To calm my nerves, I go running; to calm my soul, I go wandering.
INFLUENCES
The New Yorker
Miss P
Carl LaFong, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Laurel & Hardy, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Charlie Chaplin, The Everly Brothers, Elvis, Little Richard, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Goffin/King, Doc Watson, Miles Davis, Mark Twain, Bing Crosby, Clellan Card, Billie Holliday, Louis Armstrong, Dolly Parton, Henry Miller, Penn/Oldham, Jimmie Rodgers, W.C. Fields, The Carter Family, The Johnny Burnette Rock n' Roll Trio, James Finlayson, "Spider" John Koerner, Kurt Vonnegut, Muddy Waters, Charles Simic, Little Walter, Curtis Mayfield, Howlin' Wolf, Boudleaux & Felice Bryant, Duane Allman, Gore Vidal, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Otis Redding, Robertson Davies, Gram Parsons, Marvin Gaye, Greenwich/Barry, The Four Tops, Roger Miller, John Lee Hooker, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, The Byrds, The Marx Brothers, Preston Sturges, Milan Kundera, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker, John Fowles, The Crusher, Jean-Luc Godard, Federico Fellini , Frank Sinatra, Paulo Freire, Ray Davies, Orson Welles, Shel Silverstein, The Binghamton/McCale Band, Booker T & the MGs, Woody Allen, Brian Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Patti Smith, The Staple Singers, The Monkees, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, Pablo Neruda, Alison Anders, Leadbelly, Billy Wilder, Luis Buñuel, Townes Van Zandt, The Harder They Come, The Mothers of Invention, Pilar Limosner, Solveig Almaas and every great musician I've had the privilege of playing with...
Influences
MY MOM
VIDEOS
From I.R.S. Records "The Cutting Edge" aired on MTV 1985 "Just Friends"
Minneapolis born and bred, Steve Almaas began his musical career as one-third of the seminal punk rock band, The Suicide Commandos. Upon arriving in New York City, he became part of the thriving post-punk scene that included The dB's, The Bush Tetras, Mitch Easter, The Bongos and The New York Rocker. His next musical venture was an exploration of the sources of the music he loved: Beat Rodeo was an acclaimed amalgam of country, folk, punk, soul and rock and roll. These elements continue to fuel the music he makes today.
"You Showed Me" Personnel
Drums - Andy Action
Bass -Mark Sidgwick
Pedal Steel - Jon Graboff
Guitars - Chris Maxwell, Mitch Easter, Steve Almaas
HEY STEVE, GREAT SONGS, ENJOYED THEM ALL. WE DID A FEW SHOWS WITH BEAT RODEO BACK IN THE DAY. ALWAYS A PLEASURE. THANKS FOR FRIENDIN UP. STOP BY AND PAY US A VISIT ANY OL TIME.
I just tripped on by to leave a bit O' sunny wit on your page (yeah i witted all over you). Then I heard the song: "Before The Other Shoe Drops". Now I can't stop humming it :( butiloveitanyways......
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