Harry and the Potters

If you aren’t familiar with the following names and terms, read no further: Sirius Black, Rita Skeeter, Dolores Umbridge, Dementors, Quidditch, Percy Weasley, and Bertie Bott.

Only fans of the Harry Potter books could fully enjoy the music of Harry and the Potters. Paul and Joe DeGeorge created the band with the premise that “the Harry Potter from Year 7 and the Harry Potter from Year 4 started a rock band. And now, no one can stop the wizard rock.” Armed with only their feeble voices, a toy keyboard, and a guitar, they sing songs about wizard chess, Platform 9 and 3/4, saving Ginney Weasley from the basilisk, and the Dark Lord himself. This is nerd rock at its nerdiest.

Listen to the magical tunes and memorize the lyrics so you can sing right along when their tour brings them to a library near you.

Recommended Tracks:

• Wizard Chess
• Save Ginny Weasley
• The Godfather
• Stick it to Dolores
• The Human Hosepipe
• The Godfather, Part II
• The Wrath of Hermione

In other rock news dealing with Harry Potter, the fifth movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, will feature Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead), and Phil Selway (Radiohead) as members of the Wyrd Sisters band. However, tapping on British rock stars for the Harry Potter films isn’t new. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses appeared uncredited in the Prisoner of Azkaban as “Man in the Leaky Cauldron reading book.” Now who’s a nerd? Oh… me.