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Charlie Pickett
Rock / Americana

"Can you hear Johnny? ... Turn him up!"

South Florida, Florida
United States

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Last Login:  8/19/2008
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Member Since6/24/2006
Band Websitetrashfever.com
Band MembersCharlie Pickett, guitar, slide guitar, tuneless vox, composuer; Johnny Salton, lead guitar hero (really); Dave Froshnider, bass, vox, composer; Johnny "Sticks" Galway, drums, heart; Marco Pettit, bass, vox, inner beauty; Eddie O'Brien, bass, guitar, black Irish leveler; Pat Johnson, guitar, bass, brains; Courtland Joyce, drums, smiles; Barry Seiver, guitar fill-master; Kenny Lindahl, bass, literary criticism; Mike Vullo, knowledge, drums; Bobby Tak, drums, inner rage; F. Clarke Martty, drums, Louisiana boy, RnR historian, Ian Hammond, guitar, eyes; Jim Duckworth, guitar, savior; Rick Rossano, guitar, string-squeezer.
InfluencesHistory-Level One: Mick Taylor-era Rolling Stones, Albert King, Son House, Fred McDowell, ZZ Top, and Mountain.
History-Level Two: Johnny Winter, Zep (please excuse), Savoy Brown, Foghat (Father, forgive me ...), Harvey Mandel-era Canned Heat, Flamin Groovies, The Pirates (Mick Green), Chuck Berry, Sex Pistols (wait, I already said Chuck Berry), Jimi, Gun Club, Hypsterz-Mighty Mofos, Rank and File, Dream Syndicate, The Bangles (see me if you have a problem with this), REM, J.L. Hooker, Jan and Dean, Marriott-Humble Pie, Steppenwolf (no apologies necessary nor forthcoming), Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, JB Hutto, (Non-)Mississippi John Hurt, Burdon-Animals, J.L. Lewis, John Salton, Louis Reed-VU, Ten Years After (no apologies, etc.), Kinks, Creedence, Link Wray, and Dead Boys.
History-South Florida (direct to all senses -- our scene was the best in the country but you had to be here to soak it up): The brilliant triumverate of The Cichlids, The Eat, and The Reactions, then Z-Cars, Critical Mass, The Bobs, and The Chant.
Current: DT Martyrs (last incarnation), Savoy Brown Live in Central Park, Throw Rag, RL Burnside, North Mississippi Allstars, Gary Mitchell (KMA if you don't approve), Social Distortion Live CD, Sonny Landreth, and Boss Martians.
Literary/Cultural: Mark Twain, Petroleum V. Nasby, Artemus Ward, Ayn Rand, Robt. Heinlein, Larry McMurtry, A. Tolstoy, C. Dickens, Herman Wouk, Thomas Friedman, Phillip Roth, Marvel Comics Group (mid-60s), The Gallant Men, movies, ... blah, blah, blah.
Sounds LikeJust 4/4 guitar rock or 4/4 punk rock or 4/4 blues-rock. With a sophomoric twist. Anchored (in the past) by heroin danger/doldrums/stupidity/low-rent drama. Add great friends and mix.
Record LabelBloodshot Records.
Type of LabelIndie





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Aug 29 2008 8:00P
Club Cinema Pompano Beach, Florida
Oct 4 2008 9:00P
Legion Hall Tallahassee, Florida

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The story from multiple points of view (with the confusion inherent to that approach--like that of The Sound And The Fury) is at www.trashfever.com. In short, we created and performed a semi-respectable body of work and had fun doing it.

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Video of Charlie and his band playing Dust My Broom at a house party in St. Pete, 5-27-2007
Video of Charlie playing If This is Love, Can I Get My Money Back at WMNF's Tropical Heatwave in Tampa May 1, 2004.
Video of Charlie & the MC3 playing A. on Horseback, Cameo Theatre, Miami Beach, 11-14-1986 (opening for Sonic Youth and fIREHOSE)
Another Night at the Agora Trailer

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Aug 19 2008 6:05 AM

The Damn Wrights





Aug 18 2008 10:29 AM

Wow, a new record! Very cool. Congrats.
Peter Patrick





Aug 17 2008 10:00 AM

Great Name, Cool Graphics, Thou art the uncrowned King of America. See you soon.
OK Productions





Aug 17 2008 4:33 AM

Can't wait for the new record!
PTB Stalker





Aug 16 2008 11:37 PM

Cool about the upcoming release!

