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Hector On Stilts (HOS) is an American Indie pop/Rock band. The band was originally formed in Tucson, AZ in 1998, and currently resides in Albany, NY.

History

Hector On Stilts was formed by cousins Jeb and Clayton Colwell. The two started performing as teenagers in coffee houses throughout their hometown of Tucson, AZ before taking a break while both attended college.^[1] The Colwells were in part drawn east to Pittsfield, MA in 2001 due to the city's equidistant proximity to New York, NY and Boston, MA.^[2] It was while the Colwells were based in Pittsfield that current bassist Jenn McCarron and drummer John Brodeur joined the band ^[3]. Prior to joining Hector On Stilts, Brodeur wrote a feature about the band for Albany alternative weekly newspaper Metroland.^[4] The band currently records and resides in Albany, NY.

Band

Current Members

Clayton Colwell - guitar
Jeb Colwell - guitar,synth
Jennifer McCarron - bass
John Brodeur - drums

National Exposure

The song "Soul So Sweet" off of their album Same Height Relation was featured in the ABC television series Brothers and Sisters. Another song off the album Same Height Relation, "Heart In Your Hand," was featured in the ABC television series Three Moons Over Milford^[5].

Origin of the Name Hector On Stilts

Band members have readily admitted that there are numerous theories about the origin of the band's name. Clayton Colwell stated in a 2006 profile that he had forgotten how the name was selected mentioning theories related to a neighborhood resident named Hector who threw rocks at his dog, Jeb's brother possibly creating the name, and the definition of hector as "to bully." Colwell finally stated: "Sometimes I think it comes down to we pulled it out of a hat."^[6]

Discography

Pretty Please (2000)
hectoronstiltsEP (2002)
Same Height Relation (2005)
Announced online releases and album, 2007/2008

External Links

References

[1] ttp://www.aznightbuzz.com/stories/121058.php

[2] ttp://www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol28_no08/listen_here.html

[3] ttp://hectoronstilts.com/bio.php

[4] ttp://www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol28_no08/listen_here.html

[5] ttp://www.gurtler.net/wp/archives/2006/09/06/local-musicians-liven-up-the-small-screen/

[6] ttp://www.aznightbuzz.com/stories/121058.php AZNightBuzz.com March 23, 2006

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 |Past_members  = Bruce Halper<br />Conor Meehan<br />Jay Schultheis<br />Adam Levy<br />Anders Johansson<br />Adam Michael Rothberg<br />Roger Mason}}
-'''Hector On Stilts''' is an American [[Indie pop]]/[[Rock music|Rock]] band.  The band was originally formed in [[Tucson, AZ]] in 1998, and currently resides in [[Albany, NY]].
+'''Hector On Stilts''' (HOS) is an American [[Indie pop]]/[[Rock music|Rock]] band.  The band was originally formed in [[Tucson, AZ]] in 1998, and currently resides in [[Albany, NY]].
 ==History==
-Hector On Stilts was started by cousins Jeb and Clayton Colwell.  The two started out playing as teenagers in coffee houses throughout their hometown of [[Tucson, AZ]].  The band was drawn to [[Pittsfield, MA]] due to equidistant proximity to [[New York, NY]] and [[Boston, MA]].  It was in Pittsfield where current bassist Jenn McCarron and drummer John Brodeur joined the band <ref>http://hectoronstilts.com/bio.php</ref>.  The band currently resides in [[Albany, NY]].
+Hector On Stilts was formed by cousins Jeb and Clayton Colwell.  The two started performing as teenagers in coffee houses throughout their hometown of [[Tucson, AZ]] before taking a break while both attended college.<ref>http://www.aznightbuzz.com/stories/121058.php</ref>  The Colwells were in part drawn east to [[Pittsfield, MA]] in 2001 due to the city's equidistant proximity to [[New York, NY]] and [[Boston, MA]].<ref>http://www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol28_no08/listen_here.html</ref>  It was while the Colwells were based in Pittsfield that current bassist Jenn McCarron and drummer John Brodeur joined the band <ref>http://hectoronstilts.com/bio.php</ref>. Prior to joining Hector On Stilts, Brodeur wrote a feature about the band for Albany alternative weekly newspaper ''[[Metroland (newspaper)|Metroland]]''.<ref>http://www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol28_no08/listen_here.html</ref> The band currently records and resides in [[Albany, NY]].
 ==Band==
 ===Current Members===
 Clayton Colwell - [[guitar]]<br>Jeb Colwell - [[guitar]],[[Synthesizer|synth]]<br>Jennifer McCarron - [[bass guitar|bass]]<br>John Brodeur - [[drums]]
 ===National Exposure===
 The song "Soul So Sweet" off of their album ''[[Same Height Relation]]'' was featured in the ABC television series ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)| Brothers and Sisters]].''   Another song off the album ''Same Height Relation,'' "Heart In Your Hand," was featured in the ABC television series ''[[Three Moons Over Milford]]<ref>http://www.gurtler.net/wp/archives/2006/09/06/local-musicians-liven-up-the-small-screen/</ref>.''
+===Origin of the Name Hector On Stilts===
+Band members have readily admitted that there are numerous theories about the origin of the band's name. Clayton Colwell stated in a 2006 profile that he had forgotten how the name was selected mentioning theories related to a neighborhood resident named Hector who threw rocks at his dog, Jeb's brother possibly creating the name, and the definition of hector as "to bully." Colwell finally stated: "Sometimes I think it comes down to we pulled it out of a hat."<ref>http://www.aznightbuzz.com/stories/121058.php AZNightBuzz.com March 23, 2006</ref>
 ==Discography==
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 * ''[[hectoronstiltsEP]]'' ([[2002]])
 * ''[[Same Height Relation]]'' ([[2005]])
+* Announced online releases and album, 2007/2008
 ==External Links==