Baptist Generals

Baptist Generals

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Name = The Baptist Generals


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Origin = Denton, Texas, United States
Genre = Indie rock, Folk
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The Baptist Generals are an American indie band from the music town of Denton, Texas.

The Baptist Generals was formed in 1998 by songwriter/guitarist Chris Flemmons and drummer Steve Hill. Originally they played for beer money as a street act on Denton's infamous Fry Street, but later moved from the street to playing house and club shows nationally and abroad. Over the years the band has grown to include a rotating cast of Denton and former Denton musicians. Hill left the band in 2007.

In 2007 the group refined their live show, choosing to move away from their amplified presentation in favor of quiet chamber music style acoustic sets performed on the band's traveling rug. They now book themselves in alternative venues such as art galleries, museums and smaller non-bar facilities.

The band has a short list of releases that include a 9-song EP, "Dog" released in 1998 on now-defunct Quality Park Records, as well as the LP "No Silver/No Gold" released in 2003 on Subpop Records.

Trivia

* Chris Flemmons is the son of the late Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer, Texana author, and Texas historian, Jerry Flemmons.

* Attending junior college in Wisconsin, Steve Hill worked as a drummer for "John Zorn" while Zorn developed his music game piece, Cobra.

Discography

;Albums

*"Dog" (1998)
*"No Silver/No Gold" 2003

References

*cite web | title=Link | work=Interview with Chris Flemmons at Indieinterviews.com | url=http://indieinterviews.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=19222 | accessdate=8 April | accessyear=2006

*cite web | title=Link | work=Interview with Chris Flemmons in Art Prostitute issue #6 (available also at website) | url=http://artprostitute.com | accessdate=8 April | accessyear=2006

*cite web | title=Link | work=Feature about the band in Copper Press issue #26 | url=http://copperpress.com/ | accessdate=8 April | accessyear=2006

External links

* [http://www.baptistgenerals.com/ Official band website]

* [http://ogami.subpop.com/bands/baptist_generals/bio.html/ profile at subpop]

* [http://myspace.com/thebaptistgenerals/ The band at Myspace.com]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBc8NoELbA4 live performance at Denton Center for the Visual Arts]

* [http://speakingoffiresandfailures.blogspot.com/ Chris Flemmons' blog]
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