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General Info
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Genre: Rock / Soul / Surf
Location HILLSBOROUGH, Un
Profile Views: 45874
Last Login: 8/20/2011
Member Since 6/11/2006
Website www.killerfillermusic.com
Record Label Sure, why not?
Type of Label Unsigned
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Bio
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12169575@N06/5254239792/" title="Pinhook one--da! by reasonablyinteresting, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5126/5254239792_10171977c9.jpg" width="339" height="500" alt="Pinhook one--da!" /></a> .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Killer Filler is the spawn of keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter Chris "Crispy" Bess -- an all-instrumental five-piece outfit to meld his twin penchants for 1960s Memphis soul and California surf music. Twang, spy, funk, lounge and swing flavor Crispy's songwriting as well as the B-side nuggets that he picks to arrange and cover. The Ventures, Booker T. and the MGs, The Shadows, The Champs and The Meters all get nods in live sets. .. Crispy commands the Hammond organ and a six-string taboot while guitarists Bryon Settle and Pete Gamble join on dual stratocasters, Bryon's drop-jaw phrasing colored by Pete's swirling psychedelia. The rhythm section is a seamless and versatile unit with Rob Ladd on drums and Rusty Miller on electric bass... Instrumental music sets a party vibe that's infectiously groovy. In addition to large outdoor events (Artsplosure, First Night Raleigh, Festival For The Eno, Carrboro Music Festival) and local clubs (Cat's Cradle, The Cave, Slim's Downtown, Local 506), Killer Filler plays private and corporate events. From festivals and concert halls to weddings and shindigs, folks respond to a sound that's fresh and familiar all at once. .. -
Members
Chris "Crispy" Bess: Keys, guitars, basses, finger cymbals and whatever else he wants to play. .. Pete Gamble: Guitars and the Psych-o-delic Gizmo-tron. .. Bryon Settle: Ass-Kicking Guitars. .. Rob Ladd: Drums .. Rusty Miller: Fender Basses. -
Influences
The Ventures, The Champs, Henry Mancini, Les Paul (the guitar player, not the guitar named after him.) Captain Beefheart, The Dictators, Al Caiola, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Enoch Light, Vinnie Bell, Booker T. and the MGs, The Meters, The Bar Kays, The Mar Keys, Galactic, Betty Wright, Duane Eddy, The Shadows, Laika & the Cosmonauts, Howlin Wolf, early Pink Floyd, The Hollies, Tony Mottola, Lee Scratch Perry, The Specials, The Dead Kennedys, The Dead Milkmen, TV theme songs, The Minute Men, The Jam, XTC, Zappa, Phish, Medeski Martin and Wood, Sonny Rollins, Polka music. .... -
Sounds Like
Psychesurfia instrumentals suitable for lounging, drag racing or soundtracking a spaghetti Western.
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Killer Filler!
Once again, we are the official "Host Band" of the Instro Summit, the largest all-instrumental music festival in America--May 4-6th.
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Killer Filler!
Practice last night for the first time in a while. Worked on new material, while trying to remember old material. Several brains exploded.
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Killer Filler!
Killer Filler! has a show on 11/19/2011 at 09:00 PM @ The Garage in Winston-Salem, NC http://lnk.ms/Vn9pr #concert
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Killer Filler!
Added a new video: "What Now My Love?--Killer Filler" http://lnk.ms/VYpL8 #video
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Killer Filler!
Killer Filler! has a show on 10/29/2011 at 06:00 PM @ Motorco Music Hall in Durham, NC http://lnk.ms/Wh3WH #concert
Music
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17 Songs | Apr 1, 2008
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- Clint Beachwood2 months ago
Check out Killer Filler on A Day at the Beach Podcast #41... Free and easy, just click on #41 and listen!
http://www.rickshawrecords.com/adayatthebeach/
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