Lead guitar, Lead bass, background vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, kazoo, jaw harp, harmonica.
Dick Maynard
Air guitar, vocals, keyboards, head bangin'
Influences
Positive influences(things that inspire us to do good things):
Parliament
Earth Wind and Fire
Cake
Jamiroquai
Tenacious D
Hybrids...both cars and people
the original Star Wars trilogy
Prince and the Revolution
Elvis Presley
The Pixies
Ween
Bill Moyers
Schoolhouse Rock
Noam Chomsky
South Park
Kurt Vonnegut... so it goes
Monty Python
George Carlin
Band Aid
The Black Crowes
Johann Sebastian Bach
Benjamin Franklin
Hugo Chavez
soy "chicken"
the black Michael Jackson
Comic book superheroes
Negative influences(things that inspire us to do evil things):
Boy Bands
Girls Gone Wild
FOX News
The 405 Freeway
Toby Keith
Prince and the New Power Generation
80's hair bands
USA for Africa
The 700 Club
James Dobson
Ted Haggard
American Idol
the white Michael Jackson
... and all of those crappy, white boy hard rock/rap bands of the late 90's and early 2000's
Sounds Like
Nothing you've really heard before!
So check it out!
... and quite possibly nothing you would want to ever hear again.
Tired of all the monotony in the music scene today, Jacaranda has made it their mission to convince the public that variety in music is a good thing no matter what the music industry, commercial radio, Rick Dees and MTV tells you.
GOOD MUSIC AND FUN FOR EVERYONE!!! That's what Jacaranda brings to the table.
They’ll make ya wanna move. They’ll make ya wanna groove. They’ll make ya wanna get funky. Jacaranda is “All Sides of Rock,” the ménage a tois of rock, funk and all that lies between. Jacaranda has been entertaining the masses throughout Los Angeles and Orange County for nearly six years, dishing out their particular fusion of music, humor and socio-political commentary. Jacaranda will make you laugh, cry, shake yo booty and feel alive, man, just so alive. The band has been featured in Atomic Basement’s independent comic books Mac Afro and Gone South (for which it wrote the theme songs), as well as the LA Greens compilation CD, a disc put together to raise funds for the Green Party in 2003. On April 27th of 2004, they released Falling for Bad Girls, the follow up to their debut album, Treehouse of Funk.
Thanks for the add. ¶ People hear only what they want, so facts alone won't wake them; they'll need inspiration too. An echo of an echo of Buddha or Jesus becomes encrusted in ritual, and loses context and content. Still, we write what we can. Try to hear the questions behind people's questions. ¶ This world's diverse evils have a common root: Bullies, liars, thieves, and murderers — in market, government, and elsewhere — believe we're all separate, motivated only by self-interest, greed, fear. They want us to share that belief, for they use it to justify themselves, to keep us apart, to control politics and the economy, perpetuating war, poverty, and ecocide. Their power comes not so much from cabals as from trojan memes, ubiquitous propaganda, implicit in ads and in their framing of the news. ¶ But they're mistaken about our motives. You and I have found love inside ourselves and our friends. It's in everyone, if only we can wake them, for we're all one flesh and blood. Let's spread that vision, for until we do our other advances will be minor and temporary. The bureacracy of brutality cannot stand if we open the eyes of its workers. ¶ What is human nature? Our task is not just to describe what we see, but to choose what we hope to become. The ideological battle between love and fear shapes the world, and its outcome is not yet written. Watching, voting, shopping are not enough. If you haven't already, join the global conversation, in whatever way feels right for you. Worldwide enlightenment has no precedent, no rules; we must discover and erase them en route. Make love not war is as serious as Orwell and as light as "Chocolat." ¶ For a start, just talk with people; that may not sound like much, but really it's huge. Spread the word. Each of us knows only part of the song, but keep singing, hoping, resisting, questioning. Hand in hand, we may heal this world yet. — Eric
Hey, Jacaranda, Greetings from a band of rock n' roll astronauts for peace. Thanks for letting us land our eco-friendly spaceship on this positive planet of energetic rock, and for visiting dreamland11, our launchpad of social justice, activism, and rock. Peace and friendship, RE-VO
Hey, Shawn & Kevin from LA's Rock cover band 'Forever Vinyl' are hosting an Open Mike Night at Venice Bistro every Wednesday (except May 21 and 28) 5:30-10pm. It's right on the Venice boardwalk. Tons of foot traffic. Why don't you and anyone other musicians you know come on down and play a few songs? You can do originals or covers and each musician will get 2-3 songs, unless we have time for more. We have PA, mikes, electric piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, and percussion. This is going to be a forum for musicians to play, promote shows, give away/sell cd's and to network with other local musicians. This will be lots of fun. No cover. ALso we have one in Santa Clarita every other Tuesday @ It's A Grind Coffee beginning May 6th 6-8:30 pm. Contact me if you have any questions.
Venice Bistro (Every Wednesday 5:30-10pm) 323 Ocean Front Walk Venice, Ca
hey guys these people are using you to post gift cards etc. they posted a comment to us from you about a Macy's gift card. they did it to us for a while but all you have to do is. report it to myspace, and they'll stop it. Hope all's well in your nexk o' the woods. You check our comments to see it.
