“Baby Ghost (from the 1900s),” is the second track released from mssv’s second studio album Human Reaction. This arrives is in conjunction with a 58-show tour in the U.S. and parts of Canada.
The band, composed of guitarist Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits, David Lynch) on drums and Avant-Punk scion mike watt on bass, creates music that is a hybrid of a “punk power-trio and a dreamy experimental rock band”.
Human Reaction is being released by BIG EGO Records as a digital download, 12” LP vinyl, and via streaming platforms on September 1st, 2023.
Their latest full-length album brings in a lot more vocals from the Main Steam Stop Valve leader Baggetta, alongside his bandmates, Hodges and watt, who also share in the vocal duties throughout the album.
With drum textures from Hodges honed in his days with Tom Waits and David Lynch, and the full-steam-ahead attitude from watt, displayed throughout his career with MINUTEMEN, fIREHOSE, and Iggy & The Stooges, the new album also displays a “fearless exploring” that comes from a band who has spent a lot of time performing and composing together.
Baggetta has worked all over the world with a wide range of visionary musicians across many generations including David Torn, Jim Keltner, Nels Cline, Psychic Temple, Jeff Coffin, Henry Kaiser, Petra Haden, Rev. Fred Lane, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Joseph C. Philips’ Numinous, Imani Uzuri, Viktor Krauss, David Wax Museum, Julian Lage, Jon Irabagon, Jerome Harris, Tom Harrell, Eivind Opsvik, Jeremy Udden, and Ruth Brown among many others.
mssv Tour Dates:
5 sep – tues – san pedro, ca – the sardine
6 sep – wed – bakersfield, ca – narducci’s
7 sep – thurs – oakland, ca – golden bull
8 sep – fri – sacramento, ca – old ironsides
9 sep – sat – grants pass, or – sound lounge
10 sep – sun – portland, or – turn turn turn
11 sep – mon – seattle, wa – royal room
12 sep – tues – cave junction, or – bruno’s cavern
13 sep – wed – pacifica, ca – winters tavern
14 sep – thurs – atascadero, ca – raconteur room
15 sep – fri – oceanside, ca – pourhouse
16 sep – sat – costa mesa, ca – wayfarer
20 sept – wed – joshua tree, ca – firehouse outpost
21 sept – thurs – las vegas, nv – the griffin
22 sept – fri – flagstaff, az – orpheum theater
23 sept – sat – albuquerque, nm – sister
24 sept – sun – amarillo, tx – golden light cantina
25 sept – mon – dallas, tx – three links
26 sept – tues – oklahoma city, ok – 89th st
27 sept – wed – kansas city, mo – miniBar
28 sept – thurs – omaha, ne – reverb lounge
29 sept – fri – davenport, ia – raccoon motel
30 sept – sat – minneapolis, mn – turf club
1 oct – sun – madison, wi – high noon saloon
2 oct – mon – chicago, il – subterranean
3 oct – tues – indianapolis, in – state street pub
4 oct – wed – columbus, oh – spacebar
5 oct – thurs – hamtramck, mi – small’s
6 oct – fri – pittsburgh, pa – spirit lodge
7 oct – sat – cleveland, oh – beachland tavern
8 oct – sun – toronto, on – horseshoe tavern
9 oct – mon – montreal, qc – bar le ritz, p.d.b.
10 oct – tues – buffalo, ny – mohawk place
11 oct – wed – ithaca, ny – angry mom records
12 oct – thurs – holyoke, ma – holyoke media
13 oct – fri – boston, ma – middle east
14 oct – sat – philadelphia, pa – solar myth
15 oct – sun – new york, ny – mercury lounge
16 oct – mon – baltimore, md – ottobar
17 oct – tues – richmond, va – the camel
18 oct – wed – asheville, nc – grey eagle music hall
19 oct – thurs – knoxville, tn – pilot light
20 oct – fri – w. columbia, sc – new brookland tavern
21 oct – sat – jacksonville, fl – jack rabbits
22 oct – sun – orlando, fl – will’s pub
23 oct – mon – miami, fl – south florida registry of alternative music
24 oct – tues – tampa, fl – hooch and hive
25 oct – wed – tallahassee, fl – 926 bar
26 oct – thurs – atlanta, ga – boggs social & supply
27 oct – fri – nashville, tn – blue room @ 3rd man records
28 oct – sat – water valley, ms – voyager’s rest
29 oct – sun – birmingham, al – saturn
30 oct – mon – new orleans, la – siberia
31 oct – tues – houston, tx – super happy fun land
1 nov – wed – austin, tx – saddle up
2 nov – thurs – marfa, tx – planet marfa
3 nov – fri – tucson, az – 191 toole
4 nov – sat – los angeles, ca – zebulon
