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Three songs from our most recent cd "All Things To You" are included here.With "Musicians I Know" the Cucumbers have written one of the great day-job songs." writes Ben Sisario, The New York TimesListen to the gorgeous "Bend Me Like a Willow," Ira Robbins, Trouser Press."My Boyfriend" .. our very first song!And... by request, "Everything Goes."We started playing our songs as a guitar duo on the streets of Europe, moved to Hoboken, NJ and fell into a great moment of indie pop underground music happening there...for the full tale: http://www.thecucumbers.net

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Member Since: 1/8/2006
Band Website: thecucumbers.net
Band Members: co-founders: Jon Fried & Deena Shoshkes with Yuergen Renner, John Williams, Kurt Wrobel, Dave "Love God" Ross, EdNo, Steve Villano and Tom Dugan, Nels Johnson, Charles Brian Hargrove, David Graham, Maria Siegenthaler, Erik W., Joshua Fried, Al Houghton. Road manager and inspiration: Dan Griffin.
Influences: The Talking Heads, B-52's, Lou Reed, James Brown, Jamie from the Posers, RockDownBaby, Over The Moon, Billie Holliday, Sam Cooke, The Beatles, Roger Moutenot, David Young, Jesse Fried, Tom "Laughing Boy" Lucas, Lach
Record Label: Fictitious Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Reunion with John & Yuergen!! and other news...

The Cucumbers (late 1980's vintage) are reforming for a free outdoor performance Sunday July 13, 4 