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Derailleur

About Me

Derailleur sits at the intersection of experimental art rock and old-school rock and roll. Think of a late-60s garage band trying to coax strange sounds out of a time-traveled Casio keyboard, or possibly King Crimson fronted by Lance Diamond.

My Interests

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Member Since: 17/11/2006
Band Website: http://www.derailleurtheband.com
Band Members: Bob Brown, Mark Kalar, Keith Pille, Grant Weeks, Todd Smith, in pari delicto: Jay Bauer-Clapp
Influences: Guided By Voices, The Replacements, Wilco, The Cars, Calexico, New Pornographers, The Pixies, Television, Hüsker Dü, Big Star, Elvis Costello, R.E.M., Electric Six, The Velvet Underground, Olivia Tremor Control
Sounds Like: Sunshine on a rainy day.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

New Derailleur EP online now!

After a long time of huddling in various dark places under street level in St. Paul, Derailleur's got an EP out and ready for you. In case you haven't heard us babble about this before, this EP is our...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:40:00 GMT

Rock for a good cause

Just wanted to let you all know Derailleur will be playing this weekend: Saturday night at Kieran's. There is a $5 cover but all proceeds are going to AIDS research via the AIDS LifeCycle Ride. We wil...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:53:00 GMT

Derailleur/COBRA! appear on MeFiComp

"Come On" appears on the new MetaFilter Compilation CD, available for purchase at: http://www.meficomp.com/. All proceeds go to the Mockingbird Foundation, a music education charity. "Wait, why don'...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:25:00 GMT

Blapp Remixes Available Now!

Jay "the next Lance Diamond" Bauer-Clapp has been re-mastering some of our songs. Check them out at: http://derailleurtheband.com/JBC%20stuff/.
Posted by on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:24:00 GMT