the Glasspack Stats

Record Labels:

Riverock Records, Better Days Records, 4 Walls Records, Small Stone Recordings

Started By:

"Dirty" Dave Johnson

Based In:

Louisville

Largest show:

500 people, November, 2001 @ The Double Door in Chicago, IL with Nebula and The Immortal Lee County Killers

First show:

02/1999

Last show:

?

Reunion show:

N/A

Number of Members:

3

Booking:

"Dirty" Dave Johnson

Bio:

Formed in the new millennium by singer-songwriter and front-man "Dirty" Dave Johnson, The Glasspack is the answer to the worn-out southern rock of the classic rock airwaves and the sudden staleness of modern hard rock radio. Distinctly of Louisville, this creative and unique Kentucky band has pulled its influences from the best of the 60's jam rock and 70's hard rock/punk, thus obtaining a very wide variety of listeners and fans. The band can usually be found lugging its equipment around the U.S. and Canada listening to anything from CCR and MC5 to Bad Brains and Fu-Manchu. They have been seen busting guitars on each other, playing guitar behind their backs, with their teeth, and anyway humanly possible. Johnson has even been known to set his crotch on fire, as well as his guitar, which skills gained him a Fender Music endorsement in 2005.

In 2001, the Glasspack released their first full-length CD entitled "American Exhaust" on Dave's record label, Riverock Records. With this first full-length release, they received distribution in America, Europe, and Australia. After this release and a constant bar touring schedule of 2001, the band was picked up by Small Stone Recordings in Detroit, best known for its straight rock attitude and releasing new music by musicians from such bands as Screaming Trees, The Melvins, Clutch, and many others. The Glasspack went on to record albums "Powderkeg" and "Bridgeburner" for Small Stone Records with guests from Monster Magnet and Big Chief. Both records were distributed world wide and received much appraise from local Louisville and global press including the Courier-Journal, LEO, Stonerrock.com, Kerrang, Lollipop, and Maximum RockNRoll.

The Pack, as fans know them, has been seen touring and rocking with the likes of The Frogs, Sick of It All, Melt Banana, Cherry Valence, The Hookers, Gaza Strippers, Snapcase, Nebula, Easy Action, My Morning Jacket, King Kong, Elliot, AFI, The Immortal Lee County Killers, Coliseum, and the Shipping News. The band has also been a part of many festivals like the Mountain Dew Action Sports Tour Initial Records' Krazy Fest, New York's CMJ Marathon, Austin's SXSW Festival, Lebowski Fest, and the Stoner Hands of Doom Festival. Some of the stages they have graced include Headliners (Louisville), the Ritz in Austin (TX), the Garage in Hollywood, the 360 in Toronto, The Double Door in Chicago, and even C.B.G.B.'s in Manhattan.

The bands music is a popular in the area of licensing from Small Stone Records directly and Rumblefish Music Licensing in Portland, OR. The Glasspack's music can be frequently found in various episodes of MTV's "Viva La Bam" and "Homewreckers" shows, FOX's "Fuse T.V." and "Fuel T.V." shows, and even video games like Discovery Channel's "Monster Garage" by Activision and ESPN's "2K5 Pro Baseball," scoring them a spot in the ASCAP society.

The Glasspack has now finished it's fourth full-length release, entitled "Dirty Women." The record is set to release sometime in 2006 or 2007, again on Small Stone Recordings. More info on the Glasspack can be found on the internet at www.theglasspack.com & www.smallstone.com .

Members:

"Dirty" Dave Johnson - Songwriting, Vocals, Guitars, Keys
Wes Higdon - Bass
Brett Holsclaw - Drums
Joey Toscano - Webmaster

Former Members:

Andy Garret - Guitar, bass
Marc Moody - Guitar, Bass
Chris Matthews - Bass
Zach Dorsett - Bass
Chris Owens- Bass
Todd Cook - Bass
Tony Bailey - Bass
Jerry Cunningham - Bass
Brian Foor - Drums, Keys
Matt Odenweller - Drums
Greg Morris - Drums
Brett Holsclaw - Drums
Matt Tucker - Drums
Eric Rackutt - Steering Wheels
Leland Thurman - Dirty Bird

Guest Appearances:

Ed Mundell (Monster Magnet) - Guitar
Phil Durr (Big Chief) - Guitar
Scott Hamilton (Small Stone) - Guitar

Releases:

"the Glasspack/Road Warriors' E.P." EP/CD (Better Days Records), (Riverock Records)
"the Glasspack/American Exhaust" LP/CD (Riverock Records), LP/Vinyl (4 Walls Records)
"the Glasspack/Powderkeg" LP/CD (Small Stone Recordings)
"the Glasspack/Bridgeburner" LP/CD (Small Stone Recordings)

Compilations:

"Sucking the 70's" LP/CD (Small Stone Recordings)

Shirts/Merch:

T-shirts, girl shirts, posters, lighters, shot glasses, and cds are and have been available locally at Ear-X-Tacy Records.

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