Jay Sparrow - Vocals, Guitar------oh and then there is...
The Lanny - Drums, Percussion------hmm who else? oh yah...
Doc deGroot - Bass, Vocals------I think thats it...no wait...
Mike NASH - Guitar, Vocals
Influences
We try not to wear them on our sleeves but here are some: Elvis Presley, Jeff Buckley, Gandhi, Grady, Johnny Cash, Charles Bukowski, Mark Ryden, Crispin Glover, Emmy Lou Harris gets prettier every day, Edward Gorey, Jack Daniels & Jack Skellington, Bill Hicks, Buddy Holly, "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. Theres also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
Sounds Like
fuck you, sex, skinned knees etc.
"It has, moreover, been proven that horror, nastiness, and the frightful are what give pleasure when one fornicates. Beauty is a simple thing; ugliness is the exceptional thing. And firey imaginations, no doubt, always prefer the extraordinary thing to the simple thing."
- Marquis de Sade
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars
------------------Jack Kerouac
Not exactly subtle in their delivery, Edmonton’s Jay Sparrow and band play whiskey-soaked "Texas punk" odes to their own demons. On their new album, produced by Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar fame and recorded at Willie Nelson’s own studio in Austin Texas, the Sparrows mix the red-headed stranger’s storytelling with plenty of fire and energy.
Hey guys, glad to have seen you last night at the "legendary" red rooster. hee. It was cool chatting it up with ya's. How did the Mudmen do? Hope you had a safe trip home. ~Jen
Ok guys, we're gonna be in Toronto for edgefest but are planning on leaving early, and I want to know if you will def. be in burlington so we can stop on our way home and catch your concert..? I hope so!
hell! you guys rock! great music stuff in your very good rocking page, i love your style and your songs...have you a finished product to send me so I can play it here in my page? keep me posted, please..cheers Carlo
Hey – just a reminder to listen in FRIDAY afternoon at 4:30-6 pm CST to hear MURDER CITY SPARROWS on “This Great White North” an ALL CANADIAN music show from Austin, Texas It’s on 91. 7 KOOP-FM Listen here
Murder City Sparrows: Just stopping in, to give you another, listen! Very nice as, always! Keep rocking! Your "OLD", fan! "Jackie Generic" [ThE hEaVy mEtAl gRaNnY!] ~A Rocker with a Walker!~
YES!! would love beer soon. hard to keep up with you guys. . when IS your next show? where ? Rach said you guys might be playing the Rivoli. Let me know!! *hugs*
On Saturday, May 17, from 9pm to midnight ET, I will be hosting the first Saturday Night Special on SongPlanet Radio at SongPlanet. com. This show will feature Canadian artists on the 17th, and you are one of them!
I hope you can tune in for a listen, and if you have time, come to the chatroom and say "hi". Your friends are all welcome too!
Great show at the funeral home ERRR underground lounge last night guys! lol. It was cool to see you again and hopefully I'll be able to grab a cd online since you're sold out. :( Safe travels.
cant wait till tonight!!!! yeah!!! glad to see your rocking pembroke!! its sooo lame here. your just the thing we need to wake up this town! see yas at the show...im the girl with bright red hair...bye for now! and rock the fuck on!
