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  Joe Krown - The Joe Krown Organ Combo
The Joe Krown Organ Combo is Krown on Hammond organ, Brint Anderson on guitar, Brent Rose on saxophone, Brian 'Breeze' Cayolle on sax, Mike Barras, on drums, and Jim Markway on bass.
The Joe Krown Organ Combo made their television debut on Louisiana Jukebox in February 2000, and agian in May 2004, which is broadcast in metro New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Opelousas, LA; Memphis, TN; Cleveland, OH; and Austin, TX.
Joe held the keyboard chair with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Gate’s Express from 1992 until Gatemouth's passing in the fall of 2005.
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  Amazon.com: Reviews for Sperm Whale: Music: Thrones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Definitely for fans of the Melvins (which Joe Preston was a member of at one time), especially their weirder stuff, and now I hear Mr.
Bassist Joe Preston came from Earth, one of the only bands that ever gave the Melvins a run for their money to take the "heaviest band ever" trophy back in the early 1990s.
Joe is a self-proclaimed "friend to animals".) The songs are completely intermixed (not remixed, I'm talking about the track order/sequence) in a new order to form a new album.
www.amazon.com /Sperm-Whale-Thrones/dp/customer-reviews/B00004SBXM   (1237 words)

  
 Hands Up Houston: Upcoming Shows
Preston replaced long time HIGH ON FIRE bassist George Rice, joining the power trio alongside Pike and Kensel.
Preston made his live debut with HIGH ON FIRE on an August, 14 city trek that took the band to Chicago, IL where they enterd Electrical Audio Studios with engineer Steve Albini (NEUROSIS, JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, NIRVANA) to record the follow up to 2002's heralded "Surrounded by Thieves".
Wise was replaced by bassist Jamie Drier soon after, and following a move to Denver, CO, Planes Mistaken for Stars resurfaced on a split EP with labelmates Appleseed Cast and Race Car Riot.
www.handsuphouston.com /showpages/2005_02_09.html   (492 words)

  
 Poet: Joe Preston - All poems of Joe Preston
The Whip reconvenes two thirds of Karp and 100% of Joe Preston’s Thrones to thunder itself into the collective psyche of America and the world beyond.
Joe Preston is an EP by The Melvins, which was released in 1992 through Boner Records.
Joe Preston recognizes the 60th Anniversary of the WWII Elgin Regiment Veterans...
www.poemhunter.com /joe-preston   (257 words)

  
 Joe Preston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Whip of America Karp and 100% of Joe Prestons Thrones to thunder and the the collective psyche reconvenes two thirds of itself into world beyond.
Communications, Joe Preston, Joseph, XO Preston has been with XO Communications In June of 2005 for 5 years.
Joe Preston born June a Canadian Ontario is of Parliament politician and Conservative Member 14 1955 in Chatham representing ElginâMiddlesexâLondon riding...
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 HOF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Des Kensel's thunder sticks were huge, the dappled drone majestic, and the new bassist, Thrones/ex-Melvins thumper Joe Preston, lent ultra-serious low-end theory to the band's already gigantic roar.
The recent addition of bassist Joe Preston, formerly of the overrated Melvins, doesn't fundamentally change the High on Fire dynamic: The guitars and drums are the point here.
This time out, former Melvins bassist Joe Preston assumes responsibility for giving tracks like "Cometh Down Hessian" and "Sons of Thunder" their gut-rumbling bottom end, while the legendary Steve Albini takes his throne behind the mixing board, perfectly capturing High on Fire's jaw-dropping intensity.
www.highonfire.net /reviews.html   (2472 words)

  
 Welcome to Goldstar Public Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
HIGH ON FIRE (Matt Pike: Guitar, Vocals, Des Kensel: Drums, Joe Preston: Bass) are a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume.
Preston made his live debut with HIGH ON FIRE on an August, 14 city trek that took the band to Chicago, IL where they entered Electrical Audio Studios with engineer Steve Albini (NEUROSIS, JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, NIRVANA etc etc) to record "Blessed Black Wings".
With a heavy-handed approach and a sound that crashes like thunder, HIGH ON FIRE has put the power back in 'power-trio.' Less a band than a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume and sheer heaviness, the band has burned the metal rulebook and forged a new archetype.
www.goldstarpr.com /artist.php?artistID=27   (1001 words)

