Michael Sherer: Vocals, Guitars, Keys
Jason Grover: Guitars, Keys, Saxophone
Mark Sherer: Drums
Adam Fargason: Bass
Bryant Saxon: Keys
Influences
Joy Division, Chavez, Sonic Youth, John Cale, Brian Eno, New Order, Guided By Voices, Polvo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Gary Numan, Roxy Music, Echo and the Bunnymen, XTC, the Kinks, Scott Walker, Nick Cave, the Birthday Party, the Pop Group, The Minutemen, Wire, the Mekons, the Grifters, My Bloody Valentine, Spacemen 3, Young Marble Giants, Brainiac, Silkworm, Steve Albini, Television, Can, Public Image Ltd., David Bowie, Silver Apples
No Parents rose from the ashes of the Secret Intentions. Michael was living in New York, and told me he was moving back to Alabama, in large part because he wanted to be able to create with others comfortably, easily, and without pretense. We talked, and wanted badly to just write together and then figure the songs out from there, asking whoever we wanted to add here and there. We moved in together and started playing. A few songs were coming along well enough, and we invited Adam from the Hell to play bass full-time. Pretty soon, we needed a drummer, and of course we looked to our old Intentions drummer, Michael's little brother Mark.
So far we've got hardcore punk basslines, Jon Bonham drumming, and post punk lead over pop songs.
We talked a bit more, went through a lot of other members, locked Bryant in to play keys.
I got fed up with all the noise and left the band, and started regretting it when No Parents debuted, sounding tightened up, hitting everything head on, and just a little bit drunk. All the fat was trimmed; the boys were able to strip it down to a bare minimum and then build all the fucked up shit on top of it. I came back when Michael invited me, broke out my Yamaha portasound mini-synth and my saxophone, bought some pedals.
hell to the fucking yes! my jvc and canon gear + me will be all over the tour bus. just promise me drama so that the incisive documentary of the meteoric rise to success is as legendary p.s. chewy politely requests that on at least one sold-out tour he's allowed to do a duet so he can stage-dive.
lyrics to Age of Distraction = A+ also I am totally digging the studio version of Queen of Foxes. keep rocking Rockenstein! (and all the rest of you orphans)
hey yall, here's the info on the halloween night show in Jasper:...8-15 Kyle Bolton ...8-15-8-30 Michal cannon ...830-9 - Theo featuring Jesse Evans ...9-10 The legendary Ben Farley and his merry men 10-10-30 - Oh Clarity featuring Danny North 1030-11 - Sicard Hollow 11-12 - Or Die Trying
(that is the order in which the bands are playing @ the Halloween Show in Jasper)
the show on Halloween night (Friday November 31st) will be held at the CHS building (located beside the After Hours Clinic) it is the building where alot of high schools have their proms.
This is a costume party. You do not have to wear a costume to attend. but, it would be alot cooler if you did...LOL.
Buy Ben Farley & the Beautiful Losers new cd for five bucks @ the Show!!! Featuring music never before heard on my space or on our previous CD releases.
im so glad you walked over tonight man! we had actually stopped playing for about five minutes and just sat and listened to you guys. we had been discussing how badass you sounded and trying to figure out who you were, so im stoked that we finally know. we were really feeling you guys. we should play some shows together
