Smith Dobson - vibraphone, John Finkbeiner - guitar, Vijay Anderson or John Hanes - drumset, Devin Hoff or Lisa Mezzacappa - bass. Occasionally, Scott Larson - trombone, Dahveed Behroozi - piano, keyboards.
Influences
My Dad. I learned a great deal about music and philosophy from him. He was a master pianist.
Other favorite MUSICIANS: Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Glenn Gould, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Nicols, Sonny Clark, Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Lennie Tristano, Paul Desmond, Bobby Hutcherson, Thelonius Monk, Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt, Maurizio Pollini. Occasionally - Keith Jarrett, Vladimir Horowitz, Grant Green, Bird.
COMPOSERS: Bach, Mahler, Schubert, Mozart, Stockhausen, Anton Webern, Bernard Hermann, Ennio Morricone, Beethoven, Brian Wilson, Cole Porter, Andrew Hill.
BANDS: Velvet Underground, Spoon, Joy Division, New Order, The Cure, XTC, Interpol, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Black Sabbath, Kinks, Beatles, The Beach Boys, Magnetic Fields, Television, Peter Bjorn and John, Monks.
FILM DIRECTORS: David Lynch, Mario Bava, Roger Corman, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Russ Meyers, Akira Kurosawa, Luis Bunuel, Michelangelo Anonioni, Sergio Leone,
Werner Herzog.
FILM ACTORS: Marlon Brando, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Vincent Price, Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau.
UPDATE! Please have a listen to my new rock band Grand Lodge (myspace.com/grandlodgemusic) and become a friend if you like.
Now, about this group: This band has been active in the San Francisco bay area for about 5 years. The Quartet got it's start shortly after I started writing song-oriented instrumental compositions and began looking for a musical outlet to try them out. Putting the band together was a natural progression. Although the band is comprised of musicians that would be able to relate to the music, it also happens to be an excuse to work with people who I've always admired artistically. They also happen to be some of my good friends. Playing in this band has been a dream come true.
In February of 2007, we recorded our debut album for Evander Music entitled "Basement Bloodlines".
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
“Techno Love” features keyboardist Richard Larsen from L.A. darlings “UNA”, and an amazing voice over performance describing a Sensual Massage Session. The song provides a perfect vehicle to express Charles Xavier’s style of a sampling music maze. The song is only available on www.myspace.com/thexman
Happy Note Records released "The XMan Cometh -- Expect the Unexpected," The CD earned nationwide radio airplay and is currently available digitally and at leading retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Virgin MegaStores, Amoeba and Rasputin Records or online at www.Amazon.com and at www.iTunes.com Order the physical CD with the 12-page accompanying booklet as a unique creative present for someone special.
….. OH YEAH BABY YOU ARE TOTALLY IN MY ORANGE XYLOPHONE TOTIN’ FANTASIES!!!! CD Review……
I hope you can come check out some of our shows that are coming soon!
Upcoming Austin Shows:
DIRTY SOUTH JOE @ Barcelona Saturday, June 6th DAMIAN LAZARUS @ Light Bar Thursday, June 11th TITTSWORTH @ Barcelona Saturday, June 13th 12TH PLANET @ Barcelona Saturday, June 20th GARETH EMERY @ Light Bar Saturday, June 20th DJ MARK FARINA @ PANGAEA Thursday, June 26th THE SWERVE Djs @ Barcelona Saturday, June 27th AUDIO FLY @ Light Bar Thursday, July 9th MAJOR LAZOR @ STUBB'S Friday, July 10th
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Yo Smith, I hope you had a good birthday and I will float some gigs your way again first chance I get. I still need to get a copy of your record...c u in the streets...z
Smith, where in the heck are you?? I've been trying to get ahold of you for a month now! hahaha Hey, I'm going to the Grammys next month! Yep, I'm screaming right now. I performed back vocs on a couple of tunes on Stanley's record. One received a Grammy nomination! I'm still in the state of utter shock!!!! Come by my page and check out the new tunes as well. Come NOW OK? I'm dying to hear from you! Love, Tammi Brown
Thank you for your friendship! Please keep coming back and checkin out the new material... and don't forget to pick up the new album, "New Dawn" at iTunes, Amazon, and CDBaby!!!
