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Clay Idols

About Me

For those of you that missed the glorious resurrection of Sidewalk Society, featuring the groovy guitar (not to mention vocal stylings!) of the one and only Dan Lawrence, here you go:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/17/2006
Band Members: Steven Schayer - vocals/guitar

Dan Lawrence - guitars

Rob Jacobs - drums/percussion

Brendan Scott - bass/vocals

w/special guests J'anna Jacoby - all things strings

and Danny West - keyboards

plus at one time or another: Tim Tracy, Bobby Schayer, Mike Kabok, Erin Riordan, John DiMambro, and Dean Opseth

Honorary Member: Ava: booster, wine-porter, amp-carrying-just about dropped the drums off the stage @ the roxy-but-always-esteemed roadie
Influences: jefferson airplane, velvet underground/nico, patti smith, modern lovers, van morrison, led zeppelin III, the laughing clowns, the beatles, the germs, the dream syndicate, nick drake, the apartments, the verlaines, the go-betweens, echo and the bunnymen, burt bacharach, tim buckley, the shaggs, stevie wonder, the able tasmans, the gun club, the teardrop explodes, jps experience, the stooges, neil halstead, nancy sinatra w/lee hazelwood, skip spence, the shaggs, the 13th floor elevators, the creation, look blue go purple, the quags and the crackies, the young marble giants, galaxie 500, joy division, the chills, kendra smith, al green, the pale fountains, bressa creeting cake, suddenly tammy, the b52s, scott walker, primal scream, the bodines, the byrds, calexico, yo la tengo, the stereo bus, teenage fanclub, gang of 4, uxa, the cheifs, catholic discipline, the specials, the negro problem/stew, the pretty things, the yardbirds, the pink floyd, gabor szabo, middle class, talking heads, the salvation army, television, iron &; wine, j'anna jacoby
Sounds Like: "...that music was so rich and gorgeous, with its slightly gothic rattle and psychedelic ripple, stark and folky and lush, shimmering and shuddering..." Natalie Nichols
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None