The Last Pedestrians

THE ORIGINS OF THE LAST PEDESTRIANS LIE IN MID 70 S NOTTINGHAM GROUPS PLUMMET AIRLINES AND GAFFA + THE LATTER PLAYING INNOVATIVE POP JAZZ AND THE FORMER (SIGNED TO STIFF RECORDS) PLAYING TWISTED PUB ROCK + IN THE EARLY 80 S AN AMALGAM OF BOTH GROUPS THE ATOMS MUTATED THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS LEFTWING REDNECKS FLORIDA SNOWSHIFTERS INTO THE 90 S STAR GARAGE THE CRABS LOOSE CANNONS + ORIGINAL CORE MEMBERS ARE CLIVE SMITH (GUITAR) WAYNE EVANS (VOCAL BASS) HARRY STEPHENSON (VOCAL GUITAR) WITH PHIL JACKSON (VOCAL MANDOLIN HARMONICA) AND CHRIS GREEN (DRUMS) + THE LAST PEDESTRIANS BASIC LINE UP IS OFTEN AUGMENTED BY THE GREAT BEANOVSKY (KEYBOARDS) AND SOMETIMES PAUL TRICKSTER (TROMBONE) AND NIK TRICKSTER(VIOLIN TRIANGLE) + THE SONGS ARE SELF WRITTEN AND EXPLORE VARIOUS MUSICAL TERRITORIES. AS ED PUTS IT “BEEFHEART MEETS TOM WAITS IN DUB JAMMING WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD” +