While most bands try for a record deal, the Dallas-based Halliburton(s) are trying for new leaders of the free world.  Fronted by Nathan Berg, former jazz bassist and current enfant-terrible of the American economics scene, the Halliburton(s) have gained notoriety as bold resistance rockers with harmonic and melodic sophistication that even sophisticated fascists and Republicans can enjoy too. Lyrics on Iraq , corporate sleaze, tax cuts, health care, joblessness, and corruption invite listeners to escape from escapism, stirring beat and critique into a chilled sonic cocktail. Get peppered on patriotism - the kind that doesn't hesitate to confront the real world!

Halliburton(s) takes its name from the Halliburton Corporation, the Dallas-based oil-business company formerly run by Dick Cheney, the Vice-President of the United States. The Halliburton Corporation is the business that won all of the big-budget sub-contracts to rebuild Iraq after George W. Bush's war. Halliburton(s) message against corporate sleaze and political corruption is a counter-point to the big-business antics of the company from which they took their name. Halliburton(s) music celebrates liberty by questioning the rules that shape the lives of contemporary Americans.

Halliburton(s) have gained major recognition and following in their hometown of Dallas Texas; despite it being the heartland of Bush Neo-Conservatism. They are a regular feature at Democratic peace rallies and were recently covered by US television playing a protest rally in front of the headquarters of Halliburton Corporation. Halliburton(s) represent the new, young, edgy, and articulate face of political protest music. The band is clear about their objective to effect political chance in America. They are calling their current EP 'Lick Bush' and they implore listeners to “throw that Bush crew out the back door!” A blend of critique and beat, both “in your brain” and “in your booty,” Halliburton(s) sound impassions music fans, aiming to help get out the vote in the 2004 elections and beyond.

Halliburton(s) lead singer and songwriter Nathan Berg gained international recognition as the bassist with Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau and has played with many of the greats in the American jazz scene. His recordings have been cited in the Penguin Guide to Jazz and he currently works as an Economics Professor at the University of Texas, Dallas. Berg turned to economics as a way to understand and argue convincingly about foreign affairs and the global economy. His knowledge of how our everyday lives are guided by the “invisible hand” of the market economy gives his music an edgy intelligence in dealing with contemporary socio-economic issues.

Halliburton(s) may contain one or more of the following:

Nathan Berg
Jaimie Carswell
George Urich
David Deshazo
Richard Martin
James Driscoll
Chris Brown
Paul Matthews
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