Mike Marquard

Mike Marquard, frontman of Grandmother Squash and Hinken occasionally takes a break, picks up an acoustic guitar, sits at a piano, or wonders what life is like on the quiet side. This is the result.

I started playing guitar when I was 13 years old. After a year I started playing with bassist Mike McDonough (Grandmother Squash) and we very slowly formed Grandmother Squash (1999-present?). Also, I played occasionally with Acrylic, my brother's band, throughout 2001. In the Fall of 2002 my brother, Luke, and I founded Hinken where most of my efforts will go once I get back to the United States. Currently, I write, wonder, and tinker.....this is why I have this page.

Yes. I play occasionally myself in Minneosota or the St. Louis, MO area. I also play heavily with my band Grandmother Squash in Minnesota and Hinken in Chicago.

Billy Corgan, Sleeping At Last, Bright Eyes, Eric Bachman (Crooked Fingers, Archers of Loaf), Simon Joyner, Goodnight Sun, Steve Bartolomei, Engine Down, Hum, Stone Gossard

Epiphone Solid Spruce Top Acoustic

Random Piano's

Brand X condensor Mic

iBook + ProTools

my imagination

"My love song sucks, yours made me cry"

-Hum