About
The Other Planets was formed in 2003 by Anthony Cuccia, Tim McFatter, and Dr. Jimbo Walsh. The band's first album, "Discrete Manipulations," was released four months before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and was given a shining revue by Eugene Chadbourne for the All Music Guide. Following this event, the group moved into a large country home in Henderson, Louisiana which has become known as "Big Brown." This is where the band spent the six months after the hurricane rehearsing and recording their second album, "Eightballs in Angola." The next year and a half saw the group playing locally in New Orleans at venues such as Tipitina's, The House of Blues, D.B.A., The Dragon's Den, The Saturn Bar, and One Eyed Jack's. This time also included a tour up to Chicago for shows at The Empty Bottle and Subterranean as well as one offs at The Hotel Utah Saloon in San Francisco and The Knitting Factory in New York. They recorded their third album, "Holiday For Vacationers (Everything Awesome All The Time)" during all of this at recording studios in New Orleans Henderson, and Lafayette, Louisiana, as well as in Chicago in lofts, hotel rooms, and bedrooms. This record featured three distinct sounds: an electronic/outer space portion, an instrumental experimental rock portion, and a psychedelic pop portion with vocal harmonies and lush arranging and instrumentation. This third style is the sole focus of the band's current effort, "Hello Beams." This album will feature thirteen original songs by Anthony Cuccia and Dr. Jimbo Walsh and produced by Mark Bingham.
