Joel Eckels - vocals/guitar
Babyhead - upright bass
Chris Lovejoy - drums/percussion
Deron Johnson - keyboards
guest vocalist - Dawn Thomas
Influences
The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Faces, Ray Charles, Al Green, Otis Redding, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Beck, Kings of Leon, The Arctic Monkeys, Citizen Cope, The Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz, Spoon, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Ani Difranco, Soul Coughing, The Cure, Jamiroquai, Ray Lamontagne, Taj Mahal, Steely Dan, Speakeasy, Neil Young, Mofro, The Meters, John Lennon, Jeff Buckley, The Guess Who, Curtis Mayfield, Cake, Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Joni Mitchell, Soundgarden, Credence Clearwater Revival, Black Sabbath and on and on and on...
Joel Eckels. Saxophone. Led Zeppelin. The Beatles. Guns n' Roses. Guitars. Iceland. The Cure. High School bands. Girls. Pearl Jam. College. Girls. Soul Food. Tim Acres. Jen Lowe. The road. Rhode Island. Longer Driving. Girls. Musical politics. Business. Atlanta. Breakup. Limbo. Transition. Caravan. Sally Jaye Smithwick. Paper Sun. Los Angeles. Cary Beare. Adam Marcello. Krister Axel. Carson Cohen. Humanity. Touring. Music Industry. Music scene. Hotel Cafe. Room 5. Molly Malone's. Valentine. Grateful. Jennifer Love Hewitt. Chris Fuhrman. Good Things. The Viper Room. Momentum. Heartbreak. Disappointment. Hope. New Beginnings. Jason Thomas Gordon. Strength. Ambition. Chris Lovejoy. Babyhead. Missouri. Springfield. Shawn Eckels. Speakeasy. John Anderson. Tony Johnson. Paper Sun. Shows. Recording. Home. Los Angeles. September. Evolution...
i miss you already. Now we have to keep in touch via myspace. it might make you crazy- but joel these are those crazy things in life...just one of those crazy things... don't take it too hard- i know you are probably sobbing right now in memory.
Just wanted to say thanks for such a fun time last Monday! Damn that was fun!! Fun fun fun! über fun~ ja wol... Have a wonderful time at SXSW..EAt some barbecue for me...
Wishing you an amazing show tonight, Love. You don't know how sad I am that I can't be there. Look forward to seeing you rock the next time. Your #1 Fan, Shan
