Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle

About Me

Separate and together, they have shared playbills with Blue Oyster Cult, Edwin McCain, The Dave Brockie eXperience (GWAR), Aztec Trip, The Brain Surgeons, Theory of a Deadman, Southern Culture on the Skids, Lazy American Workers, He Is Legend and many others.
â€œVery cool ’n’ loopy, heavy and NYC-ish"
Martin Popoff â€“ Author, Sr. Editor of Brave Worlds & Bloody Knuckles, Contributor to Guitar World & Goldmine
Combining tight syncopated phrases and hooky riffs that stick to your brain like hot tar with freight train energy and sudden tempo shifts
The guitar is like a second voice for Chris and he speaks through it effortlessly, as if he could tell you the entire story without a word.
Ezra Waller, cincymusic.com
Shepard is a stark-raving lunatic.
John Persinger, The Roanoke Times.
Chris Shepard’s guitar rock sounds like quintessential American music.
Shepard is definitely a great guitarist, and that is the most important thing to know about Sin & Tonic it has great guitar, the kind of balls-out power chords so many males (and females) are craving.
Andrea Caumont, leftoffthedial.com
This one is different kids! As a solo artist, Chris Shepard gets more mileage out of his ax than a lumberjack in a feeding frenzy. His voice is edgy, his guitar raw and his music is not for the faint of heart. Take my word for it or go to the Chris Shepard Rock Site
Joe Quam, roanoke.com
Sierra Dog Romeo - Crosseyed Loaded
If nothing else, singer/songwriter Chris Shepard has a way with titles. On this disc we’ve got "I Just Flat Out Can’t Stop Smoking Crack," "Hell Is Boring," "Bubba McBubba" and "Donkey Bomb." But do they deliver?Well, for the most part, yes. This set of rock songs is strong enough not only for a live set, but for an album as well. That, my friends, is an accomplishment.Sierra Dog Romeo plays like Southern Culture on the Skids but without the quirky frills. Shepard’s lyrics have a way of sticking in your head. "Smoking Crack" stuck in mine for days, in fact. The music works to deliver the lyrics and melodies, but doesn’t impress much beyond that. It doesn’t matter - here, the songs are strong enough to stand on the strngth of the vocals.
Mason Adams, The Roanoke Times
Sierra Dog Romeo â€¢ Crosseyed Loaded â€¢ self-released â€¢ Chris Shepard is the mind behind this rocking and sarcastic band that delivers songs about hippies, skinning dogs, smoking crack and working a 9-5. The guitar riffs are an ode to the roots of rock-n-roll with a driving bass line to go along. The overall sound is a clash of glam and grunge at their worst of peaks. Comparable in nature to the context of Ween, Zappa, Beck and Primus, expect to be entertained by a solid album of some comical songs and sounds. Check out "I Just Flat Out Can’t Stop Smoking Crack" and "Down From The Sky" for a taste.
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Music:

Member Since: 8/6/2005
Band Members: Chris Shepard - vocals, guitar
Brian Holt - bass, vocals
Mike "Mudbutt" Nelson - drums
Influences:
My Mom, King's X, GWAR, Mr. Bungle, AC/DC, Poundhound, Dave Brockie eXperience, Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, dUg Pinnick, Cream, Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Galactic Cowboys, Faith No More, Fiona Apple, Soundgarden, Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Alice In Chains, Aerosmith, Beck, Nirvana, Corrosion Of Conformity, Blue Oyster Cult, Social Distortion, System Of A Down, Cake, the Brain Surgeons, Moke, Les Claypool & All Related Projects, Jesus Christ Superstar, Johnny Cash, Alice Cooper, John Frusciante, Monster Magnet, Queens Of The Stone Age, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Rasputina, Foreigner, Your Mom ...

Sounds Like:

King's X, GWAR, AC/DC, Alice In Chains, Cream, Blue Oyster Cult, Jimi Hendrix, Beck, Soundgarden, Primus, dUg Pinnick, Sierra Dog Romeo, the Brain Surgeons, Pudis, Red Hot Chilli Peppers (pre mellow era), Poundhound, Ween, Frank Zappa, Spacehog, Stone Temple Pilots, Queens Of The Stone Age, Chris Cornell, Alice Cooper, Beatles, Tenacious D, Lenny Kravitz...

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BEST OF NO SHAME THEATRE Next Weekend!!

What did CITY MAGAZINE readers recently decide was BEST PERFORMINGARTS GROUP (****)BEST PERFORMANCE VENUE (****)BEST PLACE TO SEE LIVE THEATRE (****)?NO SHAME THEATRE at MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE!!!!!BEST...
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:10:00 PST

Say NO to Foie Gras!

A new restaurant opened here in Roanoke. Horizon Bar & Grill has taken the place of Wertz’s, and while their food is fantastic they do have one fatal flaw; they serve Foie Gras.Foie gras (Fr...
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:34:00 PST

My Interview with Joe Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult)

Joe Bouchard From 2001 Blue Oyster Cult could almost be classified as "Heavy 70's Alternative Rock". With darker themes, stellar musicianship, and "not-quite-pop-enough-for radio" songs, BOC gained a ...
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:57:00 PST

My Interview with dUg Pinnick of King’s X

(from 2001) Doug Pinnick King's X has garnered a rabid following and critical praise for their technical proficiency, solid songwriting and for making music "On Their Own Terms". Side projects have ke...
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:51:00 PST

Little Ditty In The Roanoke Times Today!

Roanoker band in Bodog band battleby Tad Dickens, The Roanoke Times Chris Shepard and his Astronaut Love Triangle are in the Bodog Music Battle of the Bands competition. Bodog also is in the fight gam...
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:43:00 PST

My Interview with Oderus Urungus of GWAR

(circa: late 2001) Times are indeed tough. What can a citizen do when a group of vile murderous criminals bring their battlelust to our shores? The answer is surprisingly simple. Buy their album and p...
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:06:00 PST

1-800-BUTTERBALL

Call 1-800-BUTTERBALL and ask their friendly turkey preparation assistants the fastest way to get Butterball to stop torturing turkeys.
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:53:00 PST

Musician Jailed after Gig Goes Bad

Musician jailed after gig goes bad By Tad Dickens --> -->The Roanoke Times A dispute over money for a funk and soul show ended last week with a traveling musician jailed in Roanoke. Darryl Nathaniel J...
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:49:00 PST

The Best Of No Shame Theatre

THE BEST OF NO SHAME THEATRE OCTOBER 26 & 27, 20078PMWALDRON STAGE (20 CHURCH AVE.)$8 Wondering what this No Shame business is all about? Here's your opportunity to find out on October 26 ...
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:21:00 PST

An Interview With Chris Shepard

Which artists have been your biggest inspirations to play music? Inspiration is a fluid thing. What used to inspire me to sing/play/write music doesn't inspire me to do much other than laugh now. My f...
Posted by Chris Shepard & The Astronaut Love Triangle on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:18:00 PST