Founded in 1993, M.I.R.V initially consisted of the band's namesake guitarist and singer, Marc "Mirv" Haggard, bassist Craig McFarland, and drummer David Kobza. Former Fungo Mungo drummer Jeff Gomes replaced Kobza in 1994. The band recorded Feeding Time on Monkey Island and Dancing Naked in a Mine Field. Guitarist Bryan Kehoe contributed to vocals and keyboards. Kehoe left the band in 2001 to form The Kehoe Nation, and was replaced by Spent Poets singer Adam Gates, aka "The Filthy Ape". The band played shows as a 5-piece band with both Kehoe and Gates. Gates formed Madame Blavatsky Overdrive with McFarland and Gomes and recorded the Debut album Idiot Jones will Have His Day with engineer Craig McFarland.
Kehoe-era M.I.R.V. shows often featured songs punctuated by interludes of lunacy, usually featuring a verbal interchange between Haggard and Kehoe. Often Haggard would announce a contest for the women in the audience, after which the winner would be cajoled into grabbing Kehoe's groin, causing him to sing in a high-pitched operatic voice. Kehoe would often sing the Neapolitan standard "''O sole mio" following the antics. M.I.R.V. shows would regularly feature Haggard playing an electric saw during portions of the concerts.
M.I.R.V.'s first album, Cosmodrome, was written and recorded by Haggard and featured a character named Granddad, later revealed to be Primus' Les Claypool, who also put the record out on his own Prawn Song label. The album features songs interspersed with skits and is generally regarded as a concept album. The next two records were released on Poison Eye, M.I.R.V.'s own label, and primarily feature music. These latter two albums saw the band form into a four-piece touring outfit, as opposed to a studio project.
In 2014, both Mirv and guitarist Bryan Kehoe played several gigs with Les Claypool across the U.S.
Cultural referencesedit
The band's song, "Monkey Boy", was featured in a commercial for the game Fighting Vipers on the Sega Saturn.
M.I.R.V.'s song "Shave My Face Off" was featured in the sixth season of MTV's Beavis & Butt-head on March 7, 1996, after changing the channel from another that showed Hum's song "Stars".[2] Neither Beavis or Butthead showed approval or disapproval of the video, but their discussion mainly centered on the protagonist's ownership of a television, a recliner and some beer.
Discographyedit
Cosmodrome (1993)
Feeding Time on Monkey Island (1997)
Dancing Naked in a Minefield (1999) (artwork by Zoltron)
^TV.com: Beavis & Butthead; Season 6, Episode 20 (Buy Beer), March 7, 1996.
External linksedit
"Les Claypool Brings Duo De Twang to SF". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
December 18, 2023
article, about, icbm, technology, multiple, independently, targetable, reentry, vehicle, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, june, 2017, band, based, francisco, california,. For the article about the ICBM technology see Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2017 M I R V was a band based in the San Francisco California Bay Area The band was founded in 1993 Its musical style includes elements of hard rock heavy metal funk country opera experimental electronica and polka M I R V OriginSan Francisco California United StatesGenresExperimentalfunkYears active1993 1993 2000sLabelsPrawn Song Poison EyePast membersMarc Haggard Craig McFarland David Kobza Jeff Gomes Bryan Kehoe Adam Gates Contents 1 History 2 Cultural references 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFounded in 1993 M I R V initially consisted of the band s namesake guitarist and singer Marc Mirv Haggard bassist Craig McFarland and drummer David Kobza Former Fungo Mungo drummer Jeff Gomes replaced Kobza in 1994 The band recorded Feeding Time on Monkey Island and Dancing Naked in a Mine Field Guitarist Bryan Kehoe contributed to vocals and keyboards Kehoe left the band in 2001 to form The Kehoe Nation and was replaced by Spent Poets singer Adam Gates aka The Filthy Ape The band played shows as a 5 piece band with both Kehoe and Gates Gates formed Madame Blavatsky Overdrive with McFarland and Gomes and recorded the Debut album Idiot Jones will Have His Day with engineer Craig McFarland Kehoe era M I R V shows often featured songs punctuated by interludes of lunacy usually featuring a verbal interchange between Haggard and Kehoe Often Haggard would announce a contest for the women in the audience after which the winner would be cajoled into grabbing Kehoe s groin causing him to sing in a high pitched operatic voice Kehoe would often sing the Neapolitan standard O sole mio following the antics M I R V shows would regularly feature Haggard playing an electric saw during portions of the concerts M I R V s first album Cosmodrome was written and recorded by Haggard and featured a character named Granddad later revealed to be Primus Les Claypool who also put the record out on his own Prawn Song label The album features songs interspersed with skits and is generally regarded as a concept album The next two records were released on Poison Eye M I R V s own label and primarily feature music These latter two albums saw the band form into a four piece touring outfit as opposed to a studio project The band toured worldwide alongside acts like Jerry Cantrell Fishbone Primus and played with groups like Cheap Trick Run DMC Papa Roach and Nuclear Rabbit 1 In 2014 both Mirv and guitarist Bryan Kehoe played several gigs with Les Claypool across the U S Cultural references editThe band s song Monkey Boy was featured in a commercial for the game Fighting Vipers on the Sega Saturn M I R V s song Shave My Face Off was featured in the sixth season of MTV s Beavis amp Butt head on March 7 1996 after changing the channel from another that showed Hum s song Stars 2 Neither Beavis or Butthead showed approval or disapproval of the video but their discussion mainly centered on the protagonist s ownership of a television a recliner and some beer Discography editCosmodrome 1993 Feeding Time on Monkey Island 1997 Dancing Naked in a Minefield 1999 artwork by Zoltron Million Pound Bomb Recorded in 2006 unreleased References edit CDbaby com MIRV Archived 2006 10 25 at the Wayback Machine TV com Beavis amp Butthead Season 6 Episode 20 Buy Beer March 7 1996 External links editOfficial Website Les Claypool Brings Duo De Twang to SF NBC Bay Area Retrieved 2017 11 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M I R V amp oldid 1186696380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
