Mary LaSang (bass, vocals)/ Ron Hotstream (guitar, vocals)/ Ruby Rendrag (guitar, vocals)/ Chris Bailey (drums, lots of lip)/ Eric Pitts (keyboard, melodica)
Influences
Lenny and The Squigtones, Fonzie, beer, Blueby juice, New Orleans, Napoleon Dynamite, the 80's, the Independent Party, trying to stay out of day jobs, and riding bikes
Sounds Like
The Kinks and The Pretenders having a picnic with The Pixies
The Kinky Tuscaderos
It is a well-documented national tragedy that there is a genuine dearth of bands that wear matching black suits while flooring audiences with sparkling indie rock mixed with the occasional garage-rock classic.
To address this crisis, Mary LaSang and Ron Hotstream, armed only with incredible talent, decades of experience with a host of bands, and the audacity of hope, formed The Kinky Tuscaderos.
Mary, originally from Thibodaux, La., has been playing in and around New Orleans since 1987. Starting as the keyboardist for Jet Screamer, she moved on to session work in Philadelphia. She returned to New Orleans and played with a number of bands, including the Proud Marys. In 1997, she joined Ron in the much beloved Isaac’s Guns. Since 2001, she has also played bass with Cowboy Mouth, Kim Carson, and Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show before forming the Kinky Tuscaderos in early 2008. In this setting, Mary has begun to take charge, writing more songs and taking her beautiful voice out from the proverbial bushel.
Ron Hotstream has been playing guitar since the tender age of nine, writing songs and leading bands since age 15. In the last 20 years, Ron has fronted and played lead guitar in The Villains, The Human Condition, Joy Buzzer, Isaac's Guns, and Dr. A-Go-Go, among others. Additionally, he has joined Peabody on guitar since 2001.
Along with his prodigious songwriting talent, scary guitar chops, and silky baritone, Ron is the Kinky T’s resident expert in oddball garage-rock gems.
While it may not be a local supergroup per se, the Kinky Tuscaderos also include singer/songwriter/bandleader Ruby Rendrag on rhythm guitar and vocals (she of the Ann Wilson pipes, Nancy Wilson guitar fury, Rita Wilson hair luxury, and supposedly born of hobo royalty), and Chris Bailey on drums, who is also the co-founder and lyricist of Peabody, one of New Orleans’ great alternative bands for nearly two decades. Rounding out the line-up is Eric Pitts ..boards, backing vocals, and a mind-blowing rendition of The Mighty Hannibal’s “The Truth Shall Make You Free.”
The Kinky Tuscaderos may not be aiming for world domination, but they will nevertheless be our musical masters soon enough. If you get on the bandwagon now, you may be anointed as one of the kinky elect.
There is currently a search for two types of bands for record label consideration.
*** Note: PLEASE IDENTIFY IF YOU ARE IN GROUP 1 OR 2 IN YOUR RESPONSE. Emails are being reviewed by different representatives.
1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
2. A Modern Rock band with male lead. Must be a complete band but there are no prerequisites as it relates to the make up of the band. Average age of the band cannot exceed 23 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com
Only send one email with your links. Due to the volume of responses normally received for these types of opportunities. After review of your material, you will only be contacted if there is an interest in attending one of your shows by a label representative. As such please to not send any follow up emails regarding selections. If you were not contacted back, there was not an interest.
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Hey there... thanks for accepting... one of our band members Steve Lafaso told me to check you guys out... Loved it... =) I hope to get out and see you play sometime soon...
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