Jackie O'Brien lead singer Michael O'Brien drummer John Hawk lead guitar Kasandra Hawk bass guitar
Influences
Jimi Hendrix, Francoise Hardy, Bob Dylan, Juliet Simms, Cream, Francioz Breut, Nine Inch Nails, The Pogues,Van Morrison,The Doors, Britney Spears,Abba, Jane Birkin, Moustique,Credence Clearwater Revival , Rubber City Rebels,This Mortal Coil, Echo & the Bunnymen, Joan Baez, Sinead O'Connor, U2, Tex Ritter,Hank Williams,Elvis,The Beatles,Little Richard,The Rolling Stones, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Three Doors Down , REM, Beck,The Dixie Chicks,Coralie Clement, Brigitte Bardot, Blondie, Pearls Before Swine,Nirvana, Train, Tina Turner,Edith Piaf,Lisa Germano,Sia,The Pretenders, Miles Davis, Bill Clinton & Nichiren Daishonin!
.."> Missed Woodstock?? Bummer Man! No Problem!! Goodstock 2007 is Coming!! Buddha Chili is Playing at the Goodstock Music Festival, Opening for Jefferson Starship and Iron Butterfly. Don't Miss it This Time. It's the 2007 Gathering of the Tribes
BUDDHA CHILI is two couples, who are currently building a spaceship on their ranches in the high desert to blast their CD simultaneously around planet earth . The O'Briens, Michael & Jackie O.,drummer & lead singer & the Hawks ,John & Kasandra,lead guitarist & bass player are obsessed with sound & sound travel. Michael created & owns the legendary TOI ON SUNSET Rockin' Thai Food restaurant on the Sunset Strip ( where Buddha Chili is also an entree on the menu) He hit LA & formed LA's first punk band wih Arthur Kane from the New Dolls & Blackie Lawless (later of Wasp fame). He also played with John Entwistle of The Who & kept the beat for the late blues great Jay Jay Bad Boy Jones. John Hawk, lead guitarist, is a professor of film & video at Cal Arts, an award winning film maker & has nine advanced degrees & in his spare time builds guitars & telescopes( this is where his obsession with outer space began). Kasandra is an accomplished concert pianist, a songwriter & composer for numerous film scores. In the band she plays the bass guitar John made for her. These 4 songs on Myspace were coproduced by Grammy winning engineer & producer Jeff Peters who worked with Brian Setzer & The Beach Boys. Jackie & Michael had a record deal with WEA France & famed French record producer (I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor) Yves Dessca with her band"JACKIE O." They, also worked with & co-wrote " Queen of Saturday Night" with The Runaways record producer Kim Fowley (who co-wrote "Cherry Bomb " with Joan Jett). Buddha Chili is currently playing in LA & performed at GOODSTOCK 2007
I could sure use your vote at Hoss the Boss Radio for the JUNE SONG OF THE MONTH CONTEST. You don't have to register, just place a check beside MIKE PARRISH - BLUE JEAN BABY & click VOTE! that's ALL there is to it! THANK YOU!
Sorry I've been so lame in getting back to you!!! I couldn't make that King King show back in March...hope to see you rockin' soon!! It's been too long, miss you! Cheers!! Todd
Hey Michael, I see a new upcoming movie... Austin Powers (Mike Myers) as... "Rugu" the Love Guru! Were we "ahead of our time" (how many years)? Those were some "fun times!" I miss you lot! chels xx
