Van Conner

Van Conner (born March 17, 1967 in Apple Valley, California) is an American rock musician, best known as the bassist for Screaming Trees.

Van Conner
Van Conner (left) performing with Patrick Conner (right) in the band VALIS
Background information
Birth nameVan Conner
BornMarch 17, 1967 (1967-03-17) (age 54)
Apple Valley, California
GenresGrunge, psychedelic rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsBass, lead guitar
Years active1984–present
LabelsVelvetone Records, SST, Epic, Small Stone
Associated actsScreaming Trees
Gardener
VALIS
Solomon Grundy

Career

As a bass player in high school, Conner formed the band Explosive Generation with his brother Gary Lee Conner and Mark Pickerel. That band later evolved into Screaming Trees with the addition of singer Mark Lanegan in 1985.[1] The band moved from their native Ellensburg, Washington to Seattle in the late 1980s to join that city's burgeoning alternative rock scene.[2] Conner played on seven studio albums with Screaming Trees until the band split in 2000.[1]

While he was with Screaming Trees, Conner formed the side project Solomon Grundy, in which he performed lead vocals and guitar. That band released an album in 1990,[3][4] and during that period Conner also joined a live lineup of Dinosaur Jr.[5] He later formed another side project called Gardener, which released an album in 1999.[6] After the breakup of Screaming Trees, Conner worked as a session musician and has formed several additional alternative rock bands, including VALIS[7] and Musk Ox.[8]

Selected discography

For his work with Screaming Trees, see Screaming Trees discography.

  • Solomon Grundy (Solomon Grundy, 1990)
  • New Dawning Time (Gardener, 1999)
  • Vast Active Living Intelligence System (VALIS, 2002)
  • Head Full of Pills (VALIS, 2004)
  • Dark Matter (VALIS, 2009)
  • Minds Through Space and Time (VALIS, 2012)

References
  1. "Screaming Trees Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. Wilding, Philip (2016-06-20). "Screaming Trees: Grunge's Nearly Men". loudersound. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  3. "Solomon Grundy Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  4. "Shadows of the Season. Looking Back at Screaming Trees' Sweet Oblivion with Gary Lee Conner". SONIC NEWS. 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  5. Mundy, Chris; Mundy, Chris (1991-04-18). "Dinosaur Jr. Pull Guitar Rock Back From the Brink". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  6. "Gardener Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  7. Barbrick, Greg (2013-05-17). "Music Review: VALIS - Minds Through Space and Time [Colored Vinyl Edition]". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  8. Diamond, Lee J. "Album Review: Valis - Minds Through Space and Time". Retrieved 2021-11-26.
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