RICK SHAW: vocals, guitar, theremin, harmonica/
TODD SPAHR: vocals, 6 & 12-string guitars/PAULA KELLEY: bass, vocals, keyboards, tambourine/
RANDY SATTZ: drums, meds/
PATRICK EMSWILER: bass on “Drunk & Quartered” and “Raining Heavy”
LILLY AYCUD: trumpet on "Ruins"
Influences
Beatles, Stones, The Who, Kinks, David Bowie, Lou Reed/Velvets, Neil Young, Dylan, Pixies, Replacements, U2, REM, Husker Du, Posies, Ramones, Clash, X, Pretenders, Squeeze, Devo, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, Elvis Costello, Big Star, Pink Floyd, Byrds, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Simon & Garfunkel, Bee Gees, Motown, Tom Waits, Billy Bragg, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Smiths/Morrisey, Prince, XTC, Carol King, Burt Bacharach, Monkees, PJ Harvey, Throwing Muses, Versus, Belle and Sebastian, Uncle Tupelo, Morphine, Buffalo Tom, Dinosaur Jr, Big Dipper, Mission of Burma & many, many more.
is comprised of four friends who knew each other from the Boston music scene and now all now reside in sunny Los Angeles. Band members are TODD SPAHR of the legendary Cavedogs & The Gravy, PAULA KELLEY of indie darlings The Drop Nineteens, Boy Wonder & currently The Paula Kelley Orchestra and RICK SHAW of Boston club favs KrebStar, Miranda Warning & The Navy Blue Nuns. PATRICK EMSWILER OF The Sterlings & the Spaceshots. Joining them on drums is RANDY SATTZ, former of LA's Black Radio & Mullholland.
“Banquet Hall take their 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s musical influences and drag them kicking and harmonizing into a present that is heavy on sonic guitars, groovy bass lines, and kick-ass drumming. Their version of pop rock is energetic, well-crafted, and most of all, fun to watch happen….yeah…the fucking Hall, maaaaan!” – some drunk ass at the last show
All pics in above slideshow by Josh Pickering - Cat Club, W. Hollywood 5/30/07
Drunk & Quartered - live at The Cat Club, West Hollywood, 5/30/07
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hey how are you? we wanted you to check out our songs on our page. our sound is ambient, dark, orchestral & cinematic. keep in touch we'll see you soon!
Come by and listen to the new song "Losing Streak" from my record "One and Only Maybe", produced by Michael Eisenstein, available for purchase from my page. Peace. Seth.
