Member Since: 10/27/2005
Band Website: belissmusic.com
Band Members: Belinda Underwood: upright and electric bass, ukulele, vocals; Melissa Underwood: acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, vocals, harp, saxophone; Additional musicians include Martin Zarzar (Pink Martini): drums and percussion, Dan Gaynor: organ, keyboard and accordian, Nick Crosa (Pink Martini): violin
Influences: Bobbie Gentry, Bjork, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton, The Coup, Marvin Gaye, Rilo Kiley, Love, Carol Kaye, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, Outkast, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, The Electric Prunes, Calexico, Joanna Newsom, Beach Boys, The Kinks, David Axelrod, The Poppy Family, Benny Green, Stevie Wonder, Billie Holiday, Mos Def, Bob Dylan, Cat Power, Nancy Wilson, Vaughan Williams, Jill Scott, Beck, The Beatles (as a group and as John, Paul, George and Ringo), Bobby Brown (the 60's Hawaiian dude), Miles Davis, Milton Nascimento, Roy Ayers, Nancy King, The Flaming Lips, Mason Jennings, The Common People, Billy Strayhorn, Dhani Harrison, Curtis Mayfield, Nick Drake, Ennio Morricone, John Cage, Mary Timony, David Bowie, and many, many others.... Non-musicians, per say, include Don Juan de Marcos, Dave Chappelle, Edward Abbey, Great God Pan, Randi Rhodes, Mike Malloy, Martin Luther King, and other enlightened and forward thinking beings...
Sounds Like: None other than ourselves
Record Label: Cosmik Muse Rekords
Type of Label: Indie