Steve Jackson : guitars, vocals, melodica, glock, pots and pans
Chris Prior : bass guitar, double bass, melodica, backing vocals, guitar, percussion, glock, pots and pans, synth
(Occasionally) Peter Fifield : drums, percussion, backing vocals
Influences
Dylan, Bjork, Joanna Newsom, Neutral Milk Hotel, Billie Holiday, Tom Waits, Pixies, Shins, Belle and Sebastian, Agrophobic nosebleed, Ornette Coleman, Tallis, Xenakis, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Garcia Marquez, Ali Farka Toure, Manu Chao, Regina Specktor, Leonard Cohen, Rancid, Lightning Bolt, Noise Bands in general, Laptop bleeps and whistles, Crumb, Henry Cow. Frankly we're all over the place.
The most recent gigs in the Team AvsTeam B adventure feature a newly evolved acoustic sound augmented by double bass, mandolin and a melodica nicked from the Futureheads instrument toychest.
The tracks 'Flowers in your room' and 'Wild Mercury' above are taken from the 6 track EP 'All of these long afternoons' recorded in 24 hours one weekend in June and released through indie upstart Telefonic Records.
The featured tracks have been mainstays of the acoustic shows and are available through the Telefonic Records website resplendent in their screen-printed sleeves, each record lovingly hand-made by the band and label.
We play gigs in the North East, but not as many as we would like. Soon we will be playing gigs in Manchester and Leeds.
Tuesday 21st October - Not long to go now. It is a real treat to have the three of these bands playing together. Tickets are available in RPM as well as online at www. wegottickets. com
£6 in advance, £6.50 on the door. 8pm start; The Cumberland Arms, Byker (just near the Cluny) - www. thecumberlandarms. co. uk
WOW - love your sound especially the song "La LA" - great tune!!! Love the whole retro hard rockin' vibe!!!
Hope you dig our sound too! This week we're featuring our acoustic-based songs from our catalog. Check out the tunes "It Was You" or "Come With Me" - I think you'll enjoy them!
Feel free to download and share our music - we made it to be enjoyed!!!
Oh yeah - thanks for the add - Keep up the great work - looking forward to hearing more from you!
our old friends THE LODGER new single / album out on Bad Sneakers with bouncing bass and extra jangle here is their new video which is reallly nice: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=LGQ114DPvuY
finally.... there is a new issue of The Cuckoo Press coming out soon!! watch out for updates.. we have a couple of spaces left for nice adverts, so if you want one.. see you soon!!xx
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