Jake Marmer (vocals), Kas (bass/drama), Elly Geldwerth (drums), Anthony Plekhov (guitar), Seth Lieberman (sax/clarinet), Yosef Goldman (percussion/backing vocals) and sometimes/ once upon a time: Jessie Reagen (cello), Jeremy Stein (flute), Chaya Glaser (backing vocals), David Keesey (guitar).
Influences
Talking Heads, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Anton Chekhov, Jack Kerouac, Dead Kennedys, Jim Carrol, Gil Scott-Heron, Langston Hughes, Tom Waits, Pere Ubu, Woody Allen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Burning Spear.
Frantic Turtle merges poetry, music, and performance into philosophically viral mixtures like existentialist dancehall, punk-prayer, and toasted jazz poetry. We're into strictly avant expression - the over-fed language of the urban god-piece. And jumpy grooves on the background to keep your ids dancing.
Hello Frantic Turtle people been enjoying your twisty turny tunes here, good work thanks a lot for the add..it was way back in december but I got round to listening eventually.. peas and gloves Ventrilo(chris)
Hey, A Very Happy & A Healthy 2008 to you and all those whom you love & love you. I posted your last tune from Parkside on youtube. I didn't know the title, so I called it "Control Freak." :) All the best to u in the new year!!!!! peace.
Hey Jake, et al. Nice meetin' ya last night. Bourbon Legends. I dig it hep cat. Urban Kerouac cut with a little downtown Serge Gainsbourg. Nice. Keep us in the loop. Cheers.
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Hey Turtles!!! I want to let you know that Stolen Brown Evergreen will be playing it's first full set on Wednesday April 25 at 9pm at Parkside Lounge (Houstin btween Ave B and C). In addition, I will be playing slide guitar with Deborah T at 10pm. I don't think I'll be passing around a spliff onstage though... I hope you can join us, unless of course you're not listening to live music... it being sefira and all... frantically later...
Hey, Great to see you again! You guys always put on a Killer Show!!! Lovin' the new tunes! Looking forward...
Peace. The Latest Iteration w/the amazing Flutist Jeremy Stein!