Anthony Cuccia: Sampler, Sequencer, Percussion, Hand Drums, Bicycle Horns, Vocals.
Quin Kirchner: Drums, Percussion, Vocals.
Matt McClimon: Vibraphone, Percussion.
Dan "Diesel Rocket" Oestreicher: Bass Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Vocals.
Tim McFatter: Tenor Saxophone, Keyboards.
Dr. Jimbo Walsh: Guitar, Piano, Sequencer, Bass, Vocals.
Eric Clerks: Bass, Guitar, Vocals.
A list of people that also play with us now or occasionally or in the past:
Brian Coogan: Keyboards
Joe Butts: Bass
Simon Lott: Drums
Doug Garrisson: Drums
Jeff Albert: Trombone
Omar Ramirez: Trumpet
Endre Landsnes: Drums
Justin Peake: Percussion, Turntables, Electronics
Influences
Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Sun Ra, Arnold Schoenberg, Eric Dolphy, The Butthole Surfers, Anthony Braxton, Eugene Chadborne, drinking, thinking, emotion, education, lack of education, impulse, the city of New Orleans, Spike Jones, Rasaan Roland Kirk, Jay Martin (the beekeeper in NOLA), The Minutemen, The Malibu Dolphins, QMR Plus, Red Shift, Grilly Biggs, The Kinks, Snake Finger, John Coltrane, Han Bennink, The Pop Group, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Wampum, Pere Ubu, Charlie Patton, The Beach Boys, The Residents, Funkadelic, Eric Drew Feldmen, Aphex Twin, Bob Dylan, screaming at the top of our lungs while Diesel Dan destroys Justin Peake's crash cymbal. Running fast through a crowded room while our band goes berserk. NOISE. ORGANIZATION. DISCIPLINE. WHO GIVES A FUCK?
We live in New Orleans. We are always here. Join us. You can buy our album at Rocks off RPM on Magazine street in New Orleans. Also on CD Baby. Also at Val's Halla Records in Chicago. Or you can buy it from me. Just come to my house or call me up on the telephone. Its cool. Just come over. Really. We're so hip, so give us all your fucking money.
Check out this video of us in lafayette. Get this video and more at MySpace.com
Here is a video for one of our new tunes, "Walking Porno Zombies, Part 2." It was created by the excellent Zack Smith of Rotary Downs. Get this video and more at MySpace.com
Please make plans to come out to the Howlin' Wolf (New Orleans) for a show benefitting the American Diabetes Association on Saturday June 6. The show will be featuring 3rd echo, Christian Serpas & Ghost Town, and Sticky Wig. All the money from the door will go to ADA, whose mission is to treat, prevent, and find a cure for diabetes. Help up spread the word, and we'll see you at the Wolf!
Tuesday Feb. 17th at the Hi-Ho Lounge: The Mad Mike Experience Mad Mike-singer..songwriter,hippie bum, rythm guitar strummer, front man emeritus,beer hat enthusiast Harold Marcho-badass drummer of Tabula Rasa and Lovegrin fame Doc Otis-keyboard,funky n'awlins flayvah,low bassy notes Will Frank-guitar,lead kazoo with special guests Paul and Mike from Egg Yolk Jubilee.
Doors open at 10:00 pm with opening act Marzipan. Then after the show you can slide out of your collective poist psycoital stupor with DJ Tom Harvey
