the Kinks, the Who,
the Pixies, Tom Waits,
Velvet Underground,
Devo, Talking Heads,
Captain Beefheart,
Iggy & the Stooges,
Bob Dylan, T. Rex, ZZ Top,
blah, blah...blah
Reviews:
"I don't mean to frighten you, but voodoo is alive and well and thriving in Seattle—and it goes by the name of Trombone Cake. How else can you explain the urban-bayou-folk-rock-boogie-woogie madness cooked up by these crazy cats? Led by the twisted genius of singer/guitarist Eric Richards and anchored by the legendary percussive skills of one Mike Stone, these under-the-radar scene veterans have been slowly and steadily concocting an insanely rocking, funky, lethal brew's worth of influences and inspirations. Part head-ripping musical moonshine and part mind-tripping auditory absinthe, it'll fuck you up and have you coming back for more every time. Beware."
Barbara Mitchell, The Stranger (07/2008)
Rundown:
Trombone Cake tracks are cut live most often with little, if any rehearsal.
In the studio (after brief conversations about riffs, arrangements and some technical blither-blather) Mike Stone, Eric Richards, Erin McBride and Jeremy Lightfoot plug in, find the groove and lay down their boogie-muscle with a fury and force equal to that of a man-sized plate of mexican food.
Free form verbal riffs are shipped from Los Angeles, typically written with the author (GDC) never hearing a single note of the music prior... creating a unique, yet eerily seemless, lyrical dynamic.
Other tones both strange and exotic are overdubbed by auxiliary musicians Danny Frankel, Lori Goldston, Ted Quinn and Ralph Carney.
Come see The Slider play OLD DUBLIN PUB&GRILL in Oxnard this Saturday January 10th @ 9pm. Bring a friend and have a great time with The Slider .... and the OTHER Eric Richards! myspace. com/theslider
