Phillip
@madmonk1917
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Austin, TX USA
Joined Jan 1, 2004
Phillip E. Hardy is a professional Business Consultant, writer and musician with a diverse range of abilities and interests. Hardy began his drumming career in the mid 1970s, occasionally filling in as substitute drummer for Los Angeles punk band The Weasels, as well as jamming and recording at the legendary Masque with musicians including Dean Chamberlain and The Skulls. He also recorded with Walter Egan of Magnet and Steel fame. During the 1980s he twice worked with Asylum Kids bassist and vocalist Dino Archon in bands named DV8 and Symbol Positive playing at Club Lingerie, Madame Wong's, and The Troubadour and on the Radio stage at the 1984 LA Street Scene. During the early 1990s, he fronted his own band Badge of Honor playing numerous live shows and had original songs featured on KLOS Radio Best of Local Licks show. In a May 9, 1994 Music Connection magazine review, Hardys vocal style was compared to Harry Chapin and in a July 4, 1994 article said his drumming was described as As precise as the tick-tock of Big Ben and rocks like a runaway renegade. In 2004, his album Old Dog, New Tricks was released and received positive reviews from publications including Fufkin magazine, Ripping Tracks and IOM magazine. Hardy has recently played drums for several blues and rock artists including Joe Houston and Guitar Shorty and was an opening act for classic rock band Canned Heat. He is endorsed by Soultone Cymbals.
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