We met in a piano bar, rehearse next to a sex shop, and take our name from an Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live sketch. Our average age is 29.6 and everyone in the band is (apparently) heterosexual. We believe music should have a good, constant groove to it, and firmly agree that everyone should be good to their mothers, and brush their teeth three times a day.
People we have been fortunate enough to share a stage with: Little Feat (thrice!), Jon Spencer Blues Explosion; Derek Trucks Band; Acoustic Ladyland; Roddy Frame; Mark Eitzel (named Greatest Living Songwriter in Spin and Rolling Stone magazine); Stephen Fretwell, Shooter Jennings, Magne Furuholmen, Hayseed Dixie, Anne McCue, etc.
"Deserves to sell more copies than Thriller - it's hard to believe they're unsigned"
BILLY SLOAN
"The British (The) Meters... that was the funkiest version of Dixie Chicken we've ever played"
LITTLE FEAT
"Raw, earthy rhythm and blues that sticks in your teeth - quite possibly the weirdest band in Scotland"
DAILY RECORD
"Edinburgh's finest blues sparkplugs"
THE METRO
"In a class of their own with their inventive, explosive style"
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
"The Clint Eastwoods of Rock"
HIGHLAND NEWS
"Like Hendrix at his funkiest"
PAUL MILLS (HUE & CRY, AVERAGE WHITE BAND, CHAKA KHAN)
"Groovy"
BRUCE CAMPBELL (12th February, 2009)
"The trio have a strong rapport while performing and it’s great to watch a band when you can tell they enjoy playing together... when the band wrapped up their final number of a two hour set everyone was left wanting more."
What's up?, I know you have great taste in music. Drop through and let us know what you think! (Your Opinion Means a lot to Us!) We're working on some new material, so stay tuned!
Yeah, it was good to get back on stage playin again! Just let me know when u're in town next...you can give me the dough then. Oh and btw, like ur profile pic!!!
This Sunday.... THE FIVE ACES ROCKIN’ DANCE PARTY. A night of rockin’ soul, rock n’ roll and rhythm & blues featuring live music from The Five Aces, The Bottleneckers and The Privates Hammond Orchestra. Mikey Collins will be DJing which makes this an unofficial pre club to the last night of the glasgow mod weekender. Tickets £5. The Venue @ Oran Mor, Byres Rd. Doors at 7pm, 1st band onstage at 7.45pm sharp Last band offstage by 10pm latest.
