{{Short description|American rock band}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Ten Hands | image = Collage_of_the_band_Ten_Hands.jpg | caption = Ten Hands 2018 | image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Dallas, Texas, United States | genre = Rock, funk, alternative | years_active = 1986–present | label = ESG Records, Slipped Disc, Clubland Records | website = http://tenhandsmusic.com | current_members = J. Paul Slavens<br>Steve Brand<br>Gary Muller<br>"BIG" Al Emert<br>Mike Dillon | past_members = <br>Earl Harvin<br>Matt Chamberlain<br>Ed McMahon<br>Greg Beck<br>Chris Claridy<br>Chad Rueffer<br>Joe Cripps<br>Pete Wilson<br>Matt Thompson }}
'''Ten Hands''' is a rock band based in Denton, Texas, United States. The band consists of:
*J. Paul Slavens (keyboards, lead vocals), *Steve Brand (guitar, backing vocals), *Gary Muller (Chapman stick, backing vocals), *Mike Dillon (percussion, backing vocals), *Alan Emert (drums, backing vocals).
Described as a cross between the jazz-rock-art style of Frank Zappa and the psychedelic punk of the Meat Puppets, Ten Hands had a style that was better appreciated live, more so than in the studio. The late 1980s local scene adored them and the ''Dallas Observer'' awarded Ten Hands numerous accolades in 1988-1989.
The band performed regularly from the mid 1980s through 1995. Since 2014, they have been playing regular shows several times a year in the Dallas area, with various lineups.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilonsky|first1=Robert|title=Ten Hands|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/ten-hands-6378501|website=Dallas Observer|date=27 July 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Smyers|first1=Darryl|title=Paul Slavens Talks Ten Hands Reunion Gig, Possible New Album|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/paul-slavens-talks-ten-hands-reunion-gig-possible-new-album-7068352|website=Dallas Observer|date=24 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Downes|first1=Catherine|title=Paul Slavens Looks Back on a Decade of Ten Hands Press Photos|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/paul-slavens-looks-back-on-a-decade-of-ten-hands-press-photos-7076313|website=Dallas Observer|date=8 June 2012}}</ref>
==Discography== {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" ! Year || Title || Label |- | 1988 || ''Kung Fu ... That's What I Like'' || ESG |- | 1989 || ''The Big One Is Coming'' (live) || ESG |- | 1992 || ''Be My Guru'' || Slipped Disc |- | 1993 || ''Jazz For Jerks'' || Clubland |- | 1996 || ''The Big One That Got Away'' (live) || Clubland |}
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://tenhandsmusic.com/}} * {{Facebook|tenhands}} * {{Instagram|tenhandsmusic}}
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Category:Rock music groups from Texas