The Band from TV

June 15, 2011 3:07 AM

On the keyboards: Dr. House and Dr. Archie Morris. On the guitar, Nathan Petrelli and the plumber. Violin, Dr. Chase. On the drums, Matt Parkman. On the vocals, Bob Guiney. It's the Band from TV, and they do it for charity. Videos.
posted by curuinor (14 comments total)

Reminds me of the Rock Bottom Remainders which has included, amongst others Dave Barry, Stephen King, Amy Tan, Maya Angelou, Ridley Pearson, Scott Turow, Mitch Albom, Barbara Kingsolver, Robert Fulghum, and Matt Groening.
posted by tomswift at 3:24 AM on June 15, 2011

Ha, this is great!
posted by iamkimiam at 4:13 AM on June 15, 2011

Is this something I'd need a tv to.. wow, they're actually quite good.

Though I think this outfit would put Jeeves' steely reserve to the test.
posted by dubold at 4:26 AM on June 15, 2011

Jesse Spencer can sing and play violin?

Would not have guessed that in a million years...
posted by kuanes at 4:47 AM on June 15, 2011

Ha! Dig Jamie Denton with the Esquire Tele, because he wasn't appealing enough to begin with.
posted by FelliniBlank at 5:01 AM on June 15, 2011

Mystery ... all my life has been a mystery ...
posted by bwg at 5:27 AM on June 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

They look like an absolute blast to see live.
posted by tommasz at 6:06 AM on June 15, 2011

"DO SONG FOR AMERICA!!"
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 6:40 AM on June 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

Would you believe I saw 'Band from TV' like six times before I got the joke.
posted by shakespeherian at 6:54 AM on June 15, 2011

Hugh has an album out.
posted by Decani at 9:01 AM on June 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

As a professional musician, the horror of this for me is that all these guys are famous, successful and quite adequately employed doing something else entirely and only do this for fun. And they still kick ass.

I'm totally in the wrong business...
posted by tspae at 10:16 AM on June 15, 2011

You want to really cry, tspae? Doc Hammer of Venture Bros. fame is not only an amazing painter but also a SUPERKICKASS MUSICIAN in addition to his Venture-ing skills.

I've listened to Worn Thin and the other Weep albums every day (usually on repeat) since I bought them.
posted by bitter-girl.com at 12:19 PM on June 15, 2011

Every once in a while they invite Hurley to join them on vocals.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 12:41 PM on June 15, 2011

As a professional musician, the horror of this for me is that all these guys are famous, successful and quite adequately employed doing something else entirely and only do this for fun.

When I listen to Ewan McGregor sing, it just pisses me off.
posted by Zed at 10:31 AM on June 16, 2011