Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Kevin Sepriano aka K Bombay has been playing guitar for over 20 years. An exceptional guitarist, he has been a member of critically acclaimed L.A. bands Hello Disaster, Electrolux and Star No Star. He currently can be seen with two popular local groups: No Thanks and Charlie & The Valentine Killers.
Growing up in the early 80's K's influences were mostly English guitar players - Billy Duffy (the Cult), Johnny Marr (The Smiths), James Honeyman - Scott (The Pretenders) and his biggest influence, Mick Ronson. "Ronson is the end all, be all for me. Currently, I’m a devout disciple of Mike Campbell (Tom Petty) and love the playing of Craig Ross (Lenny Kravitz) and Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) – I consider these guys the ‘ultimate’ sideman.”
Selected bio:
1989 – 1992: Recorded and toured with Hello Disaster. Released EP, "Young And The Useless and opened for such acts as Killing Joke, The Manic Street Preachers, Birdland, Agent Orange and the Lemon Heads.
Hello Disaster - "The Young and the Useless"
"Hello Disaster is an early-'90s LA band that, depending on your perspective, was years ahead of — or behind — the times. The band penned near-perfect pop anthems with aplomb; think early Generation X and Plimsouls. Catchy tunes like "No Apologies" ("We don't have what the haves have/maybe it wouldn't suit us"), and a whizbang, impassioned cover of Stiv Bators' "Make Up Your Mind" still beat in my wretched little heart 10 years on. If you can locate this disc on ebay.com, snatch it up forthwith 'cause the adolescent-eyed and carbonated glory that was Hello Disaster will soothe the soul."
-Detroit Metro Times -2003
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1992 – 1994: Recorded and toured with The Mercy Beat, 86 Demons and The Imps. 86 Demons had a demo deal with Columbia Records and was managed by the Peter Asher Management. The Imps demo was recorded and produced by Gilby Clarke.
1996 – 2004: Recorded and toured with Electrolux and Star No Star. Star No Star was recorded by producer Sally Browder (The Humpers, Wayne Kramer, The Red Aunts and Wool). And the band opened for such acts as Shonen Knife, The Eagles of Death Metal and the newly reformed NY Dolls.
Star No Star Reviews:
"With the release of their debut CD, Star No Star recalls the sounds of such groups as Jesus and the Mary Chain, Guided by Voices and The Pixies. It's guitar- based dream pop with emotional vocals and catchy melodies – sonic lullabies for the "damned"."
Buzz Bin - Los Angeles Weekly
"Polished and passionate, the songs that are destined for the quartet's debut pulse with 80's influences such as the Cult and the Cure".
Kevin Bronson – Los Angeles Times
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2005: Recorded with former Meat Puppets lead singer, Curt Kirkwood. Played on Curt's debut solo CD, "Snow".
2006 – Present: Gigging with the bands, No Thanks and Charlie and the Valentine Killers.
West Hollywood, CA. - March 21st, 2008
For Immediate Release:
No Thanks Record Release Party - Friday, April 4th, 2008
The Viper Room and Viper Room Records proudly present the No Thanks Record Release party. The self-titled No Thanks Record recorded Live at the Viper Room is the first release on the Viper Room Records label. The record will be pressed on a limited edition Vinyl 7 inch.
No Thanks have made a name for themselves over the last two years playing locally in Los Angeles. Starting off as an excuse for the 6 members to get together and drink some beers, the band has turned into a full time project. They have had some high profile exposure last year with their track "No Thanks" as it was used on ESPN's ESPY Awards and it was the also featured on The TLC Networks, "Making The Cut" reality series.
For more information, please contact the band directly at
http://www.myspace.com/NoThankstheband
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Endorsed by the following companies:
Seymour Duncan pickups, Planet Waves, Pedal Train Pedal Boards and Everly Guitar Strings.
Proud Gibson player since 1984.
