Martin Hansen: bass
Blake Jones: songs, vocals, guitar, theremin
Mike Scott: guitar, vocals
John Shafer: drums
Leland Vander Poel: keyboards, vocals
Influences
Seeing Ray Davies perform live, watching film footage of Keith Moon, digging through the record collections of my brother and sister, digging through the record collections of my friends, never-ending talks about music and life and music as life with friends over the years, reading about Leon Theremin, reading about Nikola Tesla, reading TapeOp magazine, and watching local bands tear into it on a good night.
Listening to:
SMiLE, Revolver, The Who "Sell Out", Clara Rockmore playing the theremin, Tom Waits' "Swordfish Trombones", The Shins "Shoots Too Narrow", Joni Mitchell's "Blue", Pet Sounds, The Kinks' "Village Green Preservation Society", anything by Jonathan Richman, Esquivel, "Bringing It All Back Home", Quadrophenia, Dizzy Gillespi's "Salt Peanuts", Bjork, Syd Barrett, Donovan, renaissance vocal music, ...and more more more
Sounds Like
Cool & Strange Music Magazine said:
But right here and now, it provided a clue to at least two of Blake Jones' major inspirations: the melodic pop of Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney. Also hovering above and within this collection of well-constructed pop songs are the melodies of Todd Rundgren as well as the occasional (and non-satirical) trace elements of Frank Zappa. [Their music is] clean, orderly and unabashed pop ...of the highest optimism.
independentclauses.com said:
like a lost radio station from 1965 playing the Beatles, early Who, and early Kinks.
indiepop.it said:
Jones e soci sono aperti ad ogni influenza dal pop al garage, filtrati dalla 'science fiction'.
Smother Magazine said:
what makes it even more like something from Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson is its inventive use of instrumentation with a shopping list of instruments including toy pianos, organ, theremin, as well as the usual suspects.
A long time ago:
I remember us all riding our bikes to Me n' Ed's. We stopped to pump up our bike tires. Rob pumped his too much and it popped real loud. We all laughed---except for Rob. He was mad. Hey, we were insensitive teenagers. But he wrote better songs than any of us.
And then I think someone said something like:
The problem with developing/growing in the world of art or music, is that
one becomes more and more of an idiosyncratic marketing problem. One
becomes more and more interestingly oneself. This means that no matter
how many genres they give you on the little pull-down menu, you cant find
one you can happily wrap around your forehead, and it becomes more and
more difficult to answer the innocent question:
"Yeah, but what kind of music do you play?"
Even longer ago:
My mom said that sometimes when I was really little, she'd run off to do a quick errand and leave me with just my little record player. This explains a thing or two.
Blake Jones and the Trike Shop's Friend Space (Top 16)
p.s. Your one of our picks for next Saturday so that gives you 1 whole week to get a vinyl record made....or else we'll pick one of your CD's. :).....:)
..TUNE IN TO 104.1 ON THE RADIO OR STREAMING ONLINE. RUTHLESS ACOUSTIC IS IN THE STUDIO "LIVE THIS SUNDAY" 8PM.
LOG ON AND LOOK FOR THE "LISTEN LIVE" BUTTON. CLICK THAT AND YOU GET AT US "LIVE" GABE ROLA/SINGER SONGWRITER LANCE CANALES/SINGER SONGWRITER CHRIS LUNDAY/SINGER SONGWRITER THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A SHOW LIKE THIS HAS AIRED ON THIS STATION. IT'S THE LOCAL HOMEGROWN SHOW WIT 'JOCK" ALL ACOUSTIC.
GET IN ON IT.
"TUNE IN ,LOG ON,ROLL ONE, AND FONDLE THE LITTLE WOMAN. " (THIS DOES NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF 104. 1 IT JUST ROCKS STAFF OR IT'S SPONSORS) LOL
Blake: We gotta stop meeting like this- the Chinese New year's Parade, Tokyo Gardens, watching Brian Kenney Fresno @ Club Federico, ... Are you stalking me?!? ;>) Serially, you have one beautiful family! To one rad dad: Hugs~ ~Amy the Redhead
Wow thanks! Im glad you like the songs! And on the names, we are all pretty much right out of highschool so im not sure how we would know each other. But you never know. thanks again! Ps. The melody throughout Clever things is so catchy. I love it.
oh wow thank you. i never even realized people listened to this at all...it means a lot you guys do and it really made my day. thanks michael oh and i just posted another song called "time".
Thanks for the invite! Glad you found us. Dig the "Frank Zappa" tune.... our guitarist is a big zappahead... Good luck and continued success. peace LEMONVINE (Las Vegas, NV)
What a bill, dude! Unfortunately I have to be in Pao Robles Saturday for a family gathering but I will spread the word and give it some props on the show Wednesday night. I'm bummed I have to miss it.
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