Parker House and Theory

Parker House and Theory is an American rock band formed in December of 2003, based in Boston , Massachusetts. Parker House and Theory (PHT) is signed to indie label Rule of 4 Records and is currently touring in support of their debut full length album, Automatic Stranger produced by 7x Grammy winner Thom Russo.

History

Boston based Parker House and Theory were recognized locally with a Boston Music Award for their EP release in 2006, PHT followed up with their highly anticipated full length album “Automatic Stranger”, released in the spring of 2008 on Rule of 4 Records. Recorded with 7x Grammy winner Thom Russo (Audioslave, System Of A Down, Juanes, Mana) “Automatic Stranger” delivers energetic rock, driving funk, infectious pop melodies, intimate moments and mature arrangements. Labeled as a "soon to crack" band (Boston Herald) and "one of the next generation of acts to watch" (Boston Globe), Parker House and Theory is on a mission to spread their musical seed far and wide. Having won over the audiences of and shared the stage with Of A Revolution, Jurassic 5, 311, G. Love and Special Sauce, The Wailers, Dropkick Murphy’s, John Butler Trio, and State Radio, they are on the right path.

They were scheduled to go on tour with James Brown on December 27, 2006Fact|date=June 2007; however, the latter died on Christmas Day.Their music has been classified as a mix of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Maroon 5, Blues Traveler, The Police, Jeff Buckley, and Latin rock.

They were courted and signed by ICM in Spring of 2008.

Touring

They have played over 500 shows since 2003. They have played Fenway Park, Comcast Center, Boston City Hall, Paradise Rock Club and many other arenas, ampitheatres and rock houses nationwide.

They toured with nationally acclaimed act Of A Revolution (O.A.R.) in the Spring of 2008 in support of the release Automatic Stranger.

Band Members

*Eric-jon Tasker - co-founder, Vocals, Guitar and Sequencing
*Carlos - co-founder, Guitar and Vocals
*Andy Wesby - Harmonica, Keyboards, Percussion and Vocals
*Marcos Valles - Drums, Vocals, Percussion
*Colin Lewis - Bass and Vocals

Discography

Videos

Name Origins

There are about 74 known explanations for the Origin of Parker House and Theory's name.Please add them as you see fit.

from amiright.com

The band used to jam at their good friend Sean Parker's house in Metuchen NJ. There, he trained them and taught them an intense amount of intricate music theory. Sean died of a rare form of cancer days before they were to all play a big show. On his deathbed, he supposedly had a closed meeting with the rest of PHT and no one knows what he said. But the boys played the show in honor of Sean and unveiled their moniker. If you look at the name Parker House, it is obvious. So is Theory, but the creepy part is that SEAN's name is also spelled out, with the SE from 'house' and the AN from 'and'.

overheard at a show

I heard that they got the name from Miles Davis and Charlie Parker, and how they used to jam at The Bird's house, and they just went crazy redefining the musical boundaries and theories that existed

Rumours

Andy Wesby is rumoured to have been involved with a very famous Motown Recording Artist

Speculation exists as to why Carlos doesn't use his real last name.

Awards

2006 Boston Music Award Winner - Best Live Act

External links

* [http://www.parkerhouseandtheory.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/parkerhouseandtheory Official MySpace]
* [http://www.youtube.com/parkerhouse Official YouTube]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Parker-House-and-Theory/24003213464?ref=ts Official Facebook]
* [http://apps.new.facebook.com/ilike/artist/Parker+House+And+Theory Official iLike]