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CALIXTO & working title

LEARNING TO LOVE THE MADNESS

About Me

SmoKing Bill... transplanted in Seattle, WA from the cultural epicenter of the backwoods of the Northwest, Moscow, ID. The six-piece band brings funk, rock, ska, country, blues and grooves elements to create a truly new sound. Take a listen...

Trailer for "SmoKingBones tour ’07, the Movie". In theaters and available for purchase Summer ’08.

Pick up a copy of our new EP, released in Summer 2007! Available online or at shows!
cover art by Katy Cannon

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/15/2005
Band Website: smokingbill.com
Band Members: Jesse Calixto (lead vox, guitar)
Brandon Kitts (backing vox, guitar)
Mike Niss (Bass)
Erick Bell (drums, backing vox)
Adam Bruno (trumpet, backing vox)
Influences: They Might Be Giants, The Doors, Cake, Pearl Jam, Johnny Cash, Talking Heads, and on and on and on and on.........
Sounds Like: They Might be Giants, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Aquabats, Firewater, Tom Waits, Ween, The Presidents of the United States of America, Primus, Beck, .moe, NOFX, your mom, Johnny Cash, Gynoskalogists, drunken vaudeville country...etc etc...

Awesome AMV made for us by Sakura Zuka/J&P Productions!!! Check them out on our friends list! ...

SmoKing Bill performing "Everyone’s Fake" at the High Dive, Jan. ’07

Record Label: Eminence
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

reincarnation

To all my friends,This is jesse the mexican... I am the reason that smoking bill is dead. I had a bit of a melt down and cut off some ties. It has been about two months since the news that would break...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:55:00 PST

New SmoKing Bill EP out NOW!!

On Saturday, July 28, 2007, a...release... of epic proportions! SmoKing Bill's new EP descended upon Fremont, Washington... The arrival was heralded by many hundreds of new and old friends, and four s...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:05:00 PST

the ups and downs of rock greatness

Last night I was informed that Erics drum kit was stolen out of his car while he was parked right in front of his apartment. we are all morning his loss. As of last friday our new E.P. is out of the ...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:42:00 PST

sex changes for everyone

In our newest attempt to sell-out  Smoking Bill has noticed the recent string of successful all-girl bands in the music world. So, we as a band, who  are always ready to sacrifice in order t...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:59:00 PST

the studio

So we went to the studio last weekend. Wow is it tough. The initial track are layed down so now its down to just a few things here and there. We ran into a snag with in like a lizzard we knew it would...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:44:00 PST

The process has begun....

Armed with a 24-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon and a couple of nice pairs of green pants, the boys of SmoKing Bill stumbled into a studio in North Seattle this past Saturday to start the process of recordi...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:12:00 PST

we left the high dive in our wake

Thanks to greg who had the faith to give the wino's called smoking bill a show. we filled the place to the stitches and every one left with smiles. I met danny godinez in person we took pictures in th...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:57:00 PST

I now pronounce you a rocking show

Holloween, It seems like holloweeeeeeeeeeen is SMOKING BILL"S time of year. On Saturday we played the DUBLINER. We rocked almost as hard as our good friends and coherts the LAZYBONES . every one got ...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:35:00 PST

Moscow again?

yes it is true. Smoking bill is returning to our cacoon to the womb from which we drug our blood and mucus covered carcass We bring our new secrect weapon. This bass player of ours is now running the...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:01:00 PST

for he is a jolly good fellow

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but, I thought that it would be a diservice  to the friends of the band not to inform you that  Grant Drake, who has for four years, rocked the bass guita...
Posted by CALIXTO & working title on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:59:00 PST