Not so sure about influence, but I love Pixies (as well as the Frank Black/Black Francis stuff), The Smiths (and of course Morrissey's solo work), Violent Femmes, Deerhoof, The Beatles, Belle and Sebastian, Beastie Boys, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pavement, M. Ward, David Bowie, Elliott Smith, Stereolab, Grandaddy, Ween, The Ramones, Bob Marley, Butthole Surfers, Xiu Xiu, The Dead Milkmen, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Cibo Matto, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Dead Kennedys, Bob Dylan, Firehose (and just about everything else Mike Watt's done that I can think of), Flaming Lips, Frog Eyes, Mudhoney, Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack, Hair soundtrack, Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack, P.J. Harvey, Primus, Sleater Kinney, The Shins, REM, The Strokes, Sufjan Stevens, Bjork, Operation Ivy, Tom Waits, Built to Spill, Guided by Voices, and Sonic Youth. You know, lotsa stuff.
Warren Teagarden grew up in the ‘80’s listening to New Wave and old Beatles records, but quickly discovered punk rock. Those punk rock roots are hard to hide, even when singing a folky lullaby, strumming an acoustic guitar. After playing in a friend's local San Francisco band, he set out on his own writing songs and playing shows in the Bay Area in 2002. The songs can be funny, sad, strange and smart assed, depending on who you ask. With frantic guitar strumming and lyrics that leave you scratching your head in all the right places, a Warren Teagarden show has become a very special event. Someone once asked Warren what his songs were about; “Love, death, God, sex, drugs, loneliness…you know, the same shit all songs are about.”
its been a pleasure playin w. you and whats-his-name these first six months of the year. Let me know if you ever need Severe Bass again, I'd love to bring some more rawk to the eager masses!
