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About Me

"Bordersnakes" is a Texas phrase(meaning criminals who steal from one side of the Rio Grande and sell to the other),so it is no surprise that band founders,song writers,singers, musicians,and twin brothers Larry and Terry Tutor made their trek to Southern California in days gone by from their native Texas.The 'Snakes were eventually formed in 1996 and released their first CD "Love,Blood, and Rhetoric" in 1999."Better Angels" followed in 2002 ,"Magic Town" in 2006 and the brand new 2008 release "Blue Norther".By trial and much error, the 'Snakes arrived at their now long standing nucleus of:Brian Floyd (Pasadena,Ca.)---Saxophone Craig Gross (Hollywood,Ca.)--Acoustic Guitar,percussion,Vocals Greg Krueger (Detroit,Mi.)--Lead Guitar,Dobro,Mandolin Jeff Fish(Kansas City,Mo.):Drums,Percussion Larry Tutor(Houston,Tx.)---Bass,Vocals Terry Tutor(Houston,Tx.)--Guitars,Harmonica,Piano,Organ,Vocals They normally can be seen gigging primarily in Hollywood (Key Club,Troubadour,Roxy,Viper Room,et al...)...

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Member Since: 10/9/2007
Band Members: Brian Floyd:Saxophone Craig Gross:Acoustic Guitar,Percussion,Vocals Greg Krueger:Lead Guitar,Dobro,Mandolin Jeff Fish:Drums,Percussion Larry Tutor:Bass,Vocals Terry Tutor:Guitars,Harmonica,Piano,Organ,Vocals
Influences: George Gershwin,Duke Ellington,Jimmie Rogers,Robert Johnson,Woody Guthrie,Frank Sinatra,Bob Wills,Hank Williams,Sr.,Miles Davis,Chess Records-50's(Muddy Waters,Chuck Berry,etc.)Sun Records--50's(Elvis Presley,Johnny Cash,Jerry Lee Lewis), Little Richard,Everly Bothers,Buddy Holly,Sam Cooke,Atlantic Records--late 50's-early 70's (Ray Charles,etc)Motown-60's-early 70's(practically everybody),Stax Records 60's-early 70's,Beatles,Byrds,Brian Wilson,Harlan Howard,George Jones,Merle Haggard, Buck Owens,John Fogerty,and others...
Sounds Like: Buy our new CD "Blue Norther" (and our previous one "Magic Town") at CD Baby
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Thanks for making it out...New pics!

First off,we'd like to thank all of y'all who made it out to The Viper Room the other night...You made it a truly wonderful experience for us!!! We will keep you posted as to when our next extravaganz...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:35:00 GMT

The Bordersnakes;Viper Room;Friday March 27,2009

That's Right...We're back @ The Viper Room on Friday March 27,2009...Doors open @ 7:00pm & we'll take the stage @ 7:30pm SHARP...We'll do our customary 90 minutes...Tickets (only $10) may be purchased...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:58:00 GMT

New Pics....

We have posted new pictures from our "Blue Norther" CD release show,so feel free to check them out.....
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:34:00 GMT

Happy Holidays/Tickets for our aforementioned Key Club Extravaganza!

First and foremost,we want to wish everyone everywhere Happy Holidays and we hope everyone has the best new year imaginable...We now have tickets for our 'Last Holiday/First Holiday/1 Month Before Dia...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:31:00 GMT

OUR LAST PARTY OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON SHOW!SATURDAY JANUARY 24,2009;8:00PM;THE KEY CLUB;

This is our "Last party of the (for our purposes) elongated holiday season show"; Where:The Key Club (downstairs) in The Plush Lounge;9039 Sunset Blvd.West Hollywood 90069 When:Saturday Night January ...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:57:00 GMT

THANKS FOR MAKING IT!THE NEW CD IS OUT!

We would like to thank everyone who came out to our CD Release Saturday Night and making it such a fun night for us.Yes.....The new CD "Blue Norther" is finally out and available through CD Baby!I cou...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:27:00 GMT

Paul Newman-RIP

Paul Newman,as everyone in the world must know at this point,died on Friday September 26,2008....There have been a lot of statements made by people who were close to him about everything from his supe...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:35:00 GMT

James Crumley RIP

James Crumley died on Wednesday September 17,2008...For those of you who don't know,Jim was a writer of particularly Western detective fiction....He wrote many great ones in the genre----The Last Good...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:14:00 GMT

OUR CD RELEASE SHOW!!!!!

Yes, you saw that right;On Saturday Night October 25th, 2008,we will be doing our CD release show in support of our brand new CD "Blue Norther" at The Plush Lounge (downstairs) at the Key Club.....
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:40:00 GMT