mssv (Main Steam Stop Valve[1]) is an American band featuring Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt and Stephen Hodges.[2]
mssv | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Experimental Rock |
| Years active | 2019-present |
| Labels | Stripped Light Records, BIG EGO |
| Members | Mike Baggetta Mike Watt Stephen Hodges |
| Website | https://mainsteamstopvalve.com |
History
editBaggetta and Watt recorded Wall of Flowers with drummer Jim Keltner[3] but after releasing it Keltner was averse to travel so Stephen Hodges was brought in to tour the album;[3] Hodges had previously worked with Watt on the latter's second solo album, Contemplating The Engine Room. The resulting trio named themselves mssv and recorded a live album entitled Live Flowers.[2] The album, recorded live at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia[1] on March 28, 2019[4] consists largely of songs from Wall of Flowers with "Pink Room" from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me,[2] "No One Says Old Man (To The Old Man)" and "Liberty Calls!" from Watt's Contemplating the Engine Room[5] and a cover of "Fun House" by The Stooges.[4]
In February 2020, the band announced their intention to play the 2020 Big Ears Festival.[4][6][7] The festival was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Soon after, mssv announced the postponement of their entire spring 2020 tour.[9] In the same message the band revealed the September 2020 release of their first studio album on BIG EGO Records.[9] The album would be released with the title Main Steam Stop Valve.[10]
Discography
edit- Live Flowers (2019)
- Main Steam Stop Valve (2020)
- Media Kittens / When the Hoarding Has Ended (2020)
- The Scott Aicher (2021)
- Human Reaction (2023)
References
edit- ^ a b Cohan, Brad (November 27, 2019). "mssv: A Tale of Two Mikes". Rock & Roll Globe. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c "JT Track Premiere: "The Pink Room" by mssv (Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges, Mike Watt)". Jazz Times. November 19, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Maiuri, Ken (March 3, 2019). "Ken Maiuri's Clubland: Guitarist Mike Baggetta records and debuts a new album". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c Pearis, Bill (February 6, 2020). "mssv (Mike Watt, Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges) touring around Big Ears". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Live Flowers". Bandcamp. December 1, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ears Festival 2020". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Baggetta, Mike. "My new band mssv..." Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ ""We must cancel Big Ears 2020" amid coronavirus concerns, organizers say". WVLT. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Baggetta, Mike. ""haru tour 2020" featuring mike baggetta, stephen hodges and mike watt POSTPONED!". Mike Watt's Hoot Page. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ Hatfield, Amanda (October 5, 2020). "Big Ears streaming sets from Mike Watt, Marc Ribot, Lonnie Holley & more". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved May 5, 2021.