SUSAN HWANG, has been singing the blues since her D.C. days and has been the only yellow member of gospel choirs since she was 13. After honing her primal yelling in hard rock band, Murderizer (murderizer.com), and squeezing like hell with The Main Squeeze Orchestra (mainsqueezeorchestra.com), Susan now writes songs with Clean & Nasty about the dumbest things ever and uses this group as a vehicle to explore the role of mundanity in a modern life punctuated by inexplicable moments of terror and an overriding sense of anxiety.
MICHAEL GITTLEMAN has been a bass player for the last 3 decades and has played with everyone from Fred Frith to Dave Newhouse to D.C. rock band, 9353, to Melting Fish with Matt Cameron. He has more basses than he has compassion for humanity. He..s also the owner of a new studio in DUMBO, Electroluxe Studios (electroluxestudio.com)
IAN MEREDITH is perhaps the only Welsh banjo player on earth. He studies with banjo legend, Tony Trischka, and also serves as the band’s style compass. He gets a new bow tie for almost every show.
CHARLES LAVOIE can pretty much play anything he gets his hands on. Currently, it’s harmonica and spoons, but he wouldn’t refuse a washboard if you threw it at him. Incidentally, he doesn’t listen to music that is written any later than 1979 (he thinks The Cure is called The Cures).
MARIA SONEVYTSKY was handstand champion of the first grade. Her prowess for physically demanding feats of grace made her a natural accordion player. She’s squeezed with the Main Squeeze Orchestra, Anti Social Music and various NYC groups. Her own band is slavic-pop sensation, Baby Pool (babypoolmusic.com)
Influences
Our second single: We'll Let You Down, Jasonides Blues, Dead or Enlightened, Love Slave,
$4
Buy our first single for four bucks (featuring smash hits "Yearning of the Godless Hussies," "Sincere Love Song" and "For Alex (It's not you; it's them):
Clean & Nasty plays piano-driven, bluesy originals with shamelessly low-brow lyrics sung by Susan Hwang with a full band including the only Welsh banjo player in existence. Clean & Nasty is based in New York City.
CYNew Music presents:
Magic Zorillo live at Public Assembly, Brooklyn NY
04/26/2009 08:00 PM - Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
US
Cost:$10
Description: Zilmrah /o.., Agents of Karma, Magic Zorillo, Nattahnam, Model Cities
wow.. you guys have an amazingly unique sound, I really dig it & I wanna hear more. I'll definitely be watching your upcoming shows for the next gig I can make.
Just wanted to take the opportunity at a time when I am not sloppily drunk to compliment your talent, Susan! You fucking rock, and are a wonderful performer.
Our second single: We'll Let You Down, Jasonides Blues, Dead or Enlightened, Love Slave,
$4
Buy our first single for four bucks (featuring smash hits "Yearning of the Godless Hussies," "Sincere Love Song" and "For Alex (It's not you; it's them):
