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The Billybats

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Member Since: 1/20/2007
Band Members: ZACH MCCALL- drums, yellsJASON VIVONE- guitar, vocals
Influences: Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Wolf and Hubert, Son House, Steve Earle, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Coltrane, Etta James, Willie Nelson, James Blood Ulmer, Ry Cooder, Stevie Wonder, Art Blakey, Tom Waits, Wilco, P-Funk
Sounds Like: Greasy underarms with pachuli and maple syrup. Slow whining screen doors, old coffee, barbecue. Your grandma's photo album with all the pictures of your grandpa cut out. A nice suit, stained and nibbled by thirty years' of moths. A love note--crumpled, folded, and torn--that you found on the street a long way from the person who wrote it.Bed or SofaDanna LeeThe Billybats ThemeThis TownBig Finish (fast and muddy)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

REVIEW

"When that hungover morning-after feeling spills over into the afternoon, the Billy Bats are what you need to make the transition. No bass, but then again, it's not missed." ---James Porter, Chicago w...
Posted by The Billybats on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:40:00 PST

Watkins Cigar Box Guitar

The CigarBox Guitar.(pictures in our photo section) Just received the CigarBox guitar back after some tweaking by Greg Watkins of Watkins Guitars. Greg says "The fingerboard I made from a piece of old...
Posted by The Billybats on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:25:00 PST

Do You Wear A Garter Belt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykm9w5BO6Sg we cover the Tony Joe White tune...
Posted by The Billybats on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:14:00 PST

Dear BIlly Bats

Hey Billy Bats, I got a question for ya hey there guys. My name is andy gardner. I'm from cleveland, ohio and i was in Kansas City on the past "First Friday" celebration and i watched you guys play q...
Posted by The Billybats on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:33:00 PST

phone lover

She called a couple times when her husband left for the overnight shift.   The kids sleep like rocks, she offered. She had only one story she told over and over again.    "Oh, they wer...
Posted by The Billybats on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:43:00 PST

navigation

"I don't ask for directions. I don't care if I get there." ...
Posted by The Billybats on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:44:00 PST

names

In her mind she kept a secret file of baby names in case she got pregnant. Her current favorite was Cami if it was a girl. He met a girl named Cami on-line once. Overweight, bad skin. Married. He sat...
Posted by The Billybats on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:54:00 PST

bon voyage

She used to take off his condom and tap it as if waking the contents, then flush them down the toilet, waving. Burial at Sea. ...
Posted by The Billybats on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:33:00 PST

Shecky

Have you ever been making love to someone and they call out another name? I kissed this girl once and she kept yelling "Officer. Officer."...
Posted by The Billybats on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:02:00 PST

Postdated Valentine

Red envelope in the mail. He hugs it to his chest before opening. Pretty script in the corner with letters that curve and curl. Feminine. Her mouth sealed the envelope - like a kiss blessing its ...
Posted by The Billybats on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:40:00 PST