biographical info
Wiggler is Mr! Erik. The essence of the band emerged in 1972, but Wiggler was created in Vancouver 1993. Mr! Erik went looking for band-mates. No luck. Not the right people. Unbowed, Mr! Erik whipped out the drum machine and started a band anyway. Too weird to be punk, too sardonic not to be. Wiggler is the evolution, revolution and devolution from punk to noise to funk to punk again. One man with the sweat and intensity of an entire orchestra. Can you smell that rock'n'roll from here? Onward, upward and outward. Hate the sinner but love the sin, baby.
Here’s what the 2002 NMW Jury had to say about Wiggler:
“I can’t decide if I like the music or the name of this band \ guy better. It makes me want to wiggle. Has an old school New Romantic vibe I dig. One of the better bands I’ve heard in a while. If you like the Strokes or the Stooges, you’ll like Wiggler.”
“Oh! F***ing! YEAH!! This man no doubt wears his MC5 and Violent Femmes T-shirts with pride. This is the first artist on the list that I’ve heard whose CD I want right now.”
influences
MC5 vs. Butthole Surfers
New Bomb Turks vs. Devo
Rocket From The Crypt vs. Ween
The Stooges vs. Frank Zappa
Turbonegro vs. The Causey Way