Aaron Bales - vocals, guitar, harmonica, lap steel, accordion
Tom Green - guitar, vocals, ?
Thomas McCartan - vocals, bass, good looks
Jeremy Rapp - pedal steel/ keys, vocals, emergency hot licks
Alums:
Justin Zeppa - vocals, guitar, cred, x-factor?
Jason Bales - vocals, guitar, banjo, ukelele
Jeremy Whitwam - bass guitar, more and more vocals
Erik D. Miller - drums, percussion, green van
Joe Irvin - drums crash kill
J.P. Nichols - violin, highbrow influences
Influences
The Band, Van Morrison, Rolling Stones, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Pogues, Johnny Cash, The Clash, sea chanteys, ancient mysteries, The Roar
Sounds Like
"down and dirty country songs as performed by the Sticky Fingers-era Rolling Stones"
"mixing up Buffalo Springfield, Faces, Flying Burrito Brothers, Willie Dixon, Terry Melcher, and a case of Strohs"
Flatfoot formed in East Lansing during the fall of 2000 by brothers Aaron and Jason Bales. We play rock and roll with some twang, pop sensibilities and punk energy.
"lately, live Flatfoot has been all about out-rocking the competition knees and elbows flailing wildly and somebody (it doesnt seem to matter who) howling a campfire tale gone wrong into the microphone." Cale Sauter, Lansing City Pulse.
Wild Was Our Mercy is currently available as a CD or hand-numbered vinyl LP, with a web address for downloadable high-quality MP3s included in the liner notes. Darrin Higgins did the artwork, and Shawn Quinn and Ryan Snow from the record label (Los Diaper Records) hand-screened the covers. You can find the record at our shows,
You guys were fantastic last night. As always, it's a pleasure to hear you guys!! Can't wait to do it again. We had a good time hanging out before too!
Also, please note that both cast iron and steel natural gas mains and services are prone to extensive and potentially dangerous corrosion, so be sure to have your yard dug up and these lines replaced with plastic when your local provider comes through to grease and turn your valves. Brought to you by the Council for Natural Gas - Natural Gas: It's What's For Dinner.
You are the sweetest thing. Yeah, none of the songs make any sense unless you've been in my pocket for the past 15 years. That jackhammer was 90 bloody lbs.!
Replay Entertainment Exchange http://www.myspace.com/replaylansing Located at 319 E. Grand River Ave in Downtown East Lansing, between COSI and Barnes & Noble. (no phone # available)
The Record Lounge www.myspace.com/therecordlounge Located: Upstairs, above P.T O'Malley’s - right next to Retro Duck @ 210 Abbott RD. suite 18, East Lansing - phone: (517) 333-7055
(Oh, I've posted a few more vids from the LP release show @ Mac's)
