Formed in 2005 by Nathan Lee Shafer on piano, bass and vocals (Hard Place, Teach Me Tiger, Cabal) and Jessica Espeleta on guitar (Love as Laughter, Soddamn Inssien, Frenchie & the German Girls, Weird War) joined later that year by Jamie Spidle on drums (Starpimp) and in mid 2006 Oliver Hall on guitar and vocals (She-Rat, Megafuckers) and Adam Payne on bass (Grateful Dead, Residual Echoes), The Espeleta-Shafer Project or The ESPS played a handful of Los Angeles shows in late 05/early 06 under the now retired name "Shy Romeo" Reverting back to their original name they have been recording in their downtown LA studio and playing 20 questions of beer.
Oh oh, October 07, Adam left to pursue his own projects and we recruited the one and only Bobb Bruno (Polar Goldie Cats) to play bass which has been working well..
JUNE 08 NEWSFLASH: Out now: our first 7 inch single, The Dream of the Rarebit Fiend b/w (Standing in the) Teller's Line on the estimable Storms of the Heart record label, see our blog above for info on how to order this record or just go down to Amoeba in Los Angeles and pick up a copy there!!
if you are around on oct 4th -- we play on the main stage (emerging) at 9 following the crystal antlers at 8, but show up earlier to see abe vigoda etc. >>>>>>>
(also we are going to be throwing an after party in los feliz (also as we leave for tour the next day). so get in touch with us if you'd like to attend)
you guys were so so great last night! lets do that backyard show the last weekend of this month (28th or 29th, whatevs is cool)! the 7 inch is sweet, i dropped rabbit at the matinee show today.
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GANGI w/ DAEDELUS + BLANK BLUE + THE GASLAMP KILLER
SPACELAND, THURS. JAN 8th, 2009. doors at 8pm.
(also we are going to be throwing an after party in los feliz (also as we leave for tour the next day).