See ya in a coupla weeks at the Pompano Beach show!
Stupidity





Aug 16 2008 11:22 PM

Hi Charlie!

Great to be friends, got some of your records (vinyl!;)!

Hope you're having a nice weekend over there and that we'll see you soon!

Rawk & Love,

Tommy & Crew
mykel arson





Aug 16 2008 9:16 PM

right on! can't wait for oct 7th to roll around!
Lane





Aug 15 2008 2:23 AM

Go get 'em, Charlie.
You got it inside yer soul, always did!
JIMMY LLOYD REA AND THE SWITCHMASTERS





Aug 13 2008 10:24 AM

Thanks for addin' a Old Blues Dog like me !!

Keep the GREASE in the GROOVE.


JIMMY LLOYD REA

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maggie





Aug 13 2008 12:53 AM

thanks for the add, charlie! always loved seeing you play churchills when i lived in so. fla. especially when you played with the goods!

cheers,
~ maggie ~
IKO IKO





Aug 12 2008 5:29 AM

Hey, Charlie! When's the release party?
Big love and many thanks for the music.
Graham
The Skylarks





Aug 12 2008 4:04 AM

Well, come on, then, and bring the Bar Band Americanus up to Atlantis... I know a great opening band! Looking forward to the compilation!
Yer pals,
Mike Hunter & the ’Larks
MeLiNDa mUsE





Aug 10 2008 9:17 PM

Just stopping by to Say HELLO!


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Aug 8 2008 4:08 PM

UNQUENCHABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leftenant Reg?





Aug 8 2008 3:13 AM

HOLY CRAP!!!!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Reginald?

...oh yeah, carry on!
Jimmy J





Aug 8 2008 2:02 AM

Im excited.
Are you??-JJ
The Replacements: All Over But The Shouting


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Aug 7 2008 3:18 PM

HELL YES CHARLIE CHEERS FROM YOUR OLD ADOPTED HOMETOWN MINNEAPOLIS
Dreb


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Aug 7 2008 7:16 AM

Always good to hear from ya, me & Stiff will check it out...ya all check us out if in the da'burg..(St.
Pete)
Disenfranchised Dzyblond





Aug 7 2008 1:38 AM

Hi Charlie,
Im trying to figure out where to buy tickets to this concert... at the ampitheater maybe??? do you know??? Hope to see you there!
Walter





Aug 6 2008 5:32 AM

Very excited about Bar Band Americanus. A new song even! And if the Tallahassee show was on the weekend...
cLuStErLuCk





Aug 6 2008 1:49 AM


..HEYYYY.....COOL DEAL !!!!
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..THANKS FOR ROCKIN BY CHARLIE* :))
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*Carol*





Aug 5 2008 4:21 AM

Thanks for stoppin' by.
I look forward to your new music!
Have a great evening.
The Criterion Band





Aug 5 2008 3:01 AM

City Feigning Sleep
Agony in the Garden





Aug 2 2008 2:00 AM

Great to see Bloodshot is gonna put out a c.d. If anyone deserves a career overview C. Pickett and the Eggs/ MC3 does.
THE FRONT (official)





Aug 1 2008 12:43 PM

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Aug 1 2008 9:00 AM

Hey Charlie,
That..s really great that you..ll have a record out on Bloodshot, one of the coolest labels in the world!
Best of luck with it!
Jerker
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Jul 31 2008 4:39 AM

Cool cover. personally I would have made it gritty-er, but that's just me.
Vince O Darkness





Jul 30 2008 6:25 PM

I want my money back...LOL.
+Y!3r





Jul 30 2008 3:36 PM


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