James Katz- voc, guitar
Matt Beck, Nunzio Signore - guitar
Glen Mauser - saxes, keyboard, voc
Nicolas D'Amato, Ken Rich, Rob Calder - bass
Matt Johnson, Mal Stein, Dave Johnson - drums
Various Other Mugs - various other things
click the pics below to listen to and buy the CDs
or download 'into the bright white light' from
or download 'glow' from
Influences
Stevie Wonder (70's), Arnie Lawrence, Tom Waits, Led Zeppelin, The Police, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ramones, Joni Mitchell, Sunny Day Real Estate, Miles Davis, The Pretenders, John Williams, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Bob Marley, Ani D, Prince, A.C. Jobim, Jimi Hendrix, Rikki Lee Jones, Van Halen (the Dave years), Desmond Dekker, Black Sabbath, Billie Holiday, Aaron Copeland, Bill Withers, King Crimson, Sergio Mendez's 'Braziliero', Janes Addiction, James Brown, U2, Timberland beats, Smashing Pumpkins (gish), Jaco Pastorius, Taj Mahal, B 52s, Heyman & Young, The Feelies, Wane Shorter, Rolling Stones, Sly Stone, Getting Stoned, John Coltrane, Black Sabath, Steve Earle, Curtis Mayfield, Keith Jarrett, Spin Doctors, Fleetwood Mac, The Clash, Dre, Snoop, Velvet Underground, Ella Fitzgerald, Afghan Wigs, Stevie Ray, JayZ, AC/DC, Stravinsky, Yo La Tengo, Sonny Rollins, The Police (he said that), John Schofield, Steve Miller Band, Cameo, Green Day, Baba Maal, The Stranglers, Talking Heads, CSN (and sometimes Y), Danny Elfman, Earth Wind and Fire, James Taylor, Cole Porter, Violent Fems, Elton John, George Benson, Suicidal Tendencies, Doves, Santana, Bach, Bowie, Beatles, Beasties ...and BRITTANY (there, I said it) ............................................................ those artists were in some way influential....... there are a freekin TON of other artists and bands that i like, but weren't exactly INfluences.....stuff from Rock, R+B, Pop, Metal, Funk, "Punk", Punk, HipHop, Samba, South Indian Classical, Reggae, Jazz, Qawwali, Hip Hop, High Life, blues, West Afro Pop..... too many kINds of music to list let alone go down the whole "taking back thursday coheed's sublime dashboard from the linkin blink 'n ween tool romance for 50 cent ...." bla be freeekin blaaaaaa road, k? i like music.
my family, nature, making stuff, joseph campbell, frisbee, cycling, recycling, science, space, paintball, surfing, learning, teaching, cosas
movies help a lot ........................ Down By Law, Bagdad Cafe, Monty Python flicks, Sleuth, The Princess Bride, All Sci-Fi (even bad), Memento, Being John Malcovich, Brazil, Fight Club (yea yea, I know), A Clockwork Orange, The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover, One Of Our Dinasaurs Is Missing, 1984, Star Wars, The Usual Suspects....umm is it me, or are hollywood movies starting to suk?
Black, Red, Purple and yellow (the crayons) ................. but no.... not "yer mom" I'm sure she's a very inspirational person to you, but I don't even know her........ I mean sure, i'd love to meet her...... thursday, thursday's good.
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you tell me...... if it makes ya feel all nice and smart ...... you go right ahead and put me in a box.
Hey there, James, it's Maggie in Miami checking in... Is there any chance you'll be playing the weekend of Nov. 7 (my b-day) ??? *please say yes, please say yes* I will be in NYC if all goes as planned, so I will be crossing my fingers. Hope this finds you well :-)~
