Samuel Locke Ward

Prolific Iowa-based songwriter, performer, and comic zine illustrator Samuel Locke Ward makes music in numerous styles, ranging from folk-punk and garage rock to grindcore. Active as part of various groups since the mid-'90s, including the Eggnogs and Miracles of God, he has performed in backing bands for artists like Joe Jack Talcum of the Dead Milkmen, Harvey Sid Fisher, and Simon Joyner. He's also collaborated with R. Stevie Moore, sat in with Violent Femmes and the Frogs, and recorded albums with Minutemen's Mike Watt (2022's Real Manic Time) and Half Japanese's Jad Fair (2023's Happy Hearts).