Spaceman Spliff - Gutteral Utterings and Electrified Twang Thang.....Hester The Double Bass Molester - Boom Slap a Boom.....No Sweat Brett - Snap Crackle Pop
Influences
Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Joe Clay, Gene Vincent, Johnny Carroll, The Cramps, Billy Lee Riley, The Frantic Flattops, Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, Social Distortion, The Grave Yard Farmers, Bill Haley and His Comets, Link Wray, Stray Cats, Dangerville, Delilah Dewylde And The Lost Boys, The Amazing Royal Crowns, Jeanie Pruett, The James Gang from Hickory Corners, The Little Willies, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Honey Drippers, Chuck Berry, Everly Brothers, Johnny Horton, Rev. Horton Heat, and many many more.
Sounds Like
Classic Rockabilly - Sun Records Style - Classic Country - Surf and Twang
The band leader Jeff 'Spaceman' Russell was born in Allegan, MI and raised all over the US. He was influenced by the music of the many places he lived growing up (particularly the south). Jeff heard Aerosmith at the age of 5 and wanted to play the guitar ever since. He started his first punk band in 1988 called Crippled Children Inc. with Greg 'The Kid' Cone, Sean Spits and Courtney Heckman. They all went on to play in other bands. Jeff's next adventure was playing guitar for The Quitters which later became The Spits. Next came Blind and the Naked, Jeff's rock band, which currently is on hold. Jeff and Greg Cone regrouped in the late 90's and started T-Bag a punk band that caused much controversy in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. Jeff met Heather 'Hester' Ebbers in 2003. Heather grew-up in Hickory Corners, MI. She was raised on Classical music and influenced by her long time friends the James family. They played folk music and listened to classic country. She toyed with the guitar for years until one day Jeff asked her to accompany him on bass guitar. She liked playing the bass but wanted something a little more unusual and exciting. A few weeks later she purchased a double bass and has never looked back. They starting writing and playing bluegrass and rockabilly together in 2006. The summer of 2007 they met Brett 'No Sweat Brett' Vandenbosch after a Kalamazoo Kamikaze roller derby match. Brett is a Alpena transplant who currently lives in Kalamazoo. He started playing the drums about 10 years a go, but over the last year he has become more serious about playing in a band. He has always enjoyed rockabilly but is quite diverse in is musical tastes. Along with playing drums he is also a talented illustrator and designed the band's logo.
thanks for letting me have my first offical jam session with you. It was fun and a good experience. hope to do it again soon. I'll try not to be so nervous next time :) xoxo Elena Marie -Sent from my Helio.
Royal Jester Productions Proudly Presents Two Nights of Extraordinary Music
Ann Arbor's jazz/funk/rock outfit stop by once again with some special friends from out of town:
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Travis and Hann return to Kalamazoo with new concoctions, mixes and all sorts crazy with their 100% improvised live breakbeat, trip-hop, house, and drum n' bass project. Nothing is pre-recorded, nothing is pre-rehearsed, nothing is pre-planned. It's all unique every night:
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Hey do you know the details for the Friday show at Louies so I can post it on the site...? How late does the show go, what time does it start, whos all playing (what order if you know) Thanks! xoxo Elena Marie
You guys get better (and better looking lol) everytime is see you! I dig the new songs AND thank you for the on stage promo. I personally would like to see a show like this next summer, maybe we should start planing it now hahaha. No, but in all honesty you guys sounded great, looked hot, had a good turn out and with all the last minute changes...kudos to you!!!! See you soon! xoxo Elena Marie -Sent from my Helio.
the word of the day is RAIN...AAAHHHH!!!! so is the street rod show still going down? if so do ya'll wanna meet up there, maybe do dinner before feulie fest? get back @ me, I'm trying to plan out the day. xoxo Elena Marie -Sent from my Helio.
KMS <3's The Flamin' Fuelies! We are excited about the 13th, should be a good turn out. Send us a copy of the flyer when its ready. xoxo Elena Marie -Sent from my Helio.
We seriously need some good ol Rockabilly to hit Jackson...this place is just waiting to be overtaken hehe...honestly though you guys should see about setting up a show at Motorheads on Page Av..I've already wrote the owner and mentioned having a Rockabilly/Psychobilly night...just waiting for a reply hehe..you should hit them up. :)
Hey Fuelies! We need the details for the show on Sept 13 so we can put it up on our page. We deff are going to be at the show! Prolly checking out some hot-rods before then as well. Get back a me. xo Elena Marie
Oh man, no prob, we had a great time! That was a awesome venue and all the little side acts were so cool...not to mention you guys rocked and the other bands were really good too. I'm deff going to take up Heather on her offer to teach me upright bass so let her know I'll prolly call thurs after six so we can work out some good times for both of us and thank you so much for all your support. xoxo Elena Marie
I'm proud to say this will be the first show flyer we are posting on our page. We are going to have a spotlighted show since we ran out of venues to spotlight and this show will be our first. AND your right this is going to a great cause! KMS girls will deff be there and we cant wait to see you guys its been far to long! xoxo Elena Marie
