Meet the Band
Bill hart
Guitar
DOB: Age Of Aquarius
Birthplace: Virginia
First Band: Hart & Clayberg (Acoustic / South Texas)
Other Bands
South Texas: Loose Associations
Virginia: Father Chuck & The Backsliders, Graveyard Rabbits, 1N3S
FAVORITES
Bands: Led Zepplin, Rush, AC/DC, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Little Feat, Bob Marley & The Wailers
Movie: The Cowboys
Book: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
TV Shows: Star Trek, Northern Exposure, The X-Files
Venue: Any Outdoor Festival
Hobbies: Dog Man, Searching
Album Cover: Led Zepplin IV
Number: 3
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Brent Monster Band Song: “Roundabout Way”
Gear: Too Much To Keep Track Of
NOTABLES
Most Memorable Concert: LOCKN Festival 2018
First Concert: KISS
Fondest Memory: Everything
Most Important Life Lesson: “every day is a good day, some days are better than others”
Musical Influences: Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Jimmy Page, Neil Young, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Bob Weir, Buddy Guy, Hal Gearhart, Motown
Eric Roberson
Drums
DOB: March 15
Birthplace: Roanoke,VA
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 175lbs
Status: Married
Kids: 2
First Band: Black Diamond
Other Bands
Loud Clangin’ & Bangin’, Superhold, Deaf Child, OX3, Castle River Band, 3rd Degree, The Woody Nelsons, Jackleg Deluxe, Triple Shot
FAVORITES
Bands/Artist: Black Sabbath, Brian Setzer, Megadeth, Dwight Yoakam, Gojira
Movie: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Book: Riders on the Storm by John Densmore
Venue: The Harvester
TV Shows: Breaking Bad, Seinfeld, The Andy Griffith Show
Hobbies: Cat Dad, playing guitar, 3D printing…and oh yea Brent Monster Band lol
Album cover from a band: Dio-Holy Diver
Number: 3
Holiday: Halloween
Brent Monster Band Song: Crooked Horse
Drums/Gear: Ludwig, Zildjian, Remo, Vic Firth, Roland
NOTABLES
Most memorable concert: seeing Brian Setzer Orchestra at 9:30 Club
Day job occupation: Tooling Design Engineer
First concert ever seen: KISS –dynasty tour with my Mom
Fondest memory: The births of my kids
Most important life lesson: “Every day is a gift”
Most memorable drumming experience: Loud Clangin’ & Bangin’ playing 2 shows backing “the Ventures” Nokie Edwards at The Belly of the Beast
Musical influences: Peter Criss, Bill Ward, John Bonham, Stewart Copeland, Clive Burr, Lars Ulrich, Greg Bissonette, Kenny Aronoff
Brent Wills
Bass & Vocals
DOB: May 4
Birthplace: Roanoke VA
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 180
Status: married
Children: 2
Occupation: farmer, consultant
First Band: The Flamethrowers
Other bands
Three Legged Dog, Vinyl & Tonic, One North Three South
FAVORITES
Bands/artists: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Willie Nelson, Blue Rodeo, Anders Osborne, Pink Floyd, Bottle Rockets, Wilco, White Stripes, Steve Earle, Blue Rodeo
Movie: The Big Lebowski
Book: The Contrary Farmer or any book by Gene Logsdon
Venue: 5 Points Music Sanctuary, Harvester
TV Shows: don’t watch much TV, but I’ll watch any soccer game
Hobbies: music, floating the river, music, soccer, music, making compost & music
Album Cover: Gov’t Mule, The Deep End Vol. 2
Number: 5
Holiday: Quatro de Mayo
BMB song: can’t decide—all good, all monstrous
Bass/Rig: Fender Jazz, Ernie Ball Music Man, Rickenbacker; GK amp; Seydel harps; Stoehr bullet mic and assorted musical thingies
NOTABLES
Most memorable concert: Lynyrd Skynyrd 1987, the Reunion Tour in Roanoke VA
First concert: John Cougar, 1987 with Dave Barnhart
Fondest memory: Yup
Most memorable music experience: opening up for Gov’t Mule in Salem VA
Most important life lesson: “don’t fuck with yellowjackets”
Musical influences: Tom Petty, Jack White, Josh Williams, Jeff Tweedy, Willie Nelson, Dave Barnhart, Allen Woody