Hi, this is Josh Garey in Berkeley, California. I love to write, record and perform music of all kinds. On this 'block' of parchment I'll post new works-in-progress and miscellaneous tunes; in the blocks below you can listen to dozens of songs from my catalog. I hope you like what you hear and it brightens your day. Peace, ~Josh.
Sun House delivers a raw, explosive sound that evokes the spirit of 60's blues-rock, melodic hard rock and groovy jams while always taking it somewhere new, as with songs in Japanese about vegetables and the secret rulers of the world (but not in the same song). Featuring Josh Garey on guitar & vocal (Comfy Chair, Gun & Doll Show), Keith Hanson on bass & vocal and Bill Bledsoe on drums & vocal.
Sun House is a band that began as a reunion of guitarist Josh Garey and singer Douglas Price, who had previously played together years before in a group called Private Culture. Their debut album, 'Ushu Ones', released in 2008, features some of the Bay Area's top musical talent and presents an organic & spicy mix of original rock, funk, soul, reggae and blues.
Featuring Ira Levin on lead vocals, sax, flute and an unlimited supply of good cheer & voice impersonations, Josh Garey on guitar, vocals & banana peels and Greg Minter on bass guitar, vocals & hullaballoo, Comfy Chair will tickle your funny bone, tug at your heartstrings and then take you out for tea.
White People is the result of two old friends hanging out and recording at their leisure over the course of about two years. Between the two of them, Josh Garey and Morgan Riley generate an "electro-acoustic" sound that combines guitars, vocals & songwriting with DJ cuts, scratches, loops, samples, beats, soundscapes & synthesizers. Dig in.
UltraNada is a rock concept that recorded quite a bit and had airplay on the Pacifica Network with 'Madness of War', but played only a few live gigs. Josh Garey on guitars & vocals with a colorful cast of various and talented friends & co-conspirators on backups: Geoff Piper (bass), Darian Gray (drums), Johnny Wilson (bass), Joaquin Spengemann (drums) and Randy Rood of Emeryville Recording mannin' the console.
Purportedly (and occasionally) featuring Oakland bass & vocal legend Robert Ball, Josh Garey on guitars & vocals, Jesse Hiatt on keys and Joel Griffin on drums. Recorded by the exceedingly generous and forgiving gents at Laughing Tiger Studios in San Rafael, CA: Ari Rios, Daniel Daniel, David Simon-Baker and Jim Reitzel.
Recorded by Bill "Mudboy" Lackey at his house of horrors in Oakland, CA, the Power Crazed Dictators were happy-go-lucky bakery boys by day and comical anti-heroes by night. Preceding a wave as big as the hip-hop-metal craze that was to follow was a task for only a hearty few. PCD were among them, gettin' down in the 'Town.
From 1989 to 1992, Private Culture went very quickly from a high school garage band to a weekend nightclub opener for Primus, No Doubt, the Mo'fessionals, Smoking Section, Psychefunkapus, the Bluchunks and countless other talented live groups from that era of Bay Area Music. Members included Oakland bass & vocal legend Robert Ball, Josh Garey, Ethan Eubanks, Douglas Price, Stephen Bradley, Glenn Brady, Michael Grate, Colin Gleason, Theodross Avery, Dave Bomberg and Kevin Edwards.
