Ho-Ag

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title: "Ho-Ag" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-noise-rock-music-groups"] description: "Rock band" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho-Ag" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Ho-Ag
background	group_or_band
origin	USA Boston, Massachusetts, United States
genre	Noise rock
years_active	2001 – present
website	ho-agband.com
current_members	Matt Parish
Tyler Derryberry
Alaskan Ryan Brown
Eric Meyer
past_members	Kristina Johnson
Patrick Kim
Dave Dines
Jonathan Ruhe
Nicholas ("Nkls") Ward
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| name = Ho-Ag | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = USA Boston, Massachusetts, United States | instrument = | genre = Noise rock | occupation = | years_active = 2001 – present | label = | associated_acts = | website = ho-agband.com | current_members = Matt Parish Tyler Derryberry Alaskan Ryan Brown Eric Meyer | past_members = Kristina Johnson Patrick Kim Dave Dines Jonathan Ruhe Nicholas ("Nkls") Ward Ho-Ag was an experimental noise rock band based in Boston, Massachusetts.

History

Ho-Ag was formed in 2001 by guitarists Matt Parish and Patrick Kim, along with bassist Dave Dines and drummer Jon Ruhe. Their debut EP, People Coming Back in Time, was self-released in October 2002. Their first album was later released in 2003 on Mister Records. The group then replaced Ruhe with Eric Meyer and Tyler Derryberry joined the group as a keyboardist. Their EP Pray for the Worms in was released in February 2005. Nicholas Wardreplaced Dines on bass during a tour. Their next album, The Word from Pluto, was recorded after the tour and released on Hello Sir Records in September 2006. The group followed up with a self-released EP titled Elektro in 2007. Doctor Cowboy, Ho-Ag's third album, was released by Hello Sir in May 2008, by which time the lineup consisted of Parish, Derryberry, Meyer, guitarist Kristina Johnson, and bassist Ryan Brown.

Discography

• The Meteor Is a Decoy (Demo, 2002)
• People Coming Back In Time for Me (Self-Released, 2002)
• Mister Records Comp 2003 (Mister Records, 2003)
• Ho Ag Equals Go At (Mister Records, 2003)
• Mister Records Comp 3.0 (Mister Records, 2005)
• Ho-Ag/Laughing Light Split 7" (Mister Records, 2005)
• Pray for the Worms (Hive 35, 2005)
• The Word from Pluto (Hello Sir Records, 2006)
• Elektra/Elektro EP (Hive 35, 2007)
• Doctor Cowboy (Hello Sir Records, 2008)
• World-Destroying Zig-Zags (Hive 35, 2013)
• No More Masterpieces (Hive 35, 2013)

Reception

Their album The Word from Pluto received positive to mixed reviews.

References

References

1. "Ho-Ag Band: Official Site : Experimental Noise Rock Music from Boston, MA : Ho-Ag HoAg Ho Ag".
2. "Ho-Ag Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More".
3. Cock, Jason. (2006-10-06). "Ho-Ag: The Word From Pluto".
4. (2006-08-29). "Ho-Ag: The Word from Pluto".

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