Member Since: 8/25/2005
Band Website: danblakeslee.com
Band Members: Dan Blakeslee: Guitar, vocals ~
Jonathan Blakeslee: Upright Bass ~
Matt Manning: Bass ~
Nick Phaneuf: Bass ~
Jim Rudolf: Drums ~
Mike Venn: Drums ~
Dan Fancher: Drums ~
Juliet Nelson: Cello ~I also play in a couple local bands on occasion: drums for Black Window Music, and Zach Tremblay, under the name "Bang, Bang Blakeslee" and bass for Tigersaw...
Influences: Well it may be hard to pin this one down, so here we go...Johnny Cash, The Smiths, Will Schaff, Echo and The Bunnymen, Bob Dylan, Red House Painters, Django Reinhardt, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Chris Moore, The Texas Governor, Jeff Buckley, The Serfs, Harpswell Sound, Five Balls of Power, The Ponys ( Phantom Buffalo ), Vic Chesnutt, The Dead Milkmen, Bettie Seveert, The White Stripes, Donovan, Billy Bragg, Sam Phillips, Led Zepplin, The Pogues, Pedro The Lion, Shudder To Think, Groovie Ghoulies, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Nick Drake, Run D.M.C., Elvis Aaron Presley, Jonathan Richman, Radiohead, Grant Lee Buffalo, Satan's Teardrops, Big Sandy And The Fly Rite Boys, Bonnie Prince Billy, The Innocence Mission, Bruce Springsteen, Richard Buckner, Wayne Hancock, and most of all my family!
Sounds Like: Mix 10 ounces of Johhny Cash, 8 ounces of Leonard Cohen, grind in a little Led Zepplin, add a dash of Jeff Buckley, and garnish with Bob Dylan. Make sure to have a little Red House Painters to wash it down with! Enjoy.
Record Label: www.peapodrecordings.com
Type of Label: Indie