Josh Garza | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joaquin Garza |
| Born | May 13, 1976 Dallas, TX. |
| Genres | psych-rock, post punk, motorik, hard rock, progressive |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records, Reprise, Worlds Fair, Narnack, Bodan Kuma |
Josh Garza is an American musician and drummer for the New York City–based rock band The Secret Machines, as well as the Los Angeles–based rock band EFG.[1] Originally from the Dallas, Texas area, Garza formed the Secret Machines with brothers Ben and Brandon Curtis, and EFG with guitarist and vocalist, Imaad Wasif, later joined by bassist and engineer, Tom Biller.[1] He was part of the original lineup for the noise pop band COMET, and in the late 1990s, Captain Audio.[2]
Josh Garza won the Esky Award for Best Drummer from Esquire Magazine in 2005 and was a featured artist in Modern Drummer Magazine in 2009[2] and again in 2011.[3]
In 2010, Garza played a brief series of live shows with former Elefant frontman, Diego Garcia, performing at the Mercury Lounge and The Living Room in NYC as well as The Standard Hotel in Miami Beach. Later that year Garza laid drum tracks for former Monster Magnet, Hater and Wellwater Conspiracy guitarist, John McBain. He formed EFG, with Wasif in 2011, releasing their first EP in November of that year, and a second EP in the beginning of 2012. In April, of 2016 the trio released an untitled 7" vinyl single and announced a 6-song digital EP, "Thru The Future" out in September or 2016.
In early 2016 Garza sat in on several tracks with experimental psych-rockers The Warlocks, for their forthcoming album 'Songs from the Pale Eclipse'.