Van Conner

Infobox Musical artist


Name = Van Conner
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Birth_name = Van Conner
Born = March 17, 1967
Origin = Apple Valley, California
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Genre = Grunge
Alternative rock
Occupation = Musician
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Instrument = bass
Lead guitar
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Label = Velvetone Records
SST Records
Epic Records
Small Stone Records
Associated_acts = Screaming Trees
Gardener
VALIS
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Van Conner (b. March 17, 1967 in Apple Valley, California) is an American rock musician. Conner began his music career in the 1980s. In 1985 he became the bass player for the grunge group Screaming Trees. On the 25 June 2000 Screaming Trees announced their official breakup. Conner would start a low key band under the name Gardener which released its only album in the 90s under the name "New Dawning Time". In addition to leading the The Gutter Twins, Conner has also had brief appearances as a session musician with other known bands such as Queens of the Stone Age and helping Mark Lanegan on his solo album I'll Take Care of You.

Conner is now the lead vocalist/guitarist of the alternative metal-band VALIS.VALIS has announced that their new studio album is getting released under Small Stone Records. VALIS has also announced a US tour which started in June where they are goin to play shows at the Northwest US and later on the July 4 they're having a concert in Seattle.

Band/project history

*Explosive Generation (with Gary Lee Conner, Mark Pickerel, Dan Harper, David Frazini)
*Screaming Trees
*MDL
*Sweet Pea Lanterna and the Buttmeatmen (with Sean Hollister, Mark Lanegan, Nate Hill)
*Solomon Grundy (with Sean Hollister, Lee McCullough, James King)
*Dinosaur Jr (with J Mascis, Murph)
*Worm Wood (with Dylan Carlson)
*Gardener (with Aaron Staufer, Adrian Makins, Patrick Conner)
*VALIS (with Patrick Connner, Sean Hollister, Adrian Makins)
*Musk Ox (with Chovie D, Patrick Conner, Adrian Makins)

elected discography

"For his work with Screaming Trees, see Screaming Trees discography".

*1987 - Steve Fisk "448 Deathless Days" - SST
*1988 - "Sub Pop 200" compilation - Sub Pop
*1990 - Solomon Grundy "Stone Soup and Other Stories" - New Alliance
*1992 - Solomon Grundy "Spirit of Radio/I'm Not the Freak" 7" EP - New Alliance
*1996 - Gamma Ray EP - Man's Ruin
*1998 - Queens of the Stone Age "Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age" - Man's Ruin
*1998 - VALIS/Kitty Kitty Split EP - Man's Ruin
*1999 - Gardener "New Dawning Time" - Sub Pop
*1999 - The Dark Fantastic - Up Records
*1999 - Mark Lanegan "I'll Take Care of You" - Sub Pop
*2002 - VALIS "Vast Active Living Intelligence System" - Lunasound/Abstract
*2004 - VALIS "Head Full of Pills" - Small Stone
*2005 - VALIS "Champions of Magic" - Small Stone
*2006 - "Sleepless in Seattle - The Birth of Grunge" compilation - High Wire

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/vanconner Official MySpace Page]
* [http://www.valisrocks.com Official VALIS Website]
* [http://myspace.com/valis Official VALIS MySpace Page]
* [http://www.theconnerbrothers.com/valis VALIS Music Videos]
* [http://www.myspace.com/solomongrundymusic Official Solomon Grundy MySpace Page]