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Hamster Theatre
12+ albums
Progressive rockAvant-GardeRIOAvant-Progrock
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Mark Harris (vocals, flute, clarinet, reeds, winds, saxophone, percussion); Mike Johnson (guitar, banjo, mandolin, percussion); Dave Willey (guitar, accordion, keyboards, bass guitar, drums); Emily Bowman (viola); Jon Stubbs (trombone, keyboards, bass guitar, triangle); Raoul Rossiter (marimba, drums, percussion); Brian McDougall, Matt Spencer (bass guitar). Hamster Theatre is an American band based in Boulder, Colorado specializing in complex music that defies all genre boundaries. The band was formed in 1993 by Dave Willey (formerly of Big Foot Torso) and Jon Stubbs. They were inspired by European artists outside the commercial mainstream, such as Nimal and Fem Soker En Skaat. Original members also included Deborah Perry (keyboards, vocals), Steve Doyle (guitar), Greg LaLiberte (saxes, flute), and Josh Wright (drums). Willey plays keyboards, guitar and melodeon; Stubbs handles bass, keyboards, trombone and miscellaneous other instruments. The band's first album, Songs from the Hamster Theatre, was recorded on four-track cassette and released in 1995 on Prolific Records. Personnel changes abounded, and it was not until 1996 that the band recorded again. At this point, Willey and Stubbs were joined by Mark Harris (winds, reeds), Mike Johnson (guitar), Mike Fitzmaurice (bass), and Raoul Rossiter (drums). Harris and Johnson are also in Thinking Plague. An album called Siege on Hamburger City was recorded live at the Mercury Cafe in 1998. While engaging a series of dif
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albums
The Public Execution of Mister Personality / Quasi Day Room: Live at the Moore Theatre
Carnival Detournement
The Public Execution of Mister Personality
Siege On Hamburger City
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Dimitri's Dungeon Mixtape II - The Electrician
Quasi Day Room: Live At The Moore Theatre
The Public Execution of Mister Personality/Quasi Day Room Disc 1
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The Public Execution of Mr. Personality
The Public Execution of Mr Personality
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The Public Execution of Mister Personality/Quasi Day Room Disc 2
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The Publick Execution Of Mister Personality / Quasi Day Room
The Public Execution of Mister Personality/Quasi Day Room