Abracadabras:
John Nixon- Lead Vocals, Songwriter, Piano, Keyboards
Collin Rausch- Bass, Songwriter, and Harmony Vocals
Kyle Rausch- Drums, Percussion, Harmonica, and Harmony Vocals
Wayne Hutcherson- Guitar, Tamborine, and Harmony Vocals
Travis McKenzie- Lead Guitar
Influences
In no order... Rimbaud, Spoon, London 1960s, Kansas City, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, Ben Kweller, Phantom Planet, The Flaming Lips, Mando Diao, The Small Faces, The Beatles, Rufus Wainwright, The White Stripes, My brother Jake, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Bukowski, The Dandy Warhols, Oasis, John Lennon, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, The Good The Bad and The Queen, The Velvet Underground, Stephen Page, Amy Winehouse, The Shins, Mama's and The Papa's, Harry Nilson, The Hollies, The Bible, The Turtles, Johnny Cash, The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Joan Miro, The Merry Go Round, Super Furry Animals, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, The Zombies, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Elton John, Billy Joel, Johnny Cash, Billy Childish, Collin Rausch, Drew Black, Jake Oakes, Kyle Nanos, Super Drag, Weezer, Brian Wilson, Jonny Yeager, Mikal, Van Morrison, Motown, Joel Kraft, My pals from Vedera, Mike Richardson, Ryan Sartin, Kristin Astourian-Nixon, Wayne Hutcherson, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Vines, Nirvana, David Grey, Simon and Garfunkel, Ryan Adams, Anger, Sadness, Love, Bass Pro Shops, Downtown Eateries, Bill Murray, Stella, The State, Seth McFarlane, The Office, SNL, The News, Time as a landscape, A dying man clinging to life by living his dreams thru his sons, a mutialated goat carcus suspect to be victim of the Legendary Chupacubra, The Clash, Sex Pistols, and this new Car!
Sounds Like
That time we all went to Circle K, or was it 7 Eleven?? Anyway, remember you were so drunk you totally just stole those Chili Cheese Fritos. Classic... So you.
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"A Declaration" -John Nixon
... And all at once it occured to me, like a blinding eclipse
crippling every one of my thirteen senses, I fell from paradise
Tumbling past my ignorance and self assuredness
I landed head first into the lap of reality
Where I became increasingly aware of how much I wasn't
Observers and passerby's stood frozen in terror
As if they had been watching this comic tragedy in slow motion
A few even began laughing and figiting nervously like children at a funeral
I however, was much too preoccupied with the laws of gravity and the variable known as mortality to notice or care much of their interest...
(As is often the case)
Curiously though, the events had unfolded in a cinematic almost preordained manner
Which in turn, challenged me to nail my own declaration on the church house door
Hung on the fabric of eternity for all to witness and scorn
Left to judge the weight of the words and the earnestness of the soul
who had committed them into existence.
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Hey cuz...You all don't play on July 5th do you?? Jim and I actually have a babysitter and we'll probably be downtown. That's Jim's birthday. Let me know....And I saw Christopher wearing a t-shirt. Where can I get me one of them??
Hello Mr Nixon, It's been a while man, just like the song. Did you ever see the movie Dragon Wars when it came out? I know how you love those dragons and the Chupacabra of course hahaha!
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Oh Mr. Nixon, Mandy, Brea & I were drinking on Friday and wanted to holla at a brother real bad heehee. We realized we couldn't bug you like little school girls, cause well, we didn't even have your number anymore. ; ) Silly us. We say keep up the awesome songs and we should all hang out sometime! ~Later, your old buddies
I am only thankful that you all have invited me into your family with such open arms. We are so lucky to be surrounded by such amazing people who are filled with phenomenal energy and talent. A wonderful sanctuary we have built... someday, we will make reference to the nights when we were young, sitting around, when this idea was born... this, in fact, may be the time of our lives.
life is GREAT! i opened up a savings account the other day...my b/f is amazing! and my job is going great as well! i have been working ALOT but ive been makng that money money! haha..i miss you too! let me know when your next show is an hopefully i can make it! :-)
Nice to get my feet wet again. That was the perfect foray into familiar waters. It's nice to take a dip, and I'm glad you all received this one with open arms and hearts. Let's do this again.
Boy From Memory has a intresting mix of instruments and sound quality. Not to mention an emotional pull, heck,all the songs are more than solid, I can't believe you haven't been discovered yet
