amy curnow, bill longhorse, reid robinson, andy wilkins, scott randall. partners in crime include earl harvin, robin kennon, earl darling, gregg prickett, andy wallace, and red young.
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Influences
Velvet Underground, Billie Holiday, Brian Eno, Aretha Franklin, Astrud Gilberto, Martin Denny, Tom Waits, Ennio Morricone, Marvin Gaye, Feminine Complex, Kurt Weill, Roky Erickson, Redd Kross, Dusty Springfield, Sun Ra, X, Sonic Youth, Nick Drake, Erykah Badu, Bill Hicks, The Immaculates, The Coup, The Intelligence Community, Barry Adamson, Earl Harvin, The The, 66, Portishead, Sugarcubes, Tammy Wynette, Robert Johnson, Edith Piaf, Air, Nortec Collective, Burt Bacharach, World Party, Stanley Kubrick, Dick Dale, Sarah Vaughn, Sonic Youth, Perez Parado, Buck Owens, Roxy Music, Chet Baker, Ike & Tina, Medeski Martin Wood, Elvis Costello, Nino Rota, James Curnow, Willie Nelson, Bernard Hermann, Monty Norman, Kinky, Glen Campbell, Sade, Ute Lemper, Danny Elfman, San Pascualito Rey, Dead Prez, Pink Floyd, Paris, Billy Bragg, Eartha Kitt, Malcolm McLaren, Gil Scott-Heron, Jill Tracy, Dolly Parton, Frank Zappa, Bee Gees, Gianfranco Reverberi, Cocteau Twins, Peter Tosh, Nico, Shirley Bassey, Django Reinhardt, David Bowie, Golden Palominos, Stereolab, My Bloody Valentine, Prince, James Brown, The Stooges, Loretta Lynn, Siouxsie, PJ Harvey, Sergio Mendes, The Doors, Julie London, Nick Cave, The Pretenders, Massive Attack, Pixies, Blondie, Kraftwerk, The Cars, Phil Spector, Trevor Horn, John Peel, and many more...
Shanghai 5 evokes the cinematic, the vaudevillian, the soulful, the ridiculous, and the decadent.
Listeners may detect echoes of everyone from Kurt Weill to Roxy Music, Ennio Morricone to Marvin Gaye, Blondie to David Bowie, but the band's territory is uniquely carved out as its own.
They often create their own events with unique acts including; one-man bands, comedy, beatboxing string quartets, chidrens choirs, slideshow players, funkster rebels, theatrical drama, and film. Or might enjoy a late night 60's french pop set, backed up by a several dry martinis.
Variety, curiosity, and a sense of adventure rule the group, landing them in the some bizarre situations; playing divebars one night, and the Flamingo Hotel the next. Shanghai 5 made it to 39 on the CMJ college charts last year, and have shared the stage with media activists, as well as raising money for HIV awareness with Erykah Badu. Shanghai 5 was recently featured on PBS 'Roadtrip Nation' as they interviewed people on the fringe of music, writing, art, and activism.
Thanks for being a part of my life! Hope the holidays bring you joy & the new year jumps off with new beginnings with even better things to come! I miss yall & luv ya - cher: Musico Roots
Thanks for the add!!! It's always a good thing to have new friends! Y'all are an inspiration!!!
Hope you dig our music - we had a great time makin' it! The music on our page is some of our "pop-ier" stuff - check out "Buginajar" or "I Love You" - I think you'd enjoy them!
If you like our music, download it (for FREE) and share with your friends. We made it to be enjoyed.
Thanks again for the add, and we hope to hear more from you
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