One of the great things about Twitter is the direct interaction it provides its users. We love how @Hidden_Track allows us to communicate with our readers as well as with labels, other sites and the artists we cover. Many bands have official feeds that keep fans in the know but often it’s the individual band members’ personal accounts that offer the best insight. Here’s a list of some band members worth clicking the Follow button for.
1. @mike_gordon Mike Gordon – Phish
2. @treyanastasio Trey Anastasio – Phish
The @Phish and @Phish_FTR feeds keep Phish fans up to date with official announcements and realtime setlists. It’s bassist Mike Gordon’s account that often has the best behind the scenes tweets and pics. Gordon also does a decent job staying up to date with info on his band. Anastasio’s feed is sluggish and offers little more than a typical official band feed would.
3. @ryanstasik Ryan Stasik – Umphrey’s McGee
4. @goldlikejoel Joel Cummins – Umphrey’s McGee
Another bassist, Ryan Stasik and keyboardist Joel Cummins make up one third of Umphrey’s McGee. What isn’t picked up by @Umphreysmcgee or setlist tweeting lighting director Jefferson Waful (@jeffersonwaful) or even jack of all trades Kevin Browning (@Soundcaresser), often finds its way to Pony or Cummins’ feed. Expect as much insult as insight with heavy doses of hilarity.
5. @blobtower Justin Vernon – Bon Iver
We’ve highlighted the @boniver feed before for doing excellent work while the band was out on tour. Vernon, the falsetto singing, Grammy Award winning Wisconsinite, mixes opinions with interacting with others, and the common tweeted image.
6. @yimyames Yim Yames – My Morning Jacket
7. @patrickhallahan Patrick Hallahan – My Morning Jacket
8. @carlbroemel Carl Broemel – My Morning Jacket
These My Morning Jacket (@mymorningjacket) bandmates go the extra mile by supplementing the band’s official feed with more interactive connections to their fans. Yames, or James, stays current with all of his side efforts, while Hallahan and Broemel tend provide the details to the band’s operation.
9. @patrickcarney Patrick Carney – The Black Keys
Drummer and one half of the duo The Black Keys (@theblackkeys), Carney ventures into the obscure at times, not always focusing on the world of rock and roll. He’s a fairly productive tweeter, firing off 140 character missives throughout most days.
10. @Oneanda3 John Stirratt – Wilco
11. @nelscline Nels Cline – Wilco
Another bassist on the list, Wilco’s (@wilco) Stirratt – whose Twitter info reads “jam band aficionado” – keeps followers apprised of all things Wilco as well as his other project The Autumn Defense. Nels isn’t the most prolific tweeter but when he does tweet it tends to be full of insightful details.
12. @Jeffreyaustin10 Jeff Austin – Yonder Mountain String Band
13. @ymsBen Ben Kaufman – Yonder Mountain String Band
Yet another bassist, Kaufman, and mandolin wielding Austin of Yonder Mountain String Band (@YonderMountain) are some of the most personal tweeters on the list. Focusing well beyond the confines of music the pair tends to update on everyday life occurrences besides playing in a band.
14. @Marc_Brownstein Marc Brownstein – The Disco Biscuits
15. @BarberShreds Jon Barber – The Disco Biscuits
Add one more bassist as the highly opinionated and freewheeling Brownstein joins fellow The Disco Biscuits (@disco_biscuits) member Barber in making the list. Expect anything from this pair who seemingly holds nothing back from being tweeted.
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I would add the following as well:
@mikaeljorgensen
@nickibluhm
@TomMarshall111
I totally agree with bryontreece that @mikaeljorgensen needs to be added to the Wilco list. Tons of photos of venues & interesting things he sees in the cities they play.
@nekocase is my hero.