Bassholes

Bassholes were formed as a duo in Columbus, OH, featuring Gibson Bros drummer Rich Lillash and songwriter/singer/guitarist Don Howland (taking the lead on everything else), Bassholes have since reinvigorated the blues duo sound that such artists as Lightnin' Hopkins had made so potent, and have added elements of punk, folk, and the "Old Weird America" Greil Marcus described when writing about Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music. The band has produced a prodigious amount of singles and full-length records, but it's their albums that mark the high points of their career. 
Their debut album (as with most subsequent releases) was released on In The Red Records in 1992 and soon after, Lillash left the band and Howland joined up with then-19-year-old drummer Bim Thomas. The pairing proved fruitful as Thomas' enthusiastic, seemingly free-form drumming (which was, of course, always grounded in blues and rock rhythms) provided a launch pad from which Howland could make his guitar and voice wail, weep, shout, and scream. Preferred Bassholes subject matter includes sexual and social frustration as well as the introduction of rock, folk, and blues' fringe underlying strangeness. 
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==Links to Peel==
Peel first played the Bassholes in November 1992 on his radio programme via their single, '98 In The Shade'. Further material from the group were played on his radio programmes until the summer of 1998.
==Shows Played==
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*27 November 1992: '98 In The Shade (7")' (In The Red Recordings)
*12 December 1992: 98° In The Shade (7") In The Red Recordings
;1993
*10 December 1993: 'Missing Linkster (LP-Blue Roots (Archive Series - Volume One))' (In The Red Recordings)
*18 December 1993: Bald Headed Woman Blues (album - Blue Roots (Archive Series - Volume One)) In The Red Recordings
;1994
*01 January 1994 (BFBS): Bald Headed Woman (album - Blue Roots (Archive Series - Volume One) In The Red 
*07 January 1994: ‘I Can Tell By The Way You Smell (LP - Blue Roots)’ (In The Red)
;1995
*05 August 1995: Changes Had To Come (7 inch - (She Said I Had A) Problem / Changes Had To Come) Bag Of Hammers
*06 October 1995: Hey OJ (7 inch) In The Red Recordings
;1996
*30 June 1996: Lion's Share (7" - Lion's Share / Jesus Book) In The Red
;1998
*17 June 1998: I Can Tell By The Way You Smell (CD - Blue Roots) Revenant
*24 June 1998: Light Bulb Boogie (CD - Blue Roots) Revenant
*01 July 1998 (BFBS): 'I Can Tell By The Way You Smell (CD-Blue Roots)' (Revenant)
*01 October 1998: She Came On The Bus (2xLP - When My Blue Moon Turns Red Again) In The Red
==External Links==
*AllMusic
*Discogs
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