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unreferenced|date=November 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Willard Grant Conspiracy| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Boston, Massachusetts , United States| genre = Alternative country Americana (music)|Americana | years_active = 1995–present| label = Rykodisc , Glitterhouse Records , Slow River Records, Loose Records, Kimchee Records| associated_acts = The Walkabouts The Transmissionary Six | website = http://www.willardgrantconspiracy.com willardgrantconspiracy.com| current_members = Robert Fisher| past_members = Paul Austin Willard Grant Conspiracy (WGC) is an alt-country band currentlywhen|date=November 2011 based near Palmdale, California , USA.
Originally formed by Robert Fisher and Paul Austin in 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts , the band operates as a collective, with vocalist Fisher the only permanent member. Up to thirty other musicians occasionally contribute to the band, both in the studio and during live performances. WGC is currently signed to the independent Glitterhouse Records label, having previously released on Rykodisc and Kimchee Records.
The band toured extensively in 2005 and 2006 visiting twenty-three countries, including a showcase at the South by Southwest|South by Southwest music festival .
Fisher's voice and Americana (music)|Americana style have been compared to both John Cale and Johnny Cash , with most songs being Acoustic music|acoustic .
The band's 2003 release Regard The End , featuring Kristin Hersh as well as Chris Eckman of The Walkabouts , received critical acclaim with Uncut (magazine)|Uncut magazine naming it album of the month.
Paul Austin nowwhen|date=November 2011 plays in The Transmissionary Six with Terri Moeller of The Walkabouts .
Discography
Studio albums
''3am Sunday @ Fortune Otto's (1996)
Flying Low (1998)
Mojave (1999)
The Green, Green Grass Of Slovenia (2000)
''Everything's Fine (2000)
Regard The End (2003)
Let It Roll (Willard Grant Conspiracy album)|Let It Roll (2006)
http://www.puremusic.com/willard1.html puremusic.com interview with Robert Fisher
http://lorseau.hinah.com/gallery.php? c=pzic& s=concert& g=wgccdld Concert photos by Laurent Orseau
http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/willardgrantconspiracy Willard Grant Conspiracy at Rolling stone|Rolling Stone
Category:American alternative country groups Category:Musical groups from California Category:Musical collectives Category:Musical groups from Boston, Massachusetts Category:Rykodisc artists Category:Musical groups established in 1995
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