Eric sings and plays guitar
Ted plays the bass
Justin plays lead guitar
Thad plays the drums
Influences
Elvis Costello, Big Star, Brother JT / Original Sins, Plush, Beatles, Jandek, Scott Walker, Kevin Ayers, Smog, The Mountain Goats, Roky Erickson, 13th Floor Elevators, Neu, Can, Robyn Hitchcock / The Soft Boys, John Cale, Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, Pulp, Sonic Youth, The Velvet Underground, Beach Boys, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Bill Fay, Sebadoh, Chris Knox, Love, The Cure, Joy Division, The Monks, Guided By Voices, Gary Higgins, Pavement, New Radiant Storm King, Wilco, Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Nick Garrie, Pavement, Bee Gees (early), Tom Waits, The Mothers Of Invention, Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, Incredible String Band, Judee Sill, Mt. Eerie, Shellac, Silver Jews, David Lynch, Timothy Carey, Charlie Patton, Badfinger, The Rutles, T-Rex, Suetta, The Smiths, Leonard Cohen, Bobb Trimble and many more!
Kid Icarus began in 1996 as the musical brainchild of wayward home taper, Eric Schlittler. Over the years Kid Icarus has grown to include a number of collaborators including both friends and fellow musicians. Releasing albums of home baked lo-fi psychedelia and pop maneuvers that recalls the work of such fellow cosmic travelers such as Brother JT, Smog, Robyn Hitchcock, Robert Pollard and Chris Knox, to name a few. At the time of this writing, Kid Icarus has evolved into a full band sporting the talents of Ted Baird, Thad Moyer and Justin Marchgiani, with occasional detours into solo performance.
Aside from handmade cassette releases and compilation appearances, Kid Icarus has released three full length albums on Summersteps Records. The albums are Be My Echo, released in 2002, Maps Of The Saints, released in 2003, and The Metal West, released in 2005. There's also a split EP that was released in 2003 with The Green Chair on Prison Jazz Records.
Kid Icarus are taking their good natured time working on a new album tenatively titled Imaginary Songs and Aluminum Hits, which will most likely be released sometime this year.
This is a charmingly no-budget video for our song "The Murderess." You can find the song on our 2005 effort The Metal West which is available at Summersteps Records along with our other full length releases.
Here are some clips of full band sized Kid Icarus playing live on December 5th 2005 at Test Pattern in Scranton, PA.
haha...it's certainly going! Some days are better than others. Thanks for having us, we had a really great time! The Honky Tonk Saloon might have been our favorite foodery all tour.
indie/electro dance party with special guests SPORTS (Cardboard City/NYC) and DJs Andy Pry (Throne of Blood/NYC) and NFM + Robair (CMN PPL). Get there early, because this WILL sell out!
What the F$#& is there to do between xmas and new years?
you know how we do. indie/electro/bangers all night from the Common People crew, with guest fire from Conscious Pilot (P>M>F) and Stereo Faith (Sorted/DC). live set from ROBES. cheap drinks. dope jawns. get there early, because this WILL sell out.
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279 S River St in Plains, PA. Across from Bakery Delite. 9pm-2am. Twenty-one plus with ID.
common vampires is an undead dance party, so wear whatever costume youd like (football player, spiderman, biker, slutty fireman, viking, sexy apple, ect.), and just add some spooky make-up and maybe some flesh-ripping fangs. party vibes provided by resident common people djs ROBAIR & NFM (indie/electro/80s/bangers that will make the dead dance) as well as a guest set from DJ AFTERBIRTH (goths on the dancefloor) and featuring a live set from brooklyn party crew FOREIGN ISLANDS. halloween jumpoff! get spooky on the dancefloor. bite necks. NO COVER. party is free as a muhfuh. so holllllller.
THIS FRIDAY!! 279 S River St in Plains, PA. Across from Bakery Delite. 9pm-2am. Twenty-one plus with ID. Resident DJs Robair and NFM spinning indie/electro/punk/bangers/partyjams, with a guest set from GAJE (P>M>F>/Wilkes-Barre) and live performance from THE MR MOVE (Brooklyn, NY). $2 Sam Adams Octoberfest drafts all night! No cover!! This jawn is FREE!
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