The Suck It Easy Band

Who better to write the band bio for the Suck It Easy band, than founding member (and active captain) Tim Easy? . .
I launched this band with Chris Kling back in 2002, for a larf. That doesn’t even sound like it was so long ago, does it? Hell, I’d already been in (and out of) bands for eleven years already by 2002. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Golden years. Incendiary years… . .
The SUNRISE period lasted from 2002 to 2003. This was a period of rock / pop / soul / blues covers, featuring such greats as Rick Birmingham (guitar etc…), Jon Middleman (bass), Ricky Woods (vox), Paul Weiss (piano), Becca Katz (vox), Johnny Bhive (drums), Benny Arocho (percussion), Blake Ian (guitar), Fritz O’Hara (guitar), Paul Wenzel (bass etc…), Rick Eberle (guitar), Rob Viccari (guitar), Bopa King carre (drums), Balls Deep (drums), Lisa Gould (vox), Matt Kelly (guitar), Alan Semerdjian (guitar), Craig Skoler (bass), Rodney James (drums), and many many more; too many to list here really. We were the house band at the Munchaba club in Levittown, and we performed regularly at Ultrasound, Village Pub South, and Da Funky Phish. . .
“The MOONRISE period lasted from 2004 to 2005. This was a period of inspired improvisation / wild experimentation / interpretational jazz / and the chillout freestyle jazz vibe. It was also the period during which we unveiled Wheel Of Easy, the world’s first interactive game show concert experience! Featured members of the band during this period include Chris Randazzo (guitar etc…), Atif Haq (drums), Dennis Lucenti (sax), Tommy Dank (drums), Steve Easy (drums), Balls Deep (drums), Rick Thuh (bass), Jeff Romano (bass), Jeff Slack (bass), KJW (vox), Dustin Easy (vox), Chris Celauro (percussion), Bill McIntosh (bass), and again many many more, too many to list here. We performed regularly at Munchaba, Stony Brook college, Da Funky Phish, and there was even a memorable one-off show at Swiss Tavern when I intro’ed the band from stage and promptly proceeded to go shoot pool across the room for the rest of the night. Our Birthday Tribute Concert Series was also during the MOONRISE period, in which we honored greats like John Lennon, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, Willie Nelson, and John Fogerty. . .
“The MIDNIGHT years were 2006 and 2007, during which time I believe the Suck It Easy band only performed twice. Once, at the Munchaba Lounge, an Improv Rock Opera(!), and once again (4/20/07) at the No Limits bar in Hicksville, where we shared a bill with Wiggum that night, and it was tons of fun. I can remember playing drums at one point during that show, while Balls Deep sang some wacky freestyle ditty, in-character as Don Uts, the Easytown Radio media darling, not to mention America’s favorite deadbeat dad, but anyway… (or as Don Uts might say, “so, anyway…”). . .
Backing up a little bit, if I may, January of 2006 saw the Suck It Easy box set get dropped, four discs, more than 4 hours of music, culled together from nine live performances, most of which were engineered by Dave Caggiano (Betamax Studios), and mastered by Rick Birmingham (Deep Sea Studios). Nine live shows. I guess you could say that the Suck It Easy box set has nine lives, har har… . .
The DAYBREAK period began in March 2008, with weekly performances at the Munchaba club, where Suck It Easy was the houseband on Friday nights during the Easycore happy hour networking parties. Those parties have move on now, to JD’s Place on Route 109 in Farmingdale, where you can still catch the Suck It Easy band doing its thing on Fridays. Today’s featured members are listed in the members section of our Suck It Easy myspace page. The Crazy Donkey, The Nutty Irishman, Dublin Pub, Village Pub (Lindenhurst) have also welcomed the Suck It Easy band onto their stages. The music of our DAYBREAK period is a playful mix of 50’s 60’s 70’s rock and soul classics. . .
The future of this band will be determined by our past, and our present. The music that we perform is our gift to you. And like all great music, it is a gift that keeps on giving… . .
Yours truly,
Tim Easy
Mayor Of Easytown USA