MARK MILLER: GUITAR, BANJO, CUATRO, LEAD VOCALS
SLUGGO: KING DOUBLEBASS, BACKGROUND VOX
ART SCHINDELE: PORK PIE DRUMS, BACKGROUND VOX
Influences
Blind Willie Johnson. The Gourds. Mance Lipscomb. Tom Waits. Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers. Jumpin' Bill Carlisle. 16 Horsepower. Charlie Patton. John Fahey. Southern Culture On The Skids. Jerry Reed. The Pogues. Iron and Wine. Hasil Adkins. Early Sabbath. Ralph Stanley. Motorhead. Skip James. Cracker. Roscoe Holcomb.
Buck Owens. Split Lip Rayfield. Buck Sawtooth.... And every drunk sumbitch that's ever come to one of our shows!
Sounds Like
"Slide guitar, washboard, banjo and bass –the three members of Skeeter Truck debut as a force with their fast-pickin, original songs and great feeling. The tear sheet talks about the usual wide range of musical influences, Blues, Bluegrass, Rock, but their sound reflects the difference between imitating their influences and actually integrating those influences to make a fun and interesting CD that says more bout the present than the past. How many bands use the banjo to drive a tune? And it works, and it's fun, and it makes you want to see them live. Instrumentals mix with songs on this CD – all energetically delivered with a tremendous amount of skill and humor. Their style is bare bones and simple which allows the space to hear how talented Skeeter Truck is; This CD is a good time in a jewel case." --- Freight Train Boogie
Uhh........well lesse. We are a three piece band. Slide Gee-tar, Cuatro and/or Banjo...Double Bass..... and drums. We all sing . Sometimes.
About us: Mark is an unrequited narcissist who often is mistaken for "that guy" in the movie Deliverance. Sluggo will toast anything with Sake or Jagermeister ,he will even toast the act of toasting Sake with...... Jagermeister. Art is fond of drinking codine cough syrup and throwing up at dinner parties, and he has also trained his dog Roger to "go for crotch."
Once Mark and his buddy Dave were at club Spaceland in LA toasting with giant glass beer mugs pirate style and the mugs shattered. Dave then set the crate paper that festooned the bar on fire (blaming Mark) and the whole thing caught alight. They ran red lights all the way home, but not before creating an impromptu road block in the middle of the street.
Sluggo (raised in the mountains od southern California) as an unguided youth used to smoke pot from holes dug in the ground. These holes had the Tolkien-esque name of "Earth Bongs" Bored.......very bored teenager.
Art sometimes hangs dried meat on the front of his drum set, and thinks a gravy-stained wife beater is formal wear. He also has a doggie doo bolo tie. Occasionaly he "Hankers for a hunk of cheese."
One time at the Bigfoot Lodge the guys in Skeeter Truck toasted the audience ( the word for the day is "toast") with a giant bottle of Robitussin several times during the set. Art temporarily lost his vision, Sluggo started speaking Finnish for some reason, and Mark wrassled an imaginary she-panther in the parking lot. Vomit ensued. Several varmits went missing and were presumed scared........
Free show for all our broke ass friends and fans! RECESSION BUSTING PRICES! ALL ROCK MUST GO! WEDNESDAY JULY 29th at the FOUNDRY ! 7465 Melrose! 9PM! FREE! FREE! FREE! EXCLAMATION!
Glitter Graphics & Comments Thanx for the add Skeeter Truck, and thanx for your refreshing kick-ass sound! You fellas rock, and welcome to my neck of the woods! Peace, Howard Lips
Thanks for the add.Saw you in Riverside at the Vibe and I am Diggin your style. Stay tuned, The Rhythym Pushers will be comin at ya soon.Keep on doin what ya do!Moody.
Don't forget that Nashville loves you and I do too!! Hope you all are well and safe. Blessings and Happiness for the new year to come!! Ya'll come on back now ya hear??!
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