Lineup- 1986 to 1993... Dave Wolfe: Bass/Guitar, John Stegner: Guitar/Bass, Eric Fredrickson: Guitar/Bass, Dave Phelps: Drums
SCI-FI WESTERN® is a Registered Trademark of Dave Wolfe.
Influences
Jimmie Rodgers, The Fendermen, Magazine, Pearls Before Swine, Pink Floyd, Einst..rzende Neubauten, Birthday Party/Nick Cave, Pink Floyd, Billy Lee Riley, Webb Piece, Iggy Pop, The Cats, Cramps, Clash, X, Tom Waits, Perkins, DK's, FEAR, Jack Scott, Chuck Berry, Stooges, Pistols, Sabbath, Ms. Billie Holiday, Satchmo, Thin Lizzy, Johnny Paycheck, New York Dolls, Pogues, Hank, Jerry Lee, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Bowie, T-Rex, The Specials, English Beat, Ventures, Dick Dale, Link Wray. The Hell With it! I can do this all day! The list go's on... and on... You get the idea. What Would Johnny Cash Do? I don't know, but I don't think is was what we did that's for sure.
The Twin Cities Scene in the late 80's during the Original Sci-Fi Western's rein was: IN NO ORDER... Babes In Toyland, Husker Du, The Replacements, Loud Fast Rules aka Soul Asylum, The Cows, Campervan Beethoven, Blue Hippos, The Suicide Commandos, Otto's Chemical Lounge, Outcry, Skullfuck, Idol Threat, Rifle Sport, Man Sized Action, Red Meat, Halo of Flies, Misery, Final Conflict, Skullfuck, Prince, The Time, Lips Ink, The Flamin' Oh's, The Suburbs, Slayer, Morticia, Nova Mob, Swingin' Teen, The Hypstrz, The MoFos, The Magnolias, God's Favorite Band, The Jayhawks, The Overtones, Pere Ubu, The Phones, Run Westy Run, Safety Last, Toadstool, The Wallets, The Leatherwoods, No Alternative, Bob Mould, Zuzu's Petals, The Hang Ups, Trip Shakespeare, Information Society, Curtiss A, The Jayhawks.. Ok I said Jayhawks. Well... I will work on this later, but this is a big BIG chunk of the cool stuff, and some crap for good measure.
There was a adult book store called Broadway Books, I forget what street it was on, in downtown Minneapolis. It had all the types of books it sold painted on the top of the building. So it read: Drama / Suspense / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Western.... I just put Sci-Fi and Western together in my head and there you have it. For two year before I started the band I spray painted the name in very vacant lot and alley I could find. -Dwolfe
Sci Western way coined by Dave Wolfe in 1984. The Original Sci-Fi Western Band Was Born 1986 and stopped playing live around 1993. Half the members or SCi-Fi Western starting The Vibro Champs.
WE CALLED OURSELFS "INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY," AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW... BACH TO BUTTHOLE SURFERS. WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO SAY. WE JUST TOOK IT FROM ANYWERE WE COULD FIND IT AT THE TIME. THE WEB DID NOT LINK US ALL TOGETHER AT THAT TIME. HARD TO REMEMBER THAT FAR BACK. RECORD HUNTING WAS FUN.
Thanks for the add! And a word to the wise: Beware GURLZ ON GRASS: And BEWARE TEENAGERS ON SPEED! Rock hard, Ride Free, Die Happy or Die Tryin'! Yours in rock, PHIL GNARLY
OK, I'm back up North this Thursday and Friday. April 12th with Vibro Champs, Reverse Cowgirl and Friday the 13th with Vibro Champs, The God Damn Doo Wop Band, and Cadillac Kolstad. Both at Lee's Liquor Lounge! I hear it's cold up there. Time to do some drinking. -DWolfe
"Closer My Bar To Thee"
Sci-Fi Western--I've posted dozens and dozens of new photos and paintings on my updated page. Take a peek and read the exciting (at least to me) brand spanking new, hot off the press announcement (I've got a book out!! Damn, I gave it away!)!
