Dr. Taco S. Christ: vocals, guitar; The Dirty Dick: drums, vocals; The Electric Junkyard: bass guitar; Baby J: personality manager & vibe control expert.
Influences
Black Flag, The Minutemen, Husker Du, The Replacements, Pixies, Fugazi, Wet Hot American Summer, yr mother
Sounds Like
Fast, noisy, catchy folk music played by feckless drunkards.
The Yes People were formed in the nascent days of the truly foul year of our lord 2007. Taco wanted to start a folk band, but somehow what he got was a punk band. He's never complained, not even once. After a gig at the late, great Dame in the summer of 2007, The Yes People went into a deep, deep slumber, only to reemerge in the winter of 2008 ready and willing to fuck your brains out with phallic shaped riffs, ready-made-to-get-you-off grooves, and lyrics reminiscent of Mick Jagger's labial lips. Come on, ladies, you know you wanna. Fellas, you too. Lately, the good folks at 503 Oldham Court have been nice enough to gift the Peeps some gigs.
Here are some fun facts:
1)The Yes People are not musicians. They are businessmen. Don't even try to steal their idea for The Steve Irwin Memorial Zoo. That shit's gonna make millions.
2)That butterfly tattoo you have is not sexy.
3)Junkyard Jack, born 1926 A.D., is a Dutch zombie who arose from the ashes of an Amsterdam junkyard in the year 1944. In addition to his excellent bass skills, Junkyard claims that he was the one who turned Dick Cheney into a zombie. Junkyard was a member of the underground Dutch resistance, and killed roughly sixty-six Nazis between 1942 and his 1944 death.
4)It was in 1996, at a bizarre mating ritual between Robert Zimmerman and Lucinda Williams that the three future bandmates met to the pulsating, mating rhythms of their heroes.
5) Taco and band manager, "Baby" Jesus, changed their names for legal reasons, but in reality they are indeed the historical figures Jesus and Taco Christ. Look, they're getting to that whole rapture thing. Just give them a goddamn second!
6)Nowadays, Flannery O'Connor's unfettered clitoris looms large in TYP's collective conscience, as do robots - for reasons best left unexplained.
7)Okay, fine, we will explain: Johnny is a robot sent to destroy the human species with his rhythmic binary. There! Are you happy now, earth? You did this!
Hello Lexington! Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade plays tonight at Al's Bar, 601 N. Limestone, 8:30pm, with The Ford Theater Reunion and Jennie and the Sure Shots. Hope to see you there!
love, Miss Tess
Hey Guys! Nice job! Thanks for adding the odd sounds of DASHING SKULL CLUB! We're out to confuse the 'cool' kids, hurt feelings, and wreck modern sensibilities worldwide with our sugar and chaos! LIVE SHOWS BEGIN IN MARCH! 3/20 CPR Lexington, KY 3/29 LANHUCKS'S Evansville, IN 4/5 BROOKLYN PIZZA Lexington, KY MORE DATES COMING SOON! NEW TUNES AND VIDEOS COMING SOON! THANKS AGAIN FOR THE ADD!!
hey folks, thanks for the add! we are coming thru Lexington this fall, and the 503 Oldham crew is down for booking us, so hopefully we can play together then
awesome dudes. wet hot american summer is the best thing ever also. we will be in lexington this week at the shrieking shack. you guys should hang with us
