Van Conner

Van Conner (born March 17, 1967 in Apple Valley, California) is an American rock musician. In 1984 he co-founded the band Screaming Trees with his brother Gary Lee Conner and close friends Mark Lanegan and Mark Pickerel. On the 25 June 2000 Screaming Trees announced their official breakup. Conner would start a low key band under the name Gardener which released its only album in the 1990s under the name New Dawning Time. Conner has also had brief appearances as a session musician with other known bands such as Queens of the Stone Age and helping Mark Lanegan on his solo album I'll Take Care of You.

Van Conner
Van Conner (left) performing with Patrick Conner (right) in the band VALIS
Background information
Birth nameVan Conner
BornMarch 17, 1967 (1967-03-17) (age 53)
Apple Valley, California
GenresGrunge, psychedelic rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsBass, lead guitar
Years active1984–present
LabelsVelvetone, SST, Epic, Small Stone
Associated actsScreaming Trees
Gardener
VALIS

Conner is now the lead vocalist/guitarist of the alternative metal-band VALIS. VALIS has announced that their new studio album is getting released under Small Stone Records. VALIS has also announced a US tour which started in June where they are going to play shows at the Northwest US and later on the July 4 they're having a concert in Seattle.

Band/project history
  • Explosive Generation (with Gary Lee Conner, Mark Pickerel, Dan Harper, David Frazini)
  • Screaming Trees
  • MDL
  • Sweet Pea Lanterna and the Buttmeatmen (with Sean Hollister, Mark Lanegan, Nate Hill)
  • Solomon Grundy (with Sean Hollister, Lee McCullough, James King)
  • Dinosaur Jr (with J Mascis, Murph)
  • Worm Wood (with Dylan Carlson)
  • Gardener (with Aaron Staufer, Adrian Makins, Patrick Conner)
  • VALIS (with Patrick Conner, Sean Hollister, Adrian Makins)
  • Musk Ox (with Chovie D, Patrick Conner, Adrian Makins)

Selected discography

For his work with Screaming Trees, see Screaming Trees discography.

  • 1987 - Steve Fisk "448 Deathless Days" - SST
  • 1988 - "Sub Pop 200" compilation - Sub Pop
  • 1990 - Solomon Grundy "Stone Soup and Other Stories" - New Alliance
  • 1992 - Solomon Grundy "Spirit of Radio/I'm Not the Freak" 7" EP - New Alliance
  • 1996 - Gamma Ray EP - Man's Ruin
  • 1998 - Queens of the Stone Age "Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age" - Man's Ruin
  • 1998 - VALIS/Kitty Kitty Split EP - Man's Ruin
  • 1999 - Gardener "New Dawning Time" - Sub Pop
  • 1999 - The Dark Fantastic - Up Records
  • 1999 - Mark Lanegan "I'll Take Care of You" - Sub Pop
  • 2002 - VALIS "Vast Active Living Intelligence System" - Lunasound/Abstract
  • 2004 - VALIS "Head Full of Pills" - Small Stone
  • 2005 - VALIS "Champions of Magic" - Small Stone
  • 2006 - "Sleepless in Seattle - The Birth of Grunge" compilation - High Wire
  • 2009: VALIS -Dark Matter - Now on iTunes - CD Out April 14- Small Stone
  • 2009: Split Single with Kandi Coded - Volcom Entertainment
  • 2009: Northwest Mind Meld - Various Artists - Small Stone - iTunes only
  • 2012: VALIS - Minds Through Space and Time
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