Member Since: 02/09/2007
Band Members: TOM HESPE: vox, guitars, bass, drums & percussion, saxophones.
Plus special guests including: MICHAEL WARD: Drumkit, LOUIS TILLET:Piano,
DOUG HAZEL: baritone sax, banjo & vox, DYLAN HARTASS: guitar & bass, DAVID "HARRY" HARRINGTON: vox, CRAIG CALHOUN: bass, PHIL DOWNING: Philophone, BE WARD: Percussion, GRANT GERATHY: drumkit.
Influences: DUKE ELLINGTON, TOM WAITS, RY COODER, TV ON THE RADIO, THE POLICE, PRINCE, TIM BUCKLEY, AC/DC, BRIAN ENO, BOB DYLAN, OLD DIRTY BASTARD, THIN LIZZY, NEIL YOUNG, DOLLY PARTON, KIM SALMON, OUTKAST, MIDNIGHT OIL, THE REMAINS, NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN, SLAYER, LEE HAZELWOOD, FAT FREDDY'S DROP, IOTA, KRAFTWERK, PJ HARVEY, NINA SIMONE, BJORK, JIMMY LITTLE, JOHNNY CASH, THE KING, ERIC DOLPHY, CHRIS WHITLEY, SOLOMON BURKE, COLTRANE, AL GREEN, GILLIAN WELCH, CAMARON DE LA ISLA, PACO DE LUCIA, VAN MORRISON, BAD BRAINS, ROBERT FRIPP, JOHN MARTYN, PUBLIC ENEMY, THEATRE OF DISCO, FIEST, THE METERS, KEITH JARRET, APHEX TWIN, IAN DURY, BURT BACHARACH, PHARAOH SAUNDERS.....but especially the people i've played with and been inspired by: be, phil, ward, matt, dylan, jai, bryce, xave, louis tillet, doug and haz, john maddox, trevor brown, grant, barney, johhny g, phil p, caitlin yeo, tom zugami, steph, pauly b, pete b, james b, peta morris, marty hailey,c.w. stoneking, gersh, mick daley, the re-mains, paddy, dave oddie, wire mc, stingray, ken gormley, david jones, vince, helen, dave bass, jerry, cryin skies, eugene, pat, rob, kaija, vesma, will, ivan, nigel and the rest of ya.....you know who you are!
Sounds Like: ....THE NOISE IN MY HEAD....
Record Label: Unsigned