| Brad Houser | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1960 |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, jam band |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Associated acts | Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Critters Buggin |
Brad Houser (born September 7, 1960) is an American bass guitar, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet player, originally from Dallas, Texas. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The baritone saxophone, often called " bari sax " (to avoid confusion with the Baritone horn, which is often referred to simply as "baritone" is The bass clarinet is a Musical instrument of the Clarinet family Edie Brickell & New Bohemians is a rock band that originated in Texas in the mid-1980s Critters Buggin is a Seattle Washington -based Instrumental group which performs in a jazz and punk-influenced eclectic style Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He was a co-founding member of the New Bohemians, later to become known as Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians is a rock band that originated in Texas in the mid-1980s He also co-founded Critters Buggin (of Seattle, Washington) with fellow New Bohemian Matt Chamberlain and Skerik. Critters Buggin is a Seattle Washington -based Instrumental group which performs in a jazz and punk-influenced eclectic style Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17 1967 in San Pedro, California) is a well-known American session Drummer. Skerik (born Eric Walton) is an American Saxophonist from Seattle Washington.
In 2006 he stated, "In Austin I play with the Patrice Pike Band, Steve Wedemeyer, Colin Brooks, Oliver Rajamani, Zydeco Blanco, and The Summer Wardrobe. . . "[1] In 2007 he could also be seen playing with Laura Scarborough & Boombox in Austin, Texas. In 2007 Houser toured nationally with Skerik and Mike Dillon. Mike Dillon (aka Mike D is a percussionist vibraphonist vocalist and songwriter born in San Antonio, Texas.
Houser is credited on recordings by other Austin-based artists such as Aimee Bobruk (2006), OHN (2005) and Mastica (2002). He rejoined members of Critters Buggin for Black Frames Solarallergy (2003) and for Stampede (2005). Solarallergy is a jazz and groove studio album by Black Frames In 2006 he reunited with Edie Brickell & New Bohemians to release Stranger Things. Stranger Things is the fourth Album by American Jam band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, released July 25, 2006
Houser has also co-designed a line of bass guitars with Reverend Guitars named the "Brad Houser 5". [2]