Adi Romane (accordion black, gravely vocal, stage left party!) Will Romane (accordion red, tenor vocal, stage right party!) Amanda Romane (bass, vocals, percussion, chant instigator, cartoonist) Jay Romane (mandolin, percussion) Elisha Romane (organ, percussion, recorder) Ollie Romane (drums, bicycle horns, stickers) Adrian Romane (guitar, vocals, brains, inventions) Tim 'the Sars' Romane (occasional winds, daddy) Willie Romane (flamenko guitar/flutes) Julia Romane (Erhu) Joe 'Cordless' Romane (tamborine/scholar/hustler) Matty Romane- Quebec Outsourcing, around the world showcase Caitlin Romane- European Set design Rachel Romane (Dancer/goulash server/lighting) J-Bro Romane- Photographer Mikey Romane (booze distribution engineer / mosh instigator), Tom Romane (trumpet, youth, field recording engineer)
Influences
Taraf De Haidouks, Plastic People of the Universe, Romica Pucineau, Boyash Gypsies of Hungary, Bengas, Mano Negra, Ramones, muliti-linguilism, vino, different senses of humour, the Monks, Mao, Lou Reed, the Velvet Underground, the insaaaane accordion subculture, street theater, soccer hooligans, brain-shattering volume, stimulation, bad behaviour, accents, beer, bangovers, Gogols, Becherovka, roughness, raspyness, Shakira, power tools, sweaty crowds, anything else with heart and guts.
Sounds Like
Your bar mitzvah gone terribly wrong. Lou after drinking with Havel.
CARAVAN IS **NO MORE** BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD STOP JUMPING ON TABLES, CHASING WOMEN, PUNCHING MEN, DRINKING WINE AND DANCING. IF YOU STOP DOING DOING THOSE THINGS, WE HAVEN!T TAUGHT YOU A DAMN THING.
WE MADE OUR MILLIONS, WE HUGGED OUR FRIENDS, WE SANG OUR HEARTS OUT. THANKS FOR ALL THE CARP.
SEE YOU AT THAT BIG AFTERPARTY IN THE SKY.
XO FOREVER
CARAVAN
LOVE AMANDA, ADI, ADRIAN, WILL, OLI, ELISHA, JAY & BABY TOM.
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Born in the back of a VW Westphalia on a remote highway in the Eastern Bloc, Caravan came to Canada in the late 1970s and looked back.
Aside from playing your regular shows, we busk at liquor stores, parks, on skytrain, on the street, and parties. invitation not needed.
We love The Plastic People of the Universe, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Andy Kaufman, Eugene Hutz, Vaclav Havel, Vaclav Cerny, Osip Mandelstam, punks worldwide, Ramones, X, Shaban, Esma Rezdepova, Boyash Gypsies of Hungary, Bengas, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Lucier, Lech Walesa, John Cage, Crass, Geoff Berner, Sonic Youth, Eric's Trip, the Germs, Daniel Johnston, chanting, travel, accordians, violins, acoustic basses, nylon-string guitars, under table parties, mallets, trash cans, trumpets, rock power, torn vocal chords, flowers, Shanghai alley, interestng venues, Kastelet wine, horse blood, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lake Baikal, dancing, sweating, singing, spectacles, eating, drinking, Poland, Polish landlords, transvestites, trains, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, late nights, explosions, characters.
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"Caravan celebrated their CD release and reaffirmed that they're the most crazy, energetic and exciting band in Vancouver. Every performance is a joyous celebration. This was a happy rampage of fun, wine, accordions and a dancing mosh pit." Chart Magazine.
CHECK OUT A LIVE SHOW RECORDED BY TOM on his 4-track!
http://noiseandsound.blogspot.com/
WE WERE ALSO PUT ON A PEE-POD CAST? THIS TECHNOLOGY IS CRAZY! THANKS DEREK K MILLER!
http://swimmingupstream.libsyn.com/
NARDWUAR PLAYED CARAVAN ON HIS RECENT RADIO SHOW! RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING, BEFORE THE ARCADE FIRE INTERVIEW! THANKS, NARD! DOWNLOAD IT HERE:
INTERNATIONAL CARAVAN LOVERS! DIRTY SHIRTS ON THE LAUNDRY LINE FOR SALE!
Hand designed by Devil May Wear (http://devil-may-wear.com/) and hand embroidered by children with tiny fingers at a sweatshop here in Vancouver. FOUR LEFT! If you live outside the country and would like a shirt, e-mail us! $20 CAD (shipping included!)
Remember: a horse with a wheel for a leg can still make it to the pub on time and in style.
ADI & WILL, ACCORDION GURUS/HOMEBREW AFICIONADOS, TAKE TO THE AIRWAVES, CITR (MIDDLE OF PROGRAM)
I had a fabulous time last night! I can't believe it's over. I think that after the nanana's finally fade from my mind, I might have myself a little cry. I LOVE you guys.
if you are really all party you would know that the party is at pats pub this friday, the bash brothers will rock like demi gods and not like any other kind of demi that we choose not to mention.
holy crap you guys are awesome. if you aren't busy on thursday please come see us play at the lamplighter. here is a poster.
ok, sorry to bother you.
take care,
alyson