  
 Heavy-metal chill out - Music - The Phoenix
Joe Preston, the bassist who has played in Earth, SunnO))), the Melvins, High on Fire, and his own solo project, Thrones, was for several years DeNardo & Doria’s roommate, and he supplied them with many lessons and fuzzboxes.
Drone is nothing new: on the 1992 Joe Preston EP he recorded as one of the Melvins, Preston played — with frazzling slowness — a three-chord 22-minute piece called “Hands First Flower.” And SunnO))) began as a sort of Earth tribute band.
But where the SunnO))) drone is an annihilation and an end in itself, Growing use the drone more in the manner of the pedal point in traditional music, the sustained bass note that roots the melody.
www.thephoenix.com /article_ektid14804.aspx   (979 words)

  
 View // News // Lambgoat
High On Fire has added former Melvins bassist Joe Preston to their lineup, replacing long-time bassist George Rice.
Preston will make his live debut with High On Fire on August 4th in San Diego.
In related news, the band will be entering Electrical Audio Studios with producer Steve Albini (Neurosis, Bloodlet) this fall to record their next album.
www.lambgoat.com /news/view.aspx?id=3692   (76 words)

  
 HOF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Originally Pike, Kensel, and bassist George Rice, High on Fire now includes veteran boomstick player Joe Preston, formerly of the Melvins, Earth, and Thrones.
Rice left the band over the summer and was replaced by ex-Melvins bassist Joe Preston, who can be heard on "Blessed Black Wings." Pike promises a thicker sound on their third project, changing the way High on Fire moves rhythmically as opposed to Rice's more finger-oriented approach, undoubtedly left over from his guitar days.
It's not something where I'm like George Rice or Joe Preston are better than each other.
www.highonfire.net /interviews.html   (2302 words)

  
 HIGH ON FIRE JOINED BY EX-MELVINS BASSIST; ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR --- News from Relapse Records / Release Entertainment
HIGH ON FIRE will be joined by bassist Joe Preston (THRONES / ex-MELVINS) for their forthcoming U.S. tour.
Preston replaces long time HIGH ON FIRE bassist George Rice, joining the power trio alongside guitarist / vocalist Matt Pike (ex-SLEEP) and drummer Des Kensel.
Preston will make his live debut with HIGH ON FIRE when the band kicks off a two week U.S. tour beginning August 4th in San Diego, CA.
www.relapse.com /content/news.aspx?NewsItemID=105   (280 words)

  
 Thrones - Sperm Whale cd review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Thrones are, to the best of my understanding, the solo project of former MELVINS bassist Joe Preston.
The MELVINS are known for two things: that which is heavy and that which is weird.
Like his former band, Preston's new thing is heavy and weird.
stu.wccnet.org /~dsatwicz/thronesreview.html   (102 words)

  
 HOF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In the summer of 2004, HIGH ON FIRE underwent a lineup change as the band was joined by bassist Joe Preston (THRONES / ex-MELVINS).
Preston replaced long time HIGH ON FIRE bassist George Rice, joining the power trio alongside Pike and Kensel.
Preston made his live debut with HIGH ON FIRE on an August, 14 city trek that took the band to Chicago, IL where they enterd Electrical Audio Studios with engineer Steve Albini (NEUROSIS, JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, NIRVANA) to record the follow up to 2002's heralded "Surrounded by Thieves".
www.highonfire.net /biog.html   (1023 words)

  
 StonerRock.com - All That's Heavy Direct - High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings (Standard Edition) CD
The album starts where Surrounded by Thieves ended, with drummer Des Kensel pounding out a tribal rhythm, and then Matt Pike and new bassist Joe Preston launch into one of many thrashy riffs.
Des Kensel has a unique and unquestionably recognizable brutal drumming style that is as much a bedrock of High on Fire's sound as Pike's massive guitar and growling voice.
Joe Preston's experience with crafting music using extreme volume certainly must have helped Pike take this new release to the next level we see, hear, and feel.
www.stonerrock.com /athdirect/info.asp?item_num=ATH-2622   (349 words)

  
 Asleep at The Wheel - Music Downloads - Online
Singer/guitarist Benson was born Ray Benson Seifert and grew up listening to a variety of music in Philadelphia, especially jazz.
He formed Asleep at the Wheel in Paw Paw, WV, in 1970, along with longtime friend Lucky Oceans (born Reuben Gosfield; steel guitar) and Leroy Preston (rhythm guitar).
In fact, Commander Cody helped the group sign with his own manager, Joe Kerr, who convinced them to move to San Francisco in late 1971.
musicstore.connect.com /artist/606/Asleep-at-The-Wheel/1003940.html   (764 words)

  
 Acoustic bass and electric bass lessons
Jack Casady shares his ideas and techniques with learning bassists, and analyzes his bass parts for classic tunes from the Hot Tuna repertoire.
Award-winning bassist Rob Wasserman teaches several acoustic bass styles, including his own speciality, "Dawg" music, the blend of bluegrass, swing, Latin and jazz he developed with David Grisman.
Solid, musical bass lines are the foundation for any band's sound, and this in-depth lesson by bassist David Gross provides a wealth of information, practical exercises and musical examples to help you become a better player.
www.homespuntapes.com /catagory/default.asp?catID=11&ctype=i   (524 words)

  
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A young kid in a leather jacket works his way onto the stage.
He stands and bobs his head, looking into the crowd with a "Hey, look at me" grin/smirk and, just as the band reaches a crescendo, gets a forearm in the back from bassist Joe Preston and goes flying back into the maelstrom in front of the stage.
Fucking perfect and liable, for all you old-timers who now wisely avoid such clubs, to inspire nostalgia for something that doesn't really deserve it, but that's what makes this worth owning, even if it's something you won't pull off the shelf terribly often.
www.lollipop.com /article.php3?content=issue62/dvd-melvins.html   (515 words)

  
 Illinois Entertainer » Print » High On Fire review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It was fitting High On Fire vocalist/guitarist Matt Pike opened his band’s set by informing the tightly packed crowd, “We’re just going straight through, so don’t expect a lot of motivational speech.” After all, the trio (rounded out by drummer Des Kensel and bassist Joe Preston) aren’t a flashy bunch.
Pike milled about the club unnoticed during the opening bands, and when it was time for HOF’s set, it was plug in, smoke a cig, take a few gulps of beer, and away they go.
With his gnarled riffs and rapid-shot solos, Pike was the show’s obvious attraction, but Preston and Kensel are the motor in his chainsaw and provided the death-march rhythm that made “The Face Of Oblivion” so ominous.
illinoisentertainer.com /2006/02/15/high-on-fire-live/print   (518 words)

  
 Bettawreckonize -- Gossip
Due to Bettawreckonize fanzine’s sudden and indefinite hiatus, the rest of Joe Anderl’s full-length album won’t be available until its release in November on his brand new label Bettawreckonize Media.
He’ll was behind the skins during their September tour with The Slackers and during their Warped Tour date in Columbus, Ohio earlier this summer.
The band entered Milwaukee's Polish Moon Studios upon returning from their recent Japanese tour, and have thus far laid down five tracks, with two more to be recorded in the very near future.
www.bettawreckonize.com /gossip/main.html   (3999 words)

