Mico de Noche

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Mico de Noche
Mico de Noche performing at Bob's Java Jive in Tacoma, WA on March 1, 2008. From left to right: Michael Crum, Don Stewart, Chad Baker
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington
Genre(s)	Stoner metal
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Australian Cattle God, Buttermilk Records, Violent Hippy, Perverted Son
Website	www.micodenoche.com
Members
Michael Crum Donovan Stewart Chad Baker Reno Dave

Mico de Noche is a stoner sludge metal band from Seattle, Washington, USA. Mico de Noche began as a duo in 2001 with Donovan Stewart (formerly of Helltrout, Migas) on drums and vocals, and Michael Crum (also of Helltrout, and formerly AMQA) on guitar and vocals.

In 2003, Mico de Noche was named one of the top 10 metal bands by the Seattle Weekly.^[1] Mico de Noche performed at SXSW in 2004 and 2005 and Wantage Records' TotalFest four times from 2003-2006.

The band recorded Cherries throughout 2006 as a collaborative project featuring several guest musicians. The songs on Cherries utilize a non-standard BADGBE tuning. In March 2007, Mico de Noche added Chad Baker on bass in order to recreate the album's ensemble sound in live performances. Cherries was released on November 6, 2007 on the Australian Cattle God label out of Austin, TX.

Don Stewart moved from drums to guitar in Spring of 2008 and was replaced on drums by Reno Dave. Stewart also works as a recording engineer and has recorded projects by Big Business, Black Elk and Lozen. Stewart was also the touring bass player during ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead's Summer 2007 festival tour.