JOHNNY PISANO : electric & upright bass
PAUL GARISTO : drums
MARWAN KANAFANI : multi-instrumentalist, vocals
GREGG WILLIAMS : drums, sounds
LUKE "THE SIZZLER" CISSELL: violin
KNOX CHANDLER : guitar, noise deconstruction
BOB HOFFNAR : pedal steel noise
COLIN KILLALEA: guitar, saxophone, vocals
ERIK OLSEN : Honorary Lifetime Member
Influences
Willie Nelson, Wilco, Johnny Cash, The Kinks, Tom Waits, Hank Williams, The Byrds "Sweetheart of the Rodeo", David Bowie, Spoon, Nick Drake, Bach, the Zombies, Tribe, The Beach Boys, Duran Duran, thrift stores, road trips, Cormac McCarthy, The Beastie Boys, Dandy Warhols, black coffee, pretty much every movie made in the 70's, Evil Knievel (yes, the daredevil) and Willie Nelson again.
Sounds Like
A rusty-stringed guitar with a barbed-wire vocal and a penchant for coin-operated instruments. To prove this theory, go to iTunes.
DON DILEGO was born in Western Massachusetts and grew up in the 70's. He often wore a yellow polyester suit jacket and plaid pant combo that his mom thought "was really groovy". Claims to have actually seen The Lone Ranger. First record purchased was Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy". Lives in New York City across from Jack's Coffee. Probably drinks too much coffee. Talks to himself a little too much, and has about 200 or so unfinished songs that he "swears will be huge" one day, and is a vegetarian. "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid" can be watched dozens of times on AMC with no loss of joy. Would most likely pick up his acoustic guitar to write a song but should probably do this on piano more often. There are also banjos, basses, harmonicas, tambourines, mandolins, accordians, and a wurlitzer strewn across his room in various states of disrepair. He really wishes he had a dog, but too often finds himself on the road. Mood sways way too proportionately with the successes and failures of the Boston Red Sox. Knows that if he can't decide what to listen to, "Sweetheart of the Rodeo", "Harvest", "Pink Moon" or "Being There" never feel wrong. Loves driving across country by himself and has never smoked a cigarette, though he admits it kinda looks cool sometimes. However, Don is not cool...despite being a lifelong musician. Loves pickup trucks. Some of the most talented people he knows are his friends and they're all broke too.
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hey don we're in new york!! and headed to the city in a few days!! if you're around, i hope you can come to arlene's grocery on the 25th!! and i hope we get to hang a little.. maybe we can all go to dinner or something?? hope you're well! xo
Hadn't listened to my Photographs of 1971 cd in awhile and put it on today - I'd forgotten how much I liked it! Keep making the good music, and if you come back to central VA someday, I'm there!