Thor Harris | |
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Born | February 7, 1965 |
Genres | Experimental, indie rock, folk, experimental rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, carpenter, art instructor |
Instruments | Drums, percussion, dulcimer, vibraphone, clarinet, piano, organ, violin, viola, accordion, melodica, keyboards, guitar, bass, trombone |
Years active | 1986–present |
Associated acts |
Swans (2010-2016) Shearwater (2001-2010) Bill Callahan (2005-present) Devendra Banhart (2004) The Angels of Light (1999-2001) Rebecca Cannon (1995-present) Rob Halverson (1993-present) Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra (2013) Lisa Germano Gretchen Phillips |
Thor Harris (born February 7, 1965) is a musician, painter, and carpenter. He was the percussionist for Swans (2010–2016). He has performed with Shearwater (2001–2010), a band from Austin, Texas, Bill Callahan, The Angels of Light, Lisa Germano, Gretchen Phillips, Devendra Banhart, Rebecca Cannon, Swans, Flock of Dimes & Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. He has recorded six instrumental albums with the Austin producer Rob Halverson. He also contributed to Ben Frost's 2014 album, Aurora. In February 2017, he posted a video to his Twitter account titled "How To Punch A Nazi" as a response to the rise of Richard Spencer, and on February 8, 2017, Twitter briefly suspended Harris's account for the video. On August 10, 2017, Harris announced his candidacy for governor of Texas on Twitter.