Oysterhead
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Oysterhead is an American rock supergroup featuring bassist Les Claypool of Primus, guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish and drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police, with both Claypool and Anastasio providing vocals. The band's eclectic sound has been described as "alt-funk fusion".[1][2]
In April 2000 Superfly Presents asked Claypool to assemble a band to perform during New Orleans Jazz Fest. Claypool contacted Anastasio and together they agreed on a mutual hero, Copeland.[3] Oysterhead was originally intended to be a singular live performance at New Orleans Saenger Theatre[4] on May 4, 2000. The band compiled a set of almost entirely original material for the show, practicing at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theatre. Tickets were scalped for up to $2,000 each; audience members included Francis Ford Coppola and Matt Groening.[3] The band toured in 2001 and was scheduled to tour in 2020. Both times it has toured it has been interrupted due to significant disasters, in 2001 due to the September 11 attacks and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Oysterhead played at The Peach Music Festival in Scranton, PA in July 2021.
The Grand Pecking Order
In 2001, Oysterhead reformed to record and release an album entitled The Grand Pecking Order, which featured nine new tracks in addition to four songs originally debuted in New Orleans.[5] The album was released on October 2, 2001, and was supported by a North American tour, spanning from October 21 to November 18, 2001, accompanied by North Mississippi Allstars, Drums & Tuba, The Cancer Conspiracy, Lake Trout, Mark Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos and New Orleans Klezmer Allstars.[6][7] Two pre-tour warm-up shows had been booked at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut for September 14, 2001 and the Irving Plaza in New York City, New York (as part of CMJ Music Marathon) for September 15, 2001, but were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 attacks.[7] Oysterhead's 2001 tour saw the debut of the Matterhorn, a guitar played by Trey Anastasio featuring a full-size deer antler. On November 15, 2001, the band performed the song "Oz Is Ever Floating" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[8]
Reformation at Bonnaroo
On June 16, 2006, Oysterhead reunited to perform a two-hour set at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. The band performed music from The Grand Pecking Order during the set.[9]
Reformation in 2019
In October 2019, Oysterhead created social media accounts on Instagram and Twitter and announced they would play two reunion shows in February 2020 at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
While the band went on to schedule additional 2020 tour dates in California and at several US festivals, only the two Colorado dates were performed before the other dates were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Oysterhead resumed touring in 2021.[11]
When asked in March 2022 if the band planned to record a second album, Claypool said it was unclear: "We always talk about it when we're sitting around, but all three of us are so busy. We haven't really found the time to do it. It's an undertaking. You've got three guys that are all alpha dogs in the same room. It's more of an undertaking I think, but who knows. I've been talking to Stewart lately about trying to get together and just start jamming on some shit and see what happens."[12]
List of performances
| Location | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Template:Flagicon New Orleans, LA | Saenger Theater | 05/04/2000 |
| 2001 | ||
| Template:Flagicon New Haven, CT | Toad's Place | 09/13/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon New York, NY | Irving Plaza | 09/15/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Westford, VT | The Barn | 09/15/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Seattle, WA | The Paramount | 10/21/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Vancouver, BC | Orpheum Theatre | 10/23/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Salem, OR | Salem Armory | 10/24/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Berkeley, CA | Greek Theatre | 10/26/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Palladium | 10/27/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Denver, CO | The Fillmore | 10/30/2001 |
| 10/31/2001 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Chicago, IL | Aragon Ballroom | 11/02/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon West Lafayette, IN | Elliot Hall of Music | 11/03/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Ann Arbor, MI | Hill Auditorium | 11/04/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Cleveland, OH | Cleveland State Theatre | 11/06/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Toronto, ON | Massey Hall | 11/07/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Utica, NY | Utica Memorial Auditorium | 11/09/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Lowell, MA | Tsongas Arena | 11/10/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Camden, NJ | Tweeter Center | 11/11/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon New York, NY | Roseland Ballroom | 11/13/2001 |
| 11/14/2001 | ||
| Studio 6A, NBC Studios | 11/15/2001 | |
| Template:Flagicon Washington, DC | DAR Constitution Hall | 11/16/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Asheville, NC | Asheville Civic Center | 11/17/2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Gainesville, FL | O'Connell Center | 11/18/2001 |
| 2006 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Manchester, TN | Bonnaroo Music Festival | 06/16/2006 |
| 2020 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Broomfield, CO | 1stBank Center | 02/14/2020 |
| 02/15/2020 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Berkeley, CA | Greek Theatre | 04/17/2020 |
| Template:Flagicon Stanford, CA | Frost Amphitheater | 04/18/2020 |
| Template:Flagicon Chicago, IL | Aragon Ballroom | 04/22/2020 |
| 04/23/2020 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Atlanta, GA | Centennial Olympic Park | 04/24/2020 |
| 04/25/2020 | ||
| 04/26/2020 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Manchester, TN | Bonnaroo Music Festival | 06/13/2020 |
| Template:Flagicon Scranton, PA | Scranton Peach Festival | 07/04/2020 |
| Template:Flagicon Manchester, TN | Bonnaroo Music Festival (1st reschedule) |
09/26/2020 |
| 2021 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Berkeley, CA | Greek Theatre | 04/17/2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Manchester, TN | Bonnaroo Music Festival (2nd reschedule) |
06/18/2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Scranton, PA | Scranton Peach Festival | 07/03/2021 |
| 2022 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Atlanta, GA | Centennial Olympic Park | 05/01/2022 |
| Key | ||
| Canceled due to September 11 Attacks | ||
| Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| Make-up show | ||
| Television only | ||
| Private performance | ||
Discography
- The Grand Pecking Order (2001)
- 2020/02/14 Broomfield, CO (2020) (Live album) [16]
- 2020/02/15 Broomfield, CO (2020) (Live album) [17]
References
External links
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- ↑ Jon Wiederhorn Three Oysterheads Are Better Than One mtv.com, Oct 5 2001, Diakses 11 February 2009
- ↑ David Holmberg Palladium comes alive with Oysterhead’s unique blend Template:Webarchive dailybruin.ucla.edu, October 29, 2001, Diakses 11 February 2009
- ↑ a b Neva Chonin out of its shell: Oysterhead unites three very different musical visions to create a unique sound sfgate.com, October 24, 2001, Retrieved February 11, 2009
- ↑ Mike Powers Frogs & Oysters: A Les Claypool Interview jambase.com, 1/26/01, Retrieved January 26, 2008
- ↑ Template:Usurped. Chart Attack, October 23, 2001 By: Debbie Bento
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