• Serene Dominic & the Torchbearers: Serene, Tres Ikner, Fen Ikner, Kevin Pate & Christian Alvarez
Influences
Top 100 stuff from 1963-1975: Beatles, Burt Bacharach, Goffin-King, Kinks, Who, Stones, Joe Meek, Rascals, Lovin Spoonful, Linda Jones, Graham Gouldman, Hollies, James Brown, Holland-Dozier Holland. After that, favorite artists include Pixies, Elvis Costello, XTC, the Smiths & Morrissey, Bjork, Lindsey Buckingham, Gomez and The Shins.
He's performed as Serene Dominic, Vic Masters, The Human Torch, a rash of truly funny tribute band like Mutant Beatles Experiment, Dragon Attack (Queen) and Bluebird (Wings) as well as being a driving force behind Gullaballoo and Love Lounge for the past ten years in the greater or not so great Phoenix area. And now, he's the host of the greatest 15 minute vidcast ever, "THE SERENE DOMINIC SHOW" . He's been called "The World's Most Maniacally Depressed Salloon Singer," "The Pitbull of Pop" and "The Schlub of Love." But you may call him "friend." Or "fiend" if you're not a good speller. In 2003 he wrote a book on Burt Bacharach and is currently working on several different books most notably 1967—The Last Year in Pop. There's hundreds of articles he's written for Phoenix New Times, MetroTimes, Creem and other weeklies you can link to from serenedominic.com Go there and feel like a real cyber pal!
Didn't know Runaway Diamonds was playing. Nobody tells me nothin' around here, I tell ya. Chris could do C&W versions of all his songs and play out as Runaway Denim.
great write on giantkiller.. i can only think of one thing it was missing...hahah larry is going to send me some cd's soon i cant wait to hear it..busted me ass on those songs i did.
I think you and The Family Torch should plan a Human Torch New Mexico Tour '09. ABQ, Santa Fe, Taos, down to Las Cruces, maybe a stop in Farmington - IT'D BE HUGE! Whattaya say?
ROCK FOR BARACK - an Obama benefit show
October 1st, (doors at 7pm)
at Modified (404 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix)
www. modified. org
8:00- JD Stooks
8:30- Marc Pedraza
9:15- So and So
10:00- Black Carl
10:45- Sweetbleeders
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Here's the official event page:
http://my. barackobama. com/page/event/detail/gs5ccg#rsvp
Hey old friend, Glad your still Rocking with the Human Torch. He can be a hand full & wild at times but the music you two make is worth it ☤ᏴᏞᎪᏣk1Ꮻ1 Ꮇ. ᏴrᎯnᎠᎾn ᏉeᎱᎪ.
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i bet if you got those tunes we did the cover and all... id have known huh?.. send me your number so we can chat my phone got stolen on tour... i miss you and your serenity
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