PAPA SMOKE profile picture

PAPA SMOKE

About Me

HMMM... WHERE TO BEGIN? WELL, PAPA SMOKE STARTED OUT AS THE MILKJUGS. BACK IN 1998 AT ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, A FRIEND AND I DECIDED TO BUY GUITARS FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON AND STARTED PRACTICING. EVENTUALLY ANOTHER FRIEND WANTED TO SIT IN ON DRUMS BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A DRUM KIT. SO WE CREATED AN ELABORATE SET UP OF BEER BOTTLES AND MILKJUGS TO USE FOR PERCUSSION... THE MILKJUGS WERE BORN. WE MADE ALOT OF NOISE, NOT ALL GOOD AND NOT ALL BAD BUT WE PERSISTED. WE GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND BASICALLY WENT OUR OWN WAYS, BUT I STILL HAD THE ITCH... PAPA SMOKE WAS BORN. I BOUGHT A SECOND-HAND DRUM KIT, DECENT KEYBOARD AND NEW GUITAR. SO WHEN TIME IS AVAILABLE, USUALLY ON WEEKENDS, FRIENDS WILL COME OVER AND JAM OR I WILL WORK ON SOMETHING BY MYSELF. EITHER WAY IT IS A GREAT CREATIVE OUTLET AND IT GIVES ME A CHANCE TO EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN. PAPA SMOKE HAS NO FORMAL TRAINING AND PROBABLY WONT EVER LEAVE THE BASEMENT, BUT CREATING JOYFUL NOISE IS A GREAT WAY TO SPEND A SATURDAY NIGHT IN MY OPINION AND THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. DOWNLOADS ARE FREE, ENJOY THE TRACKS!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/31/2007
Band Website: CONTACT ME AT [email protected]
Band Members: DAN EDGE & GUESTS
Influences: AL GREEN | ALICE IN CHAINS | ANDREW BIRD | ARCTIC MONKEYS | BAND OF HORSES | BECK | BEN HARPER | BEN KWELLER | BILLIE HOLIDAY | BLACK SABBATH | BOB DYLAN | BOB MARLEY | BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS | BLITZEN TRAPPER | BOOKER T & THE MG'S | BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT | BRIGHT EYES | BRUCE COCKBURNE | BUDDY HOLLY | BUILT TO SPILL | CALIFONE | CARIBOU | COLDPLAY | CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL | CSNY | CYPRESS HILL | DAVE MATTHEWS BAND | DE LA SOUL | DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE | DIRTY PROJECTORS | ERIC CLAPTON | FINK | FLEETWOOD MAC | FOO FIGHTERS | FRANK BLACK | GANGSTARR | GILLIAN WELCH | GRANDADDY | GRATEFUL DEAD | J.J. CALE | JACK JOHNSON | JAMES BROWN | JANIS JOPLIN | JEFF BECK | JETHRO TULL | JIMI HENDRIX | JOHN HIATT | JOHN LEE HOOKER | JOHN LENNON | JOHNNY CASH | JOLIE HOLLAND | JOSH ROUSE | KARLI FAIRBANKS | KINGS OF CONVENIENCE | KINGS OF LEON | LED ZEPPELIN | LEON RUSSELL | LOW | METALLICA | MODEST MOUSE | MUDDY WATERS | MY MORNING JACKET | NAS | NEIL YOUNG | NIRVANA | OLD DIRTY BASTARD | OUTMEN | PATTY GRIFFIN | PETE YORN | PHISH | PINK FLOYD | PUBLIC ENEMY | RAKIM | RAY LAMONTAGNE | ROGUE WAVE | RYAN ADAMS | RUCKUS | SAM PACETTI | SEAN LENNON | SEBADOH | SMASHING PUMPKINS | SONIC YOUTH | SPOON | TAJ MAHAL | THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND | THE ANIMALS | THE BAND | THE BEATLES | THE BEATNUTS | THE BLACK KEYS | THE BLACK ANGELS | THE DODOS | THE DONKEYS | THE DOORS | THE FLAMING LIPS | THE FLAMING SIDEBURNS | THE GREENHORNES | THE HIVES | THE JAYHAWKS | THE M'S | THE MILKJUGS | THE PHARCYDE | THE RACONTEURS | THE REDWALLS | THE ROLLING STONES | THE SCREAMING TREES | THE SECRET MACHINES | THE SHINS | THE SNAKE, THE CROSS, THE CROWN | THE STROKES | THE THRILLS | THE VELVET UNDERGROUND | THE VINES | THE WHITE STRIPES | THE WHO | TOM PETTY | VAN MORRISON | WILCO | WILLY MASON | WU-TANG CLAN
Sounds Like: THE MILKJUGS
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

GUEST APPEARANCES...

--------------------------GUEST APPEARANCES:--------------------------KENNY E. CONTRIBUTES PIANO & BONGOS ON "GOOD TIME MAMA"KENNY E. CONTRIBUTES PIANO, MARACA & BONGOS ON "BELIEVE"KENNY E. CONTRIBUTE...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:53:00 GMT

TOP 10 HIP HOP ALBUMS OF ALL TIME...

--------------------------------------------TOP 10 HIP HOP ALBUMS OF ALL TIME:--------------------------------------------01 IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK { PUBLIC ENEMY }-------------...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:44:00 GMT

TOP 10 MOVIES OF ALL TIME...

---------------------------------TOP 10 MOVIES OF ALL TIME:---------------------------------01 THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY { SERGIO LEONE }---------------------CLINT EASTWOOD LET'S HIS GUN DO THE TAL...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:57:00 GMT

TOP 10 ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME...

-----------------------------------------TOP 10 ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME:-----------------------------------------01 BOB DYLAN { HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED }---------------------KEY TRACK: LIKE A ROLLING ST...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:30:00 GMT

PAPA SMOKE POSTED NEW PHOTOS...

CHECK OUT SOME NEW PHOTOS I POSTED OF THE STUDIO, BAND POSTER'S, TUCO & CHICAGO. I AM A GRAPHIC DESIGNER BY TRADE, SO IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR DESIGN/MARKETING LET'S GET IN TOUCH!
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:02:00 GMT