Man Man

Man Man
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Experimental rock
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Ace Fu Records, ANTI-
Associated acts	Mister Heavenly, Shilpa Ray, Modest Mouse, Icy Demons, Buffalo Stance, Tom Waits, Coyote, The Extraordinaires, The Shills, Father Figures, Outkast, Landlady, Spaceship Aloha
Website	manmanbandband.com
Members	Honus Honus (Ryan Kattner) Pow Pow (Christopher Powell) Brown Sugar (Adam Schatz) Shono (Bryan Murphy)

Man Man is an experimental band from Philadelphia. Their multi-instrumental style is centered on the piano playing of lead singer and lyricist Honus Honus. On recordings, Honus usually plays piano but during the live shows he uses a Rhodes Piano or a Nord Electro 3. He is accompanied by an energetic group of musicians and vocalists. Instruments played by the band include a clavinet, Moog Little Phatty, sousaphone, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, flute, bass clarinet, drum set, euphonium, Fender Jazz Bass, Danelectro baritone guitar, xylophone, marimba, melodica and various percussive instruments including pots and pans, toy noisemakers, Chinese funeral horns, spoons, smashing plates, fireworks, and—on occasion—audience members' heads.

Man Man released their debut The Man in a Blue Turban with a Face in October 2004 on Ace Fu Records, but they did not begin to tour extensively until their follow-up album Six Demon Bag was released in 2006 to positive reviews. During 2007, the band opened for Modest Mouse on several U.S tours, gaining them further public attention. Not long afterward, Nike began airing a series of commercials starring Rainn Wilson with Man Man's "10 lb Mustache" as the background music. "10 lb Mustache", "Feathers", and "Engrish Bwudd" were featured in season 3, episode 8 of the TV show Weeds. The band also recorded a cover of "Little Boxes" for the title sequence of that episode.

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