Stephen Howard has, in recent years, cut his teeth as a team player, offering up his considerable talents playing bass with indie darlings Denali and Capitol Records "droppies" Ambulette, and playing baritone guitar as a member of the self-proclaimed slowest band in Chicago, Pinebender. Truth be told, though, Howard might not be as fitting to the sideman role as he has led himself and others to believe. Howard expounds: "I love playing on other people's songs; in fact, my day job is playing as a bassis...   [ read more ]

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