266: Thor Harris (Swans, Thor & Friends, Bill Callahan, etc.)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2020

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Thor Harris is a percussionist known for his work with Swans, Bill Callahan, Rob Halverson, Devendra Banhart, and his own ensemble--Thor & Friends. Thor is also a sculptor, instrument builder, carpenter, and former TX gubernatorial candidate. Thor tells Joe about: being raised by an engineer and schoolteacher near Galveston, TX; studying drums in at Musicians Institute in Hollywood; learning to manage depression and thriving creatively; his love of nature; his infamous video "How to Punch a Nazi"; and the impetus to start his own band.

During the age of social distancing, we're recording remotely and releasing new episodes every day.

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0:00.0	This is Joe Wong.
0:15.9	Welcome to the Trapset.
0:17.7	During the age of social distancing, we're recording remotely and releasing new
0:23.0	episodes every day.
1:03.2	Thank you. Today's guest is Thor Harris, a percussionist who leads his own band, Thor and Friends,
1:11.6	and who has also worked extensively with artists such as Swans, Bill Callahan, Rob Halverson, and Devendra Banhart. Thor is also a sculptor, carpenter, and former Texas gubernatorial candidate.
1:17.6	His satirical 2017 video, How to Punch a Nazi, went viral.
1:23.6	Thor spoke to me from his home in Austin. Hi, Joe.
1:48.6	Hi, Thor. How are you?
1:50.8	Well, how are you?
1:52.7	Doing pretty well. What are you up to today?
1:57.2	I'm doing some woodwork for a friend's house.
2:04.8	I'm building some cool outdoor light fixtures for her.
2:13.0	I do a lot of that.
2:15.0	Like I'm a plumber and a carpenter and house fixing kind of stuff, as well as music.
2:24.1	That's awesome.
2:25.2	I can't do any of that kind of stuff.
2:27.9	I can fix computers, but as far as, like, fixing a house, I'm not very good at it.
2:35.2	Yeah, I was real slow to,
2:39.5	like I just learned a recording program
2:42.7	like six months ago or maybe a little more,
2:47.6	but I'm not very computer savvy,
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