James Katz- voc, guitar
Matt Beck, Nunzio Signore - guitar
Glen Mauser - saxes, keyboard, voc
Nicolas D'Amato, Ken Rich, Rob Calder - bass
Matt Johnson, Mal Stein, Dave Johnson - drums
Various Other Mugs - various other things
click the pics below to listen to and buy the CDs
or download 'into the bright white light' from
or download 'glow' from
Influences
Stevie Wonder (70's), Arnie Lawrence, Tom Waits, Led Zeppelin, The Police, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ramones, Joni Mitchell, Sunny Day Real Estate, Miles Davis, The Pretenders, John Williams, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Bob Marley, Ani D, Prince, A.C. Jobim, Jimi Hendrix, Rikki Lee Jones, Van Halen (the Dave years), Desmond Dekker, Black Sabbath, Billie Holiday, Aaron Copeland, Bill Withers, King Crimson, Sergio Mendez's 'Braziliero', Janes Addiction, James Brown, U2, Timberland beats, Smashing Pumpkins (gish), Jaco Pastorius, Taj Mahal, B 52s, Heyman & Young, The Feelies, Wane Shorter, Rolling Stones, Sly Stone, Getting Stoned, John Coltrane, Black Sabath, Steve Earle, Curtis Mayfield, Keith Jarrett, Spin Doctors, Fleetwood Mac, The Clash, Dre, Snoop, Velvet Underground, Ella Fitzgerald, Afghan Wigs, Stevie Ray, JayZ, AC/DC, Stravinsky, Yo La Tengo, Sonny Rollins, The Police (he said that), John Schofield, Steve Miller Band, Cameo, Green Day, Baba Maal, The Stranglers, Talking Heads, CSN (and sometimes Y), Danny Elfman, Earth Wind and Fire, James Taylor, Cole Porter, Violent Fems, Elton John, George Benson, Suicidal Tendencies, Doves, Santana, Bach, Bowie, Beatles, Beasties ...and BRITTANY (there, I said it) ............................................................ those artists were in some way influential....... there are a freekin TON of other artists and bands that i like, but weren't exactly INfluences.....stuff from Rock, R+B, Pop, Metal, Funk, "Punk", Punk, HipHop, Samba, South Indian Classical, Reggae, Jazz, Qawwali, Hip Hop, High Life, blues, West Afro Pop..... too many kINds of music to list let alone go down the whole "taking back thursday coheed's sublime dashboard from the linkin blink 'n ween tool romance for 50 cent ...." bla be freeekin blaaaaaa road, k? i like music.
my family, nature, making stuff, joseph campbell, frisbee, cycling, recycling, science, space, paintball, surfing, learning, teaching, cosas
movies help a lot ........................ Down By Law, Bagdad Cafe, Monty Python flicks, Sleuth, The Princess Bride, All Sci-Fi (even bad), Memento, Being John Malcovich, Brazil, Fight Club (yea yea, I know), A Clockwork Orange, The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover, One Of Our Dinasaurs Is Missing, 1984, Star Wars, The Usual Suspects....umm is it me, or are hollywood movies starting to suk?
Black, Red, Purple and yellow (the crayons) ................. but no.... not "yer mom" I'm sure she's a very inspirational person to you, but I don't even know her........ I mean sure, i'd love to meet her...... thursday, thursday's good.
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you tell me...... if it makes ya feel all nice and smart ...... you go right ahead and put me in a box.
I think u'll enjoy this one. It's pretty cool but also a little creepy too LOL. You'll need to follow these directions EXACTLY to get the proper results. Put the followwing into the address-bar of your web-browser. Type ur favorite number between 1 and 999 & then type a dot & then type your favorite color & then type a dot & then type one word that best describes your mood & then type a dot & then type the word retwistic & then type a dot & then type com & then click enter. Let me know how it turns out for you.
I think u'll enjoy this one. It's pretty cool but also a little creepy too LOL. You'll need to follow these directions EXACTLY to get the proper results. Put the followwing into the address-bar of your web-browser. Type ur favorite number between 1 and 999 & then type a dot & then type your favorite color & then type a dot & then type one word that best describes your mood & then type a dot & then type the word retwistic & then type a dot & then type com & then click enter. Let me know how it turns out for you.
I know its been a while since weve been in touch so how the devil are you?...just dropping by to say that for 1 week only from next Monday the 20th of July...we're giving away a free download of a new track called 'Song for the fallen'...
Have a listen on the player and if you like it we'd be overjoyed if you jump online on Monday and download it for free! Thanks for listening! Justinxx
Hey it's been awhile, hope everything's well with you. when you get a little time, stop by & check out some of the changes/additions to my page. New tunes, Elo-Kin manuscript Sign my guest book or Just say HELLO:-) Wishing you the best! Peace
JOKE OF THE DAY
What's the difference between Lil Wayne and Ja Rule?..........................................
Ja Rule is better!
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Thanks for the friendship! Dig your tunes, take a listen to mine when you get a moment and also my artist page: myspace.com/katetaylorartist blessings, kaTe
Just wanted to wish you a Happy & SAFE 4th of July. Here's some helpful or funny advice.
3 THINGS TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW 1 ...where you're going 2 ...when it's time to leave 3 ...where you live (well enough to tell someone else how to get there)
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