Carol Lipnik - vocals, guitar, toy piano,
Dred Scott - keyboards, percussion, guitar, accordion,
Jacob Lawson - electric violin, electronics, on Hope Street:
Marlon Cherry - electric guitar, percussion
David Kannenstine - bass
Geoff Mann - drums, percussion
Influences
Lotte Lenya, Kurt Weill, Laura Nyro, Clowns, Skip James, Joni Mitchell, Montserrat Figueras, Arthur Lee and Love, Federico Fellini, Nina Simone, Yma Sumac, The Meru Fairy Twins from Mothra, The Beatles, Yoko Ono, Buffy Saint Marie's Illuminations, Dr. John, The Velvet Underground, Klaus Nomi, Joseph Cornell, Jacques Brel, Idjah Hadidjah, Tim Buckley, Brian Ferry, Diane Arbus, Nick Drake, Brian Eno, Leonard Cohen, Judee Sill, Rumi, Elly Stone, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, David Bowie, Howlin' Wolf, Meredith Monk, Alfred Hitchcock, Jane Bowles, Marcel Carne, Astor Piazolla, Marvin Gaye, Brian Wilson, Radiohead, The Doors, Shirley Horn, Hoagy Carmichael, The Creature From The Black Lagoon, Laurie Anderson, Anna Domino, Giulietta Masina, Essra Mowhawk, Rickie Lee Jones, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Phillip K. Dick, Odetta, Television, Nelson Algren, James Tate, Robert Frank, Caetano Veloso, Linda Perhacs, Tom Ward, Woody Allen, Michael Powell, Bob Dylan, Josh Matthews, David Kannenstine, Jefferson Airplane, Kate Bush, Serge Gainsbourg, Danny Kaye, Dory Previn, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Astro Boy, John Kelly, Teresa Stratas, David Lynch, Betty Carter, Theda Bara, Hank Williams, Al Green, Rex, The Delfonics, Cab Calloway, William Faulkner, Harold Arlen, Martin Denny, The Smiths, Bob and Earl, Richard Thompson, Roger Miller, Isaac Hayes, Virginia Woolf, Flannery O'Connor, Curtis Mayfield, Steven Colbert, Marriane Faithfull, The Band,Maria Callas, Cassandra Wilson, Patti Smith, Chet Baker, Sylvia Plath, Antony and The Johnsons, Excuma, Mary Oliver, Lenny Bruce, Salman Rushdie, Bradford Reed, Rainer Maria Rilke, Andy Warhol, Ann Peebles, Edward Hopper, Django Reinhardt, Tess Gallagher, Laura Jensen, Giorgio Morandi, Aretha Franklin, Nisson, Jon Stewart,...
Vocalist and Songwriter, Carol Lipnik, grew up in Coney Island in the midst of its long decline. Her earliest memories are of shyly pedaling a blue banana seat bicycle around the abandoned amusement park (especially off season) and staring up at the totem-like decaying rides.
After studying fine arts at Pratt Institute and The Art Students League, Carol opted for the immediate emotional gratification of singing, and found that she had a natural knack for it, as well as a seemingly limitless 4 & 1/2 octave vocal range. She drew from her visual arts training to create a singular cinematic style rooted in Blues, Pre War Berlin Cabaret, Folk, etc, as filtered through her very own Carnival, and Psychedelic sensibilities. Carol and her band Spookarama (named for Coneys ramshackle spook house) are currently performing as a trio with Dred Scott on organ, accordion, piano and percussion (often simultaneously), and Jacob Lawson on electric violin and electronics. They have enjoyed a loyal and steadily growing following on the New York club scene.
Keyboardist and composer/ Dred Scott hails from San Francisco where he steeped himself in Pacific Jazz and Rap. He currently resides in Park Slope and performs with Carol as well as the Richard Julian band and Renee Risque and The Art Lovers, Sasha Dobson, and of course The Dred Scott Trio. www.Dredscott.com
Violinist and Studio Wizard/ Producer Jacob Lawson grew up in the wilds of Wisconsin. After receiving classical training at Interlochen he moved to Nashville where he narrowly escaped a fate of becoming a permanent string fixture on the lucrative Nashville Christian Rock scene. After a freak accident with a blender and a cockroach Jacob reassessed his path in life and moved to New York City to pursue life as a musical artist. He currently lives in Park Slope, plays art music with Carol, has recorded and toured with Venus Hum, and adores mangoes.****They are currently working on a new recording.*******
Carol Lipnik And Spookarama's Friend Space (Top 24)
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records. Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here. It's also available on iTunes.
Best Wishes, Lukas Ligeti
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records. Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here. It's also available on iTunes.
Best Wishes, Lukas Ligeti
Carol. --This is just a short note, by way of thank-you, from the olde vampyre himself, for you having taken the time and made the effort to check in at the FAMILY DRAQUAL page to "invite us into your life." --Hugs (if you dare get that close), Vlad.
can't wait for joe's pub. can't stop listening to rags and old iron. and hope street. and the twist. carol you teach me something every time i listen to your songs.
HI thnx for the add & friendship ! Think it’s nice to be connected with musicians all over the world !!! Took some time to listen to your music and it sounds really GREAT ...COOL STUFF ….just love it !! Greetz from D E E Z E L (Belgium) and lots of luck in every thing you do!! If you can find the time check out my music too (thnx)
While chowing down some lunch today I returned for another listen,(one of several) of "Freakhouse Blues". I just love it. The poly-tonal top with the super compressed vocal, the way it opens up with clarity later, the startling range of your other-eartly voice, the spartan and tasty arrangement, the descriptive and clever lyric the whole production is great. I turn to "Freakhouse Blues" whenever I am in a funk and it never fails to make me feel better. I thank you for temporarily restoring my mental health and attitude as I approach the duldrums of writing the redundant serial cartoony underscore which will consume the rest of my day.
I'm wishing you well Carol get ready for the weather that's on it's way. Love-Peace, Chris Kubie
so nice to hear your stuff again... you are one of the most uniquely wonderful expressions i have heard in forever. i only wish i weren't the mental age of 12 when i had the chance to play with you...
i will hope to catch an upcoming performance! Great to hear from you!
