The Tacoma Files: Josh Ott

By Daniel Blue on July 23, 2008

Tacomafilesjoshott Tacomafilesart_2 Josh Ott is a bassist. He is also an accountant, math is music.

There are few musicians out there (Bono excluded) who are as passionate about making a difference with their art. For as long as I have known him (10 years?) Josh has been diligently pursuing his voice and its impact on the people around him.

Freshly married and rooted in Tacoma, this hard working artist has recently re-titled his musical project from Glimpse to The Joshua Cain Band. The new songs are about exodus and the trials of a hidden oppression, the new sound is like a Southern Baptist chain gang meeting up with the Pixies in 1989.

Josh is a man of many talents, and one of the original members of the bicycle gang called The Market Street Petal Pansies. 

When pink was the new black, Josh said, "fuck that shit," but now he tries not to swear on stage because his wife doesn't like it. 

There are many reasons why you should find yourself waiting around after shows to meet with Josh, mostly because he is nice and will not make you feel like a dork.