Painted Willie profile picture

Painted Willie

The official Painted Willie myspaced page

About Me

Formed from the ashes of Sin 34, Painted Willie was signed to SST Records by Greg Ginn in 1985 after 2 self releases on Spinhead Records (the debut self titled 7" ep, and the follow up 12" ep titled "My Fellow Americans" both released in 1984). The band fit with the label's trademark sense of adolescent humor, though tied more to straight-ahead rock than punk or hardcore. Guitarist Vic Makauskas, bassist Phil Newman, and drummer / fimmaker Dave Markey formed in Los Angeles in 1984 with a second guitarist Nick Delaney, then dropped Delaney and released Mind Bowling on SST as a three piece in 1985, then recorded a live EP in nearby Van Nuys one year later, during their 6 month US tour with Black Flag. Upsidedowntown followed in 1987, after which the band broke up, though SST released the Relics compilation in 1988. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/14/2006
Band Members: Phil Newman (bass, vocals) Dave Markey (drums,vocals) Vic Makauskas (guitar, vocals) Nick Delaney (guitar, vocals - 1984 lineup) Mike Vallejo (guitar - 1984)
Influences: Minutemen, The Stooges, Black Sabbath, Black Flag, Gone, The Groundhogs, Across The River, Die Kreuzen, Algebra Suicide, Dream Syndicate, RF7, Syd Barrett, Electric Eels, Captian Beefheart, Blue Cheer, Motorhead, The Damned, Spinal Tap, Saccharine Trust, The Descendents, The Hypnotics, Half Japanese, Redd Kross, The Osmonds, Meat Puppets, Pastor John Rydgren, Raging Slab, Lawndale, Nip Drivers, The Adolescents, The Germs, Angry Samoans, Public Image Limited, 100 Flowers, Flipper, Butthole Surfers, Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Fall, Arthur Lee & Love, Cheech & Chong, Uriah Heep. Jesus Christ Superstar, Prince & The Buzzcocks.
Sounds Like: painted willie - live from van nuys 1986

Add to My Profile | More Videos
Record Label: SST & Spinhead
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Painted Willie Experience

In 1984 I was living in the back of a storefront at 10649 Burbank Boulevard in North Hollywood. I helped construct an 8 track-recording studio in this double storefront sized space during much of the...
Posted by Painted Willie on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:16:00 PST