Dan Southwick

Dan Southwick is a bassist based out of California. Active since the early 1990s, he is best known for his tenure with the alternative rock band Altamont, along with a brief tenure with Acid King. 
==Biography==
===Altamont===
Altamont would be founded in 1994. According to drummer Joey Osbourne, he would meet Dale Crover through Dan Southwick and Lori S. of Acid King and expressed interest in forming a band together. Notably, Crover would give Osbourne a set of double bass pedals that he would use for both Acid King and Altamont. Some time after forming the trio of Crover, Southwick and Osbourne would record at Big Rehab Studio in San Francisco with Billy Anderson and Aaron Nudelman, Dead or Alive would see release via Man's Ruin Records on 29 May 1997. In the Fall of 1997 the band would tour the West Coast with Acid King.
Recording in 1998 with Billy Anderson and featuring a cover of "Ezy Rider" by Jimi Hendrix, Civil War Fantasy on 9 October 1998, followed by a string of shows with Black Oak Arkansas and Honky. The band also participated in showcases for Man's Ruin and Small Stone Records. The band would contribute a cover of "Make It" by Aerosmith for the Small Stone Records tribute album Right in The Nuts - A Tribute to Aerosmith, released in 2000. Altamont would tour with Acid King and Honky in 1999 and join up with Core and Porn (The Men Of) for a string of Fall shows in 2000.
A second Altamont album, recorded by Tim Green and featuring covers of Mose Allison and Johnny Thunders, Our Darling would see release on 15 May 2001 via Man's Ruin, one of the final releases on the label. The band would play occasional shows in California, along with a 2003 West Coast tour with Melvins.
In 2005 Toshi Kasai would join the band as a second guitarist and record a third album with the band, in what would be the first produced album of The Deaf Nephews, comprised of Kasai and Crover. The Monkee's Uncle would see release on 1 November 2005 via AntAcidAudio to positive reviews of the likes of AllMusic, SF Weekly, LA Weekly, Billboard (magazine)|Billboard and AntiMusic among others.
Following a string of shows with Jello Biafra and The Melvins to support The Monkee's Uncle, Altamont would play occasional shows and in 2010, record new material. Altamont would sign with Valley King Records as part of a re-issue campaign. Notably the band would also release a 7" of a new song and a cover of "Transmaniacon AC" by Blue Öyster Cult, notably featuring a guest drummer in Coady Willis (Big Business) and artwork in Alan Forbes. Mrs. Creech would see release on 2 November 2005, with a release party at Bender's Bar in San Francisco with Frehley's Vomit and an art presentation of Alan Forbes and Junko Mizuno.
Valley King Records would release all three albums on picture disc vinyl, along with two split 7" picture discs in 2016. The band's activity is largely unknown, with Crover eventually forming The Dale Crover Band in 2016 along side several solo releases in conjunction with Joyful Noise Records. Southwick would also notably contribute bass to both of Crover's solo albums.
===Acid King===
Southwick would join Acid King in 1996. Acid King had shows already booked in LA and needed a bass player fast. In a panic Lori called up Dan Southwick, bass player for Altamont. Although he never read the book, Dan's ace musicianship and deference to Ricky Kasso translated into a full-time slot with the King as he learned all the songs in two weeks.
Following the tour the band had a few new songs and were introduced to Frank Kozik, owner of Man's Ruin Records. Upon quickly signing with the label in 1997 they went back into the studio and recorded their first release for Man's Ruin, a 10" titled Down with the Crown (Released on 25 July). The EP would also be released as a split CD with Altamont. After the release and small West Coast tours with Melvins and Fu Manchu to support it, the band started concentrating on new material. However in the Spring of 1998 Southwick would leave the group.
==Bands==
* Altamont - Bass (1994 - Present)
* Acid King - Bass (1996 - 1998)
==Discography==
===With Altamont (Selected)===
* Dead or Alive (EP) (1997, Man's Ruin Records)
* Civil War Fantasy (1998, Man's Ruin Records)
* Our Darling (2001, Man's Ruin Records)
* The Monkee's Uncle (2005, AntAcidMusic)
* Mrs. Creech (7" Single) (2013, Valley King)
* Black Coffee / Black Hole (7" Split with The Phantom Ships) (2016, Valley King)
* Gotards Theme Song / Junkie (7" Split with Honky) (2016, Valley King)
===Other Releases===
* Bhang Revival - Bhang Revival (7" Single; Photography) (1990, Noiseville)
* Acid King - Down With The Crown (EP) (1997, Man's Ruin Records)
* Dale Crover - The Fickle Finger of Fate (Studio Album; co-wrote "Bad Move"; Bass) (2017, Joyful Noise)
* Dale Crover - Rat-A-Tat-Tat! (Studio Album; Bass on "Tougher") (2021, Joyful Noise)
Category:Bassists
Category:Musical groups established in 1994
Category:Alternative rock groups