HEADLESS HOUSEHOLD

Hailing from Santa Barbara, CA, Headless Household achieved regional cult status by the late '90s, thanks to their quirky and eclectic kind of new music, their relentless live shows, and a string of albums all released on the band's own label, Household Ink. Headless Household was formed in Santa Barbara in 1983 by Dick Dunlap (keyboards), Tom Lackner (percussion), Chris Symer (bass), and Joe Woodard (guitars), four friends sharing a taste for the unusual. Their first album (on LP), Headless Household, was released in 1987, but things didn't pick up until their third album, Items (1996), still the band's best achievement. Items showcased all the eclecticism and creativity Headless Household is capable of. By that time, the four core members were regularly joined by a cast of guests including jazz trumpeter Jeff Kaiser, violinist Gilles Apap, and ex-Toad the Wet Sprocket Glen Phillips. Free Associations (1999) saw the band heading read more...