Sunburned Hand of the Man

Sunburned Hand of the Man

Sunburned Hand of the Man is an experimental group from Boston, United States, active since 1997. It forms from the remnants of the Boston psychedelic punk trio Shit Spangled Banner.

Style and approach

The group works in an improvisational way within a structured framework. Its lineup is amorphous, with composition and instrumentation changing from performance to performance, so no two renditions of a piece are identical and even the titles may differ. The work is associated with acid rock, experimental music, free folk, free improvisation, jam band forms and krautrock, and it is also linked with psychedelic, drone, New Weird America and psych-folk.

Releases and labels

Sunburned Hand of the Man releases records on Eclipse Records and on a range of smaller labels. It also issues a large number of limited-edition CD-R releases through its own Manhand label.

Line-up

The group has an extensive and changing membership, including Scott Allison, David Bohill, Conrad Capistran, Chad Cooper, Cousin Rich, Brian Donnely, Sharon Fantl, Phil Franklin, Jenifer Gelineau, Sarah Gibbons, Tony Goddess, Gozzy, Critter Jordan, Michael Josef K, Shannon Ketch, Paul LaBrecque, John Moloney, Ben Mumma, Adam Nodelman, Sarah O'Shea, Marc Orleans, Mark Perretta, Jeremy Pisani, Rich Pontius, Taylor Richardson, Ron Schneiderman, Christine Steele, Richard Thomas, Robert Thomas, Mikey Turner, Valerie Webb and Keith Wood.

Touring and context

In 2005, the band tours the United States and performs at Arthurfest in Los Angeles with Magik Markers. It is also regarded as part of the New Weird America folk revival.