The Key Party: Sara Syms (The 3Vs - Vocals, Violin, Vibraslap), Andy Mazo (Bass, Toy Piano Shaker) Rick Parker (Trombone) Ian Young (Sax) Miki Hirose (Trumpet, Flugelhorn) George Mel (Percussion)
TKP has at times also included: Ken Rich (Tuba, Mixes, Noise and More), Mark Rapp (Trumpet), Jarrod Ruby (Drums), Derek Lee Bronston (Harmonica, Dobro), James Reynolds (Piano-Organ), Matt Beck (Lap Steel), Josh Keithley (Kitchen Sink and more)
Please be advised that in no way is their participation an endorsement of the product... Thanks>
Influences
The Three Johns (Prine, Cash and Rotten), Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Pink Martini, The Clash, Paris Combo, Esquivel, Billy Bragg, Underworld, David Bowie, Nick Cave and Dean Martin and of course Henry Mancini.
“a house party of an unusually artistic coterie” – CMJ
“songs of rock and roll poetry celebrating the debauched, the broken, the drunken and the misfitting… Gaines is a poet in the same sense that Exene or Lou Reed is a poet: as much about an attitude and a stance as about specific words and notes struck.” PopMatters
The STORY:
A 3am channel-surfing escapade brought Darren Gaines to the movie The Ice Storm just as Sigorney Weaver reached her hand into the bowl and drew out the young man's keys. He bought a fish bowl the next day... wrote out instrument names, arrangements, recording ideas, names of toys and musicians, anything and everything that could inspire him... placed them all in the bowl and reached for his first draw... “No Drums.” He smiled.
His Burroughs-esq technique spawned Hit or Miss, the debut album of The Key Party. Hit or Miss was named Album of the Day by CMJ, Download of the Week in the San Francisco Chronicle and praised as a “Tom Waits style one man junkyard army from New York” by the LA Weekly.
For their new record My Blacks Don’t Match (Produced by Ken Rich – Joseph Arthur, Our Shadows Will Remain ) Gaines willed the word “Drums” back into the fishbowl and, for good measure, tossed in slips that included phrases like brass riffs from TV theme songs, sitcoms and cartoons. The themes of broken, misfitting lives and New York City street hassle remain: while making My Blacks Don’t Match, Gaines found himself laid off, evicted by treacherous landlords, and moved to Brooklyn (where he feels akin to an ex-pat) but the musical evolution is clear from the first horn salvo of the opening track. “… the horn accompaniment sounds like he's slapping around Henry Mancini for some kicks.” itsnotthebandihateitstheirfans.blogspot. With co-conspirator Sara Syms now entrenched as a full time member of The Key Party, Gaines has been freed to let his songs find new avenues. Using Syms breathy vocals to counter his “voice of tattered velvet that falls between Tom Waits and Steve Wynn” (PopMatters) Gaines' songs have evolved into subversive lounge songs, one part punk one part jazz. Gaines says, “I wanted this record to be elegy to Street Hassle. I wanted it to feel like a long, hard night out in NYC that ended at 6:27am on West 10th and Weehawken... a little worse for the wear.”
To CONTACT: info1@thekeypartynyc.com - myspace.com/thekeypartynyc
One of Fairplay Collective's original members, Mark Dignam will be playing at This Sunday's Scratcher Session at 8.15 pm. This is one of the best listening gigs in New York and can be found at 209 E. 5th St. in Manhattan.
Thank you for the gift of your friendship and music, its a joy to connect with you, may our music fill you with good feelings, peace, happiness and help to bring abundance of all your hearts desires. Sending love and infinite blessings of joy. Love Bart & Jody KOSMIC EVOLUTION
A precious weekend as you deserve in the company of The Silent Watcher New EP out : "Mourning Shadow" Cryptic Lyrics for those who can read it up in the picture section. -W-
The revenue model has changed. Don't expect a profit from music and make earning through tours. But, if you have to feed yourself with 9 to 5 jobs, touring outside your city becomes difficult. Touring during 2 wks vacation isn't enough time to generate any revenue. Most unknown acts, u are getting shit pay for gigs. Also, the quality of recording and production have to rise as more bands enter into the net. So how do you supposed to win? We are back to which music giants a person knows to get the buzz moving.
i think i hit limit on how much i can post on the status. anyway, i like your work. don't get discourage. But, you have to understand... some times, life pans out based on odds. i'm not sure that makes sense to you or not. some times, it isn't the brightest light that shines brightest to others. like darwinism... wrong place. wrong time. u can get eaten. many ppl are getting eaten during the current time. that was my point. this is the hardest time music business has seen. i think it will get worse.
Thank you for accepting our friend request!! Really appreciate it. Wish you an awesome thursday! =) Very best regards from Norway and Merlin’s Company! “Beware of the armadilloes whose dark shadows sweeps the streets”
Hi jim rose here. yes im the actor who plays the caveman on the commercials so now you have something to tease me about the next time we see each other. Im going to be in your area in the summer hosting rock shows and writing a new book about the people I meet on the road. We should throw a small party together. If you want to hang out ,message me at my other site here www.myspace.com/toohotforfizzle or go to my top friend(same site) We dont read the messages at the circus site.we are getting too many to handle there There are too many there and hard to manage
![Obfuscation [RECORDING FRIDAY]](http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/79/s_3f5a4c481d5c4451a658ea809dce71fa.png)
Online Now!
