Member Since: 01/09/2007
Band Website: Bendelagarza.com
Band Members: Ben de la Garza: vocals, guitar, ukelele, trombone, toy piano, beat and sound programming
"Listening to Ghosts" collaboration: Elena de la Garza (vocals), Thad Raczkowski (trumpet), Victor Penniman (viola de gamba), Forsides (breakbeats), Jeremy Fogel (live drums)
dj cuts on "The Fantasy Wire": DJ Afar
other collaborators: Ben Didsbury, Ashley Cox
Influences: Music: Bobby McFerrin, Bela Fleck, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Hedges, Andres Segovia, Dvorak, Tom Waits, Bjork, Cannibal Ox, Vangelis, Radiohead, Rage against the Machine, Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails, El-P, Fiona Apple, Julian Bream, The Temptations, Chick Corea, The Police, Sting, Run DMC, Nick Drake, Joan as Policewoman, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Meters, Saul Williams, Public Enemy, Stevie Wonder, Buddy Holly, The Beach Boys, James Brown, Paco deLucia, Jennifer Charles, RJD2....etc
also:
love, loss, nature, stories I hear, tension and release, eccentrics, loon attics, swimming up against the undertow
Sounds Like: standing naked at a black tie party
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie