artist History Formed in '93 in San Francisco with guitarist Nat Bletter and bassist Mike Deiner, they have gone through about as many drummers as Spinal Tap. Luckily none of them have spontaneuously combusted or choked on their own vomit, however.They been plugging away at creating their own random style of music since, and playing clubs, bathrooms, and street corners around San Francisco in the years since.

Group Members Nat BletterMike DeinerBrian Tierney

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, Theremin, assorted noisemakers

Albums Slug-o-matic, Hirsuite

Press Reviews Our award for Demo Tape O' The Week in the San Francisco Bay Guardian: THE OPENING SONG of this tape -- a number called "Dirty Coffee" -- begins with a riff straight out of the Animals' "We Gotta Get out of This Place," then warps into something vaguely like the Stooges' "1969"; some snarly, template punk rock vocals promptly pitch in, and the song is off and running. Classic, for sure. The other tracks ain't bad either: "Durango" keeps a powerful cadence (tip o' the hat to bassist Mike Deiner and drummer Matt Ashley) while guitarist-mouthpiece Nat Bletter yelps out a tale of love lost, complete with the kind of tidy hook that sends heartbroken teens into rhapsodies of bitter sniveling. "Too Late/And It's Me" begins slower and more dolorously, in the tradition of -- will they speak to me if I say this? -- Eddie Vedder and company; then comes a drum roll and a segue into a burst of attitudinal, bluesy punk pop. These boys wear their myriad influences on their sleeves, which isn't necessarily a bad thing at a time when most bands' pantheons read Green Day, Green Day, and Green Day.

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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