Nihilist Spasm Band

Organization

Type

Musical Group

About

The Nihilist Spasm Band was formed in 1965 by a group of people who enjoyed music and wanted to play in a band. There was no desire to learn to play traditional instruments so kazoos were bought and assorted noise makers modified or built from scratch. The band started playing regularly every Monday night in 1966 and has just carried on. The personal has stayed the same. John Boyle (artist) kazoo and drums, John Clement (MD) guitar and drums, Bill Exley (geezer/latinist) vocals, Murray Favro (artist) guitar, and Art Pratten (pensioner/gentleman of leisure) Pratt-a-various and Waterpipe, and Aya Ohnishi (permanent guest artist) kazoo and drums. Greg Curnoe (artist) kazoo and drums (deceased), Hugh McIntyre (curmudgeon/polymath) bass (deceased), and Archie Leitch (permanently retired) play less often. The band currently plays most every Monday night at Forest City Gallery in London, Ontario, Canada.

Nihilist Spasm Band, 2024

Website

http://www.nonsb.ca/

Collection

grunt gallery Programming Archive (Artist)

Related programs

Nihilist Spasm Band (Artist)
LIVE Biennial of Performance Art 2005 (Artist)