  
 riverfronttimes.com - Music - High on Fire with Clutch and Fu Manchu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike (formerly of Sleep), with his raspy growl and absolutely behemoth riffs, crafts grisly songs that cover subject matter ranging from martial arts to flying saucer-piloting yetis to the battle for Zion.
Bassist Joe Preston (ex-Melvins, and presently Thrones) lays down a rumble so earth-shaking you could easily mistake it for an army of 100,000 Orcs marching at full speed.
And drummer Des Kensel's primal thud hammers home every note like Hephaestus at his forge -- it is the perfect backbone for the colossal beast that is High on Fire.
www.riverfronttimes.com /Issues/2004-11-24/music/critics5.html   (456 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - HIGH ON FIRE Joined By Ex-MELVINS Bassist
Preston replaces longtime HIGH ON FIRE bassist George Rice, joining the power trio alongside guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike (ex-SLEEP) and drummer Des Kensel.
Preston will make his live debut with HIGH ON FIRE when the band kicks off a two-week U.S. tour beginning August 4 in San Diego, CA.
The accuracy of the information contained herein is neither confirmed nor guaranteed by Roadrunner Records, and the views and opinions of authors expressed on these pages do not necessarily state or reflect those of Roadrunner Records or its employees.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=25295   (546 words)

  
 HM-1630 - Extra-Capsular Extraction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Features guest appearences by Joe Preston and Mr.
If you use it as incidental music (which it actually can serve as), the three-song, 35-minute Extra-Capsular Extraction could pass for a particularly amorphous Melvins outing, replete with warily circling riffs and grinding, uni-directional riffs that operate at two speeds-glacial and stationary.
Cobain makes a cameo (as do Melvins' then-bassist Joe Preston and Dickless/Teen Angels singer Kelly Canary), and the wordless, textural wails he discharges into the maelstrom hammered out by Carlson and bassist Dave Harwell resound eerily and tenuously beneath the grind.
www.smartcart.com /hellride/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=HM-1630   (198 words)

  
 DigitalMetal.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Cutting his teeth in primordial heavy outfits Earth and Melvins, bassist Joe Preston is no stranger to avant-garde doom.
Before he landed his current gig wielding the thunderstick for Matt Pike’s High on Fire, he was the brainchild behind the one-man-band (cum drum machine) Thrones, who has enjoyed two full-length albums and a slew of obscure seven-inch and compilation releases, the latter of which are collected here in a varied—and often head-scratching—display of musicianship.
The Melvins-esque duo of “Reddleman” and “Coalsack” leads into the Queens of the Stone Age-like “Senex,” with Preston’s vocals run through a Kraftwerk-like vocoder.
www.digitalmetal.com /reviews.asp?cid=7116   (284 words)

  
 DMusic.com | for indie musicians and fans | Free MP3 music downloads - Forums: Bass: Favourite Bassist
That having been said, I was in a Steely Dan mood the other day, and the one thing that really hit me in those few hours was Walter Becker's bass playing...almost supernaturally tasteful without sounding "safe".
And I would in no way consider the bassist from Necrophagist as adding Jazz to the mix.
I consider a good bassist to be one that plays well, but also writes interesting basslines that further the song.
www.dmusic.com /forum/bass/10273   (3216 words)

  
 Joe Preston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are two notable people with the name Joe Preston:
Joe Preston, Canadian politician and Conservative Member of Parliament representing Elgin—Middlesex—London riding;
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same human name.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Preston   (107 words)

  
 The Need - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Their last album, recorded in 2000 was prophetically titled The Need is Dead.
On this recording they further expanded their range of instrumentation with the addition of synthesizer and samples contributed by Joe Preston of The Melvins, and theremin, played by producer Mike Lastra of Smegma.
After this the band parted ways and Rachel Carns now performs in the band Twin, formally called King Cobra, while Radio Sloan has been in the bands The Circuit Side, Fact or Fiction and Courtney Love's recent all-female backing band The Chelsea.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Need   (592 words)

  
 Metroactive Music | High on Fire
With an artfully abrasive delivery throughout Blessed Black Wings, Pike screams of Babylon, war, violence, wicked temptation and other nerdy D&D-esque fantasies, with just the right chip on his shoulder and even a subtle hint of melody.
High on Fire's musical maturity can also partially be attributed to its latest acquisition: bassist Joe Preston, whose battle scars from 11 years of touring with groups like sludge-metal experts the Melvins have helped Pike and Kensel see their future.
Judging by the band's exponential growth rate, Pike and Kensel will be looking to Preston for much more advice throughout the summer.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/05.18.05/high-0520.html   (620 words)

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