Richard Barone & Glenn Mercer - Hazy Cosmic Jive (2026)

Richard Barone of the Bongos and Glenn Mercer of the Feelies join forces for a special duo album of a curated set of experimental glam rock by David Bowie, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, T.Rex, and other artists who inspired their own work. They are joined by Feelies percussionist Dave Weckerman on drums and bassist Bob Torsello (Slambovian Circus of Dreams).

Rock on!

From Chronogram:

“Full of flash, panache—and fantastic music—the 1970s glam rock era rightly stands as a pinnacle of popular music. Hazy Cosmic Jive, a band co-led by the frontmen of two acts that ruled 1980s American underground rock, Richard Barone of the Bongos and Glenn Mercer of the Feelies.”

Think T. Rex, Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople, the New York Dolls, Transformer-era Lou Reed, the Stooges in their Raw Power phase, and of course Ziggy Stardust-period David Bowie—Hazy Cosmic Jive, which also features drummer Dave Weckerman (the Feelies, Wake Ooloo) and bassist Bob Torsello (the Shrubs, Slambovian Circus of Dreams), pays homage to the lasting influence these flashy forbears have had on the likewise lasting music they’ve each made with their own acclaimed bands.