Patti Loth, Vocals |
Robin Allen, guitar |
Dave Hilditch, bass |
John Holt, Keyboard |
John Kosla, Drums
Influences
Booker T. and the M.G.'s, The Ventures, The Barkays, The Meters, Ennio Morricone, John Barry, James Brown, Jimmy Smith, Willie Bobo, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Dick Dale, The Shadows, Link Wray, Duane Eddy, Cal Tjader, James Marshall Hendrix, Grant Green, Freddy King, Albert Collins, Willie Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Shuggie Otis, Billy Preston, The Mar-keys, The Marketts
The Civil Tones embrace the organ and guitar sounds of southern soul combos, such as Booker T. and the M.G.'s. Memphis, not Malibu, is their Mecca. Not content, however, to merely reproduce the sounds of one genre, The Civil Tones deconstruct and recombine the elements of almost every major form of instrumental music from the 50's, 60's, and 70's (Surf, soul, jazz, lounge, film soundtrack) to create their own unique style of trippy vintage dance music.
Discography:
Rotisserie Twist, 1996 | Soul Bucket, 1998 | Vodka and Peroxide, 2003
TO BOOK THE CIVIL TONES: Contact Robin Allen @ 314-575-4234 or robinallen3210@earthlink.net
Psysalia Psysalis Psyche's Brand New EP "Psysalism" 2008/04/16 on sale! Available at TOWER RECORDS/HMV/Amazon/etc. Amazon Japan and HMV Japan can ship this CD to overseas!
International music spin this Thursday at the Sci-Fi Lounge!
This month, I'll have music from the likes of: Senegal, Mexico, Taiwan, Croatia, Sweden, Brazil, Hong Kong, Cuba, Egypt, Japan, Argentina, Cuba, and plenty more.
Come see us open for legendary '60s garage punks GONN at Off Broadway in St. Louis on January 5th! The Vultures are also on the bill... Click the web flyer for more info:
