Corey Baum - Voice
Ben Lucas - Guitar/Sax
Brett Horner - Guitar
Michael Edwards - Drums
Brandon Smith - Bass
Corey Zidow - Extra Hands, Bonus Tom, Little Drum
Influences
Otis Redding
Iggy Pop
Dylan Thomas
Gladys Knight and the Pips
James Brown
Ray Charles
Terence Blanchard
The White Stripes
Robert Lowell
MC5
Amy Winehouse
The Four Tops
Musiq Soulchild
Lou Reed
Dungen
The Softer Side
Sounds Like
The rumble in the rubble from the crumbling of the heartland
I read that you guys are "really good" which is better than "pretty good" as far as the B.G. news goes. So what no one ever gave you crack after an attempted mugging. looking forward to the tour....
Stop Don't Stop? Well, they're a soul/surf/rock/hip-hop/whatever band with Polyphonic Spree intentions, tacking on members faster than Starbucks can build new franchises. There's vocalist Corey Baum, who brings the hip-hop and might be intimidating, what with all the screaming, 'cept for the fact that he sashays around the stage wearing a sheer scarf. And then Brett and Ben, the guitarists 'n indie kids of the group. Brett bounces around a bit, bobbin' his head and and developing a fair bit of the sonic qualities of the group while Ben gets out his Ibanez Iceman and freaks, flails and shreds just often enough to keep us interested. Oh, and plays the saxophone. Bass-wise, Brandon's got this pink, kid-size piece that I think he just bought to make himself look bigger. Bringing the punkier ethos, he rumbles through his bass lines, keeping the pace up. And though he's the grittiest looking member, he looks like a girl in all their promo shots. Maybe that's because he's holding hands with the other dudes. So that brings us to Michael Edwards, who, despite drumming all over genre-wise when he's not creating lovely and pensive folkish/electronic music with his solo project, doesn't look like he should be in a band. Maybe a camp counselor. And speaking of image, let's talk about Corey Zidow, who plays "the bonus tom." Now I know he does some mean additional percussion with that thing and recently started in on the keyboard, but if you ask me, he's around to provide some much needed hipness to the raggedy group. The irony of the whole bit is that his superpower of dragging on a cigarette while rattling his sticks against the tom rim is illegal in bars in Ohio. Which is probably why they play in Michigan so much. So that's it, six white Ohioans who somehow turn an indie rock group into something which is quickly shaping up to be as broadly informed and diverse as Get Happy!!-era Elvis Costello.
You guys, are the guys. THE GUYS. You played a sweet show. And Corey did an impromptu cameo! We'll have to see each other again soon. And send me those new recordings. On the double!
i sent out a facebook alarm today, hopefully we'll get everyone ever to be at your show on sunday! if you get here early, let me know and we'll play frisbee or something. (248) 765-1691 votre, willy
