Dan Emery Mystery Band

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Other People’s Tongues

Album: Love And Advertising

Released: May 19, 2008

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Other People’s Tongues
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Lightning Strikes
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Her Favorite Bra
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Streets of the East Village
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General Info

Genre: Blues / Folk Rock / Rock
Location BROOKLYN, New York, US
Profile Views: 27149
Last Login: 5/31/2010
Member Since 5/19/2008
Record Label Mekkatone, Home Office Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
"Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight we have one mission and one mission only, which is to entertain you to the best of our abilities." .. .. The Dan Emery Mystery Band was a spoken-work / antifolk / folk-rock / country-blues / melodic-noise band "based on the idea of expressing concerns of everyday life (love, student loans, rampant consumerism, French kissing, etc.) in a funny but revealing and thought provoking manner." It featured the charismatic vocalizing, songwriting, storytelling, and guitar of Idaho-born Dan Emery. Steve Espinola usually played piano and a melodic shortwave radio. Several excellent drummers and bass players were featured throughout the band's existence, from 1996 to its farewell in 2002. (See list to the left.) .. .. Dan founded and runs the ..The New York City Guitar School.. and ..The Brooklyn Guitar School... .. .. Dan's song "Other People's Tongues" (aka "The Tongue Song" or "Other Guy's Tongues (have been in your mouth)" was featured recently on the Cartoon Network Adult Swim series Morel Orel. .. .. CDs:.. Love and Advertising (1998, Mekkatone Records).. Natural Selection (2000, Home Office Records) .. .. Cassettes:.. Dan Emery (6 song EP, 1996).. Live Tape to Raise Money For Our Album (1997, Not Actually A Record Company Records).. .. Plus a limited edition, 17-CD, 20 hour "Notebook Box" featuring hundreds of otherwise unreleased songs and live performances (2002) .. .. (This site is currently maintained by Steve Espinola, with Dan's blessing.)
Members
(An incomplete list:).... Vocals, Guitar, Songwriting: ..Dan Emery...... Keyboards, Shortwave Radio, 19-string Electric Tennis Racket, occasional songwriting and vocals: ..Steve Espinola...... Bass: Juan Alejandro, ..Jeff Morris.., Brian Tully, Tom Nishioka, ..Orion Thompson...... Drums: Andy Morris, Jimmy Spencer, ..Chuck Rudolph.., Brad Parker, Joshua Berger.... With:.... Fire-eating, Screwdriver-in-nose solos: ..A.V. Phibes...... Harmonica: Robert Smith.... Guitar, Vocals, Additional Songwriting: Jacob Emery....
Influences
The idea that people are basically intriguing apes who like food and sex and who are trying to live good lives.
Sounds Like
John Lee Hooker, King Missile, Jonathan Richman, Arlo Guthrie, Beck, ZZ Top, and perhaps Ben Folds Five, though the keyboard player had problems with that last one.