Over 50 musicians have performed with BNS throughout the years including Lee Vilenski, Yuri Weber, James Beaudreau, Mike Silverman, Matt Cowan, Crugie and Frank Swart.
Influences
Hank Williams, Roxy Music, Captain Beefheart, Bob Dylan, The Who, Nick Cave, Sex Pistols, The Kinks
Sounds Like
"Like co-productions of Kurt Weill and Neil Young..." -- The Village Voice;
"Indebted equally to Scott Walker’s bile-drenched crooning, Frank Zappa’s twisted surrealism, and Harry Nilsson’s deceptively sing-song melodicism..." – New York Magazine;
"An impossible amalgamation of Berthold Brecht and Jello Biafra" – Splendid;
"…heavy beats mingled with brief flights of speed, wistful melodies, hypnotic washes of color from a thrumming Autoharp (that democratic, grade school dulcimer), and clever lyrics clothed in the taunting, indulgent rhymes of playground impromptus." -- SF Bay Guardian
FREE STINGRAY SAM DOWNLOADS! NEW TRAILER AND FEATURED SONG FROM EPISODE 1!
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:
"Frightening yet endearing" – The New Yorker;
"A strangely narcotic collection of sexy (if slightly unsettling) songs" –
TimeOut New York;
"His style is happily stream-of-conscious, weirdly romantic, even silly. This makes his approach to music and film making Duchampian, even fearless"
– Philadelphia City Paper;
"Like a slyly arranged meeting between Mother Goose and Larry Flint"
– Charleston Post;
"Otherworldy rock and roll that’s surprising and hilarious" – Elle Magazine;
"This gesamtkunstwerk revolves around a very distinct artistic vision" – Sentamentalist;
"Every album is a solar eclipse of images that emotes a strange euphoria in your bloodstream" – Panache;
"Their specialty is a dark and sometimes cryptic sarcasm that encases a surprising core belief in the power of love" – SOMA;
"Cory McAbee comes on like a modern William Blake, spinning twisted and surreal tales full of symbolism" -- Santa Barbara Independent;
"Cory McAbee is the closest thing to Leonardo da Vinci that we’ve got." -- SF Bay Guardian
"How to describe this? Disturbing, beautiful, and frightening, all in one savage aural assault" -- Etch Magazine
NEW NEWS: THE BILLY NAYER SHOW and BNS PRODUCTIONS has recently been touring with a new feature film entitled, STINGRAY SAM.
WRITTEN/DIRECTED by CORY MCABEE
MUSIC by AMERICAN ASTRONAUT
NARRATED by DAVID HYDE PIERCE
Music Monday: DFW PUNK Rated NR; 68min; Director:Laura Tabor-Huerta Location: Alamo Downtown
This show is a part of the Music Monday Signature Series, Click to See More
Sponsored by Austin's greatest music store, End of an Ear Records, and Austin's most essential vintage furniture and decor store, Room Service.
A documentary about the Dallas & Fort Worth, Texas punk and new wave music scene. It covers the early years in the late 1970's to the middle years in the late 1990's and gives a tiny glimpse of where those eras have led punk to now. In the documentary, fifty people were interviewed between the ages of 12 and 50 about their opinion of what punk is and isn't and what place they hold in the punk scene. Some notable people interviewed are: Bobby Soxx, George Gimarc, Barry Kooda and MC 900 Ft Jesus. For old (and young) Big D and Cowtown punk rockers, this screening is likely to be a family reunion. For everyone else it's an exciting look at the workings of a scene. Featuring a huge amount of stunning rare footage including live performances by The Ralphs, The Nervebreakers, The Telefones, Teenage Queers, Why Am I? and Riot Squad, among many more. Watching DFW PUNK will give you the feeling of photocopied exhilaration you got from finding that new zine that spoke directly to you.
Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.
Screenings (click on a show time to buy tickets): Monday, August 03, 2009 o 10:00p
I'm happy to announce that my new album "Songs From The Films Of David Lynch" is out now.
"Truly unsettling and perplexingly brilliant... testament to both the quality of Lynch’s soundtracks and Truax’s talents" - The Skinny
"Truax is paying homage to a kindred spirit with this album. It's the best kind of tribute – affectionate and respectful, but with its own quirks and imaginative leaps and its own distinct identity." -The Scotsman
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Thanks for adding me. I love everything you do. I must say the Dance Contest scene in "American Astronaut" is one of my favorite movie scenes ever. My next mission in life is to acquire that soundtrack.
Thanks for The American Astronaut... the film... and the music of course. I'll have to make sure I get a seat for the screening of Stingray Sam next week. L. x
