Live music performances in Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area. Electronic, Indie, Alternative, Surf, DJ, Dream Pop, Jazz, Avant Garde, Balkan, Klezmer, Reggae, Post-Punk, etc. etc., an eclectic collection of some of the best sounds to hit the stage, from established and popular pioneers to newer lesser-known bands. Enjoy, and discover something new!
I love how everytime he performs them changes he plays it a little different and puts a unique spin on it instead of just sticking to how he played the recorded version
Yes, Hardy Fox a founding member of the combo and who had composed a good half of their material, as he himself revealed upon his departure as a touring member due to health issues in 2016, died in 2018 but the "singing Resident" who there is no reasonable doubt that is their "spokesman" Homer Flynn, is here alive and kicking. All those years many members came and went, with only him and the sadly departed H. Fox being in the band from the begining. The Residents were and are destined to remain an at least half-hidden mystery, unless Homer who is now the sole leader and probably has all the rights and owns the name of the band, decides to call it the day and reveals everything about the past.
I think the music is mostly programmed. The "singing Resident" voice must be real live though. If they had the guitarist playing in this, he 'd play live too. I think that they began doing these partly programmed, partly live performances in the early 90s.
Homer fully masked on stage. For many years only half his face was hidden during performances and sometimes he was nearly unmasked. I guess it does not matter one way or the other, we all know it is him by now.
