jenny angel - vocals, piano; phil hickerson - guitar; rick bertino - drums; mark powell - bass. all the guys do some singing, too.
Influences
The Blasters, The Collins Kids, Little Richard, Elvis, Scotty, & Bill, The Cramps, Jerry Lee Lewis, Esquerita, Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, Chuck Berry, Big Joe Turner, Wanda Jackson, Roy Orbison, Gene Vincent, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Ronnie Dawson, Fats Domino, Big Mama Thornton, Charlie Rich, Maddox Bros & Rose, The Gun Club, X, Professor Longhair, The Paladins, American Music WWII-1963, Mad Magazine, Drive-In & B-Movie Culture, Archy & Mehitabel
Sounds Like
ok, maybe we don't SOUND like them, but we love all the musicians listed above & more, so to repeat (in no order, really, & undoubtedly leaving out so many more): the blasters, the collins kids, wanda jackson, elvis presley, bill black, scotty moore, dj fontana, the gun club, little walter, jerry lee lewis, x, carl perkins, buck owens with don rich, the paladins, little richard, fats domino, professor longhair, junior parker, the cramps, dick dale, johnny johnson, chuck berry, ronnie dawson, charlie rich, bill haley & the comets, joe maphis, big joe turner, screamin' jay hawkins, link wray and the raymen, charlie feathers, gene vincent, candye kane, joe clay, the mummies, big mama thornton, ray price, johnny cash, johnny horton, hank ballard and the midnighters, hank williams, piano red, jackie brenston, ric cartey, billy lee riley, maddox brothers and rose, eddie cochran, roy orbison and the teen kings, keith wyatt, sonny burgess, larry williams, bloodshot bill, the a-bones, carl sonny leyland, the blazers, warren smith, flat duo jets, gene taylor, jackie wilson, jackie lee cochran, rufus thomas, james brown, the 5 royales, big walter "shakey" horton, sunnyland slim, memphis slim, marcia ball, rip masters, skip edwards, otis spann, jimmy yancey, the hollywood flames, clifton chenier, canned heat, buckwheat zydeco, the animals, the rolling stones, don & dewey, doug sahm, louis prima, louis jordan, the red devils, danny gatton, sonny boy williamson, freddy king, ray campi, glen glenn, the sonics, the legendary stardust cowboy, chester burnett (the howlin' wolf), russell scott, the haywoods, rhythm king, lee allen, hasil adkins, ike turner, trailer bride, sparkle moore, paul burlison, ruth brown, etta james, los lobos, memphis minnie, cleo brown, hadda brooks, albert ammons, pete johnson, meade lux lewis, johnny burnette and the rock and roll trio, marti brom, ray charles, marty stuart, robbie fulks, raul malo, bunker hill, the mavericks, the phantom, esquerita, cattie ness, the sadies, throw rag, the buena vista social club, the texas tornadoes, three balls of fire, the phantom surfers, los super seven, hank snow, duane eddy, bunker hill, etc. etc.
The Dusk Devils performing at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California.
The Dusk Devils play drivingly uptempo rockabilly, boogie-woogie, honky-tonking twanging & banging "American music." The band began as one person writing Bakersfield Sound-style honky-tonk tunes to get rid of heartaches. Then she turned to the more upbeat repertoire she's always loved & joined forces w/others, & now the band's adding originals - no heartache tunes, tho!
The Dusk Devils play for the joy of interpreting the tunes they love; to give the audience the best show possible; & to "bring forth the collective knowledge of those that came before" (Phil Alvin).
A more professional bio will come one day, but probably not. :) Band email: theduskdevils@yahoo.com ; a little more music: http://www.bakotopia.com/home/User/theduskdevils . In addition to The Dusk Devils, Jenny also does a one-woman rockabilly-punk act at times & recorded a little EP of it... Email if you're interested. Bassman Mark plays w/various acts around Bakersfield. Links to everyone follow!
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
There will be plenty chances to win tickets to this year's Hootenanny on July 4th and Warped Tour on June 28th. Find out more at my blog and watch out for my bulletins :o)
Some contests that are coming up will be on my upcoming radio shows on Thursdays @ 2pm (www.myspace.com/bettyelle) and at The Peacocks' show Saturday, June 20th @ The Locust Lounge in Pomona (www.myspace.com/nochedelospsychos).
~Betty Elle~
Some bands to play at Hootenanny for the low price of $29 are Nekromantix, The Reverand Horton Heat, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Lee Rocker, The Blasters, PLUS MORE!!! www.thehootenanny.com
Some bands to play at Warped Tour for the low cost of $31 are Guttermouth, Bad Religion, Big D and the Kids Table, Anti Flag, PLUS MORE!!! www.warpedtour.com
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio..not mastered and pretty close to finished mixing. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! Ruby Jane
Thanks for being our friend!
Looking forward to some great gigs here in London.
Chicken Shack on Friday May 29
Chas & Dave on Friday June 12
Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams in Fri 19 June
Jefferson Starship in August...
Details from: http://www.rhythmgigs.com
Charles Dickens began pasting labels on blaking pots. The tragedy of his first love penetrated the depths of his soul, and converted him into one of the world's truly great authors. That tragedy produced, first, David Copperfield, then a succession of other works that made this a richer and better world for all who read his books. Dissappointment over love affairs, generally has the effect of driving men to drink, and women to ruin; and this because most people never never learn the art of transmuting their strongest emotions into dreams of a constructive nature.
It was Bettie Page Heaven Bound Exhibition opening last week and was very cool and vild and you shoulda been there! and yes, as The King of Funtasy, ve hev a rollicking time. You should know...ve alvays rollick together!!!
