The Orange County collective known as Motor Totemist Guild began in 1984 under the leadership of James Grigsby. The ramshackle experimental group toured and self-released albums through 1989, when Grigsby and vocalist Emily Hay formed U Totem. The duo reunited the group in 1997 with a largely expanded lineup, including former members Lynn Johnston (clarinets, saxes) and Eric Johnson-Tamai (bassoon), along with musicians from the '90s West Coast new jazz scene such as Vinny Golia (clarinets...
These are photos from concerts where Motor Totemist Guild played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
The Fibonaccis / Mark Soden's Syntho Lounge Act / Motor Totemist Guild / Uterus Aug 7, 1985 Huntington Beach, California, United States Uploaded by Gfuhrer
