Cactus Dave Thomson: Lead Guitar/Vocals (Writer)
**Drummer Wanted - Your Name Here** Drums
Martyn Evans: Bass, Backing Vocals
Orrick Smith: Keyboards, Bass, Rhythm Guitar
Al DiCicco: Keyboards (Studio)
George Reich: Keyboards (Studio)
Don Cruz: Keyboards (Live)
Influences
In no particular order:
The Beatles, Elvis, The Who, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, The Yardbirds, Beat Farmers, Crowded House, Jeff Beck Group, Blue Cheer, Sparks, The Plimsouls, Blue Hawaiians, X, Brian Setzer Orchestra, MC5, The Kinks, Devotchka, Joey Harris & the Mentals, The Forty-Fives, Lene Lovich, Les Baxter, Esquivel, Rockpile, Devo, Ennio Morricone, Rubber Rodeo, Johnny Cash, Wall Of Voodoo, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Cramps, ELO, Drywall, Concrete Blonde, XTC, Leonard Cohen, B52,s, Alice Cooper Group, Kent, The Rutles, The Ramones, Golden Hill Ramblers, Arc Angels, Buffalo Springfield, Code Blue, Vaughan Bros, The Donnas, Dean Martin, Little Steven's Underground Garage, Hole, Vic Mizzy, Can, Frankie Laine, Shirley Bassey, Dr. John: The Night Tripper, The Groundhogs, Garbage, Todd Rundgren, STP, Kinky, Patti Smith, Modern Lovers, Los Lobos, Calexico, Traveling Wilbury's, Ween, The Paladins, The Blasters, Junior Brown, Roxy Music, 5678's, Finn Bros, Iggy Pop, Trio, Blondie, Eno, Seventh Wave, Tom Waits, Havana 3AM, Jan & Dean, Dr. Feelgood, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Marty Robbins, The Ventures, Cream, ELP, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, Lancelot Link & the Evolution Revolution, Buddy Holly, Gabor Szabo, Laika & The Cosmonauts, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The The, The Walkmen, The Creation, Cheap Trick, The Monkees, Flamin' Groovies, Howlin' Wolf, 13th Floor Elevators, Jet, Aum, Frank Zappa's Hot Rats, Shriekback, The Clash, David Bowie, Morphine, Nick Cave, The Bonedaddys, The Big Lebowski, Scenic, 999, Dinah Washington, Lou Reed, PJ Harvey, James Gang, The Cruel Sea, Split Enz, Queen, Fields Of The Nephilim, U2, Supergrass, PIL, Charo, Mick Ronson, The Rat Pack, Yes, Colin Hay, AC/DC, Capt. Beefhart, Eurythmics, The Swingers, Link Wray, QOTSA, The Januaries, Television, Mott The Hoople, Dick Dale, Secret Machines, Talking Heads, The Ronettes, Spirit, Mountain, Gideon Chrome, The Cars, Chris Isaak, Rasputina, Yello, Captain Beyond, BRMC, Adrian Belew, Robert Gordon, SCOTS, Sisters Of Mercy, Jethro Tull, Wild Colonials, Steppenwolf, The Seeds, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Taj Mahal, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cato Salsa Experience, Sam Peckinpah, Tarantino, Lynch, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Lee Marvin, Jacqueline Bisset, Brigitte Bardot, Marx Bros, Monty Python, Woody Allen's What's Up Tiger Lily?, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Mad Magazine, Gomez & Morticia Addams, Rockabilly, Surf Instrumentals, Lounge, 60's Euro film scores (10th Victim, Vampyros Lesbos, etc.) Gypsy Jazz, Flamenco, Moroccan, Arabic, Argentinian Tango, and on, and on...
Sounds Like
To more or less quote Kurt Russell (as Elvis) more or less quoting 'E': "Man! We don't sound like no one. We sound like...US!"
A cup-o-roots rock, a smidgen of blues, a tablespoon of 60's garage noise, a dash of alternative, not to forget a Spaghetti Western (give "Cactus Dave's Revenge" a listen) or Surf instrumental thrown in from time to time for good measure, and you have... The Pike Bishops
San Diego born guitarist/singer/songwriter, former stand-up comic and (cough, cough) script writer - David Thomson, formed The Pike Bishops after sifting through the ashes of his previous band Tokyo Burlesque upon the departure and subsequent retirement of their female lead singer. Along with Dave, crawling from the ruins of that band comes L.A. born bass player (and web designer) Martyn Evans. Having played together since 1992, with a brief layoff a couple years later when David roamed off to Boulder, CO and other parts of the southwest; the two later reunited to make a somewhat different brand of noise.
Although piano, organ and other peculiar sounds pop up in their recordings, more often than not, The Pike Bishops perform as a 3-piece when playing live. This is not by choice, but due to the simple fact that a good keyboard player is hard to find. As a result, the live sound has been described as a mix of Neil Young and Crazy Horse meet "Live At Leeds" era Who meet The Groundhogs meet Foo Fighters. A strange mixture for sure, but it does manage to work quite well. When available, actor and bass player Orrick Smith (a long time friend/off-and-on bandmate to David's past and present projects) assumes all keyboard duties.
The mighty Pike Bishops are not only musicians, they are fans of musicians. David in particular (when not performing with the band) is constantly out and about listening to, supporting, and seeing what other bands and musicians are up to. When all is said and done, The Pike Bishops are die-hards. They are here to stay! Well, until they're gone. I mean, damn! Let's be real!!!
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