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recent works by Brandt Lee Wolf, older works by 9th Street Shakedown

B. Hamilton is songwriter Ryan Christopher Parks and drummer Raj Kumar Ojha (Once and Future Band). They cut their teeth in the warehouse days of Oakland around 2010 and recorded ramshackle records in flophouse attics, former army barracks turned Mills College noise musician housing, and their rehearsal space in Jack London Square that looks like an early 80’s accounting office, and a set from one of the “Saw” movies. 
 
Existing before and after tech created complete chaos in Oakland is the subject of a number of their songs. Other songs are about other things. Like cancer, John Wayne, and buying lottery tickets after church.
 
2024’s “The Freest Speech Ever Attempted Without Disintegrating” is about Elon Musk, kind of. 
 
“I tried to write a bunch of stuff about him, but ended up writing about the same loneliness and lack of connection that everyone has experienced at some point in their lives,” said Parks. “It’s the same loneliness that humanity might be leaning into as we go toward whatever the future is.”
 
I wrote this entire bio like you can't tell it's me writing it. I even referred to myself as "Parks," in the last paragraph like I'm a Naval whistleblower on "60 Minutes." Writing these things is the goddamn worst. Alright, have a good day.

France-based Brit, Stephen J. Howard, "slides buffed-up Morrissey vocal inflections through a late 80’s guitar-pop/slight post-punk juxtaposition, that is as unusual as it is beautiful." Janglepophub review of "Come Back When It's Over" 10/11/2020
"Excellent music.." Norman B (https://lifeelsewhere.co/2019/12/12/a-conversation-with-ten-katestraat/)
"An abundance of headphone moments on the one track & an absolute fine piece of music" Alice Peter-Burns (NOVUMfm.de);
"Fantastic!" Christian John (RadioWigwam.co.uk);
"This is absolutely gorgeous. Has let some light into our world today" (EverythingIndieOver40.com)

A Brexit refugee and former street busker, Stephen rebooted his music career after playing his defiant political songs at the Amsterdam Songwriters' Guild Cafe de Koe openmic in 2017. After single releases in 2019 & 2020 that gained international radio play, the band turned to recording at their tiny home studio in Amsterdam, releasing lockdown songs "Follow Where The Swallows Go", "Come Back When It's Over" and "We Live In A Beautiful City". "Puerto Sol", recorded in Geneva, will be released on 3rd June 2022.

Influences include Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Jacques Brel, Sonic Youth, Johnny Marr and Radiohead.

Profile photo thanks to Nicola Evans. Image gallery photo thanks to Benny Van Der Plank.

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