Lead vocal & guitar - Mike Shannon is a product of New York's CBGB post-punk club scene and toured with the Stray Cats. Mike founded Charlotte's 4th Ward in 2000.
Lead and Rhythm guitar - Chick Tsikouras played with Theatre Gallery, opening for Widespread Panic, Tonic and Limp Bizkit.
Bass guitar and backup vocal - Henry Pharr played with Major Nelson, World Class Fab and Crisis
Percussion - Tony Torres - yes, he actually bleeds Yankee pinstripes
Influences
Lou Reed strolling in the night with the Fab Four in tow. Sweet.
Sounds Like
Leonard Cohen, Smashing Pumpkins, Eels, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Squeeze, Lou Reed, Ray Davies, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Beatles, Eric Andersen & Steve Forbert
Charlotte Observer gives The Jesters of Xmas Town 3.5 out of 4 stars
"Frontman Mike Shannon is a vocal deadringer for Mr. E (Eels) himself...this is one bus you'll want to catch" reports Absolute Powerpop
For a limited time, purchase a personalized signed copy of the new release The Jesters of Xmas Town for $13.00, this includes shipping. It's the same price as CD Baby but it's personally signed for you by the band. Just click on the PayPal link.
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You can also buy The Jesters of Xmas Town
and the debut self-titled Big Bus Dream at CD Baby!
Help us keep this dream alive. A dream of sharing our music with others. So...if you can swing it, go score a new disc & place it in your player; then dim the lights & go ride the Big Bus
Big Bus Dream's debut self-titled release was an Editor's Pick at CD Baby & topped several music charts in Europe: BBD was ranked number one at Europe's Soundlift.com in the Acoustic Pop and Psychedelic Rock genres in May & June of '06.
“original without trying to be trendy” Creative Loafing
“imaginative and well crafted” Celebrity Café
“genuine and unique… It’s a breath of fresh air” Garage Band
Imagine beautifully haunting brooding (quirky?) acoustic with a blast of Psych-Pop sensibility thrown in for good measure. Now, if youd like to put a face on it...maybe a union between Elvis Costello and EEls. Which means we get tossed into the alternative music pile.
We have Several discounted downloads up in our MySpace Store for our friends to purchase.
The UK's very own Paul Reyno made a These Days Video and recently put it up on YouTube.
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Read the bands recent interview with Exclusive Magazine
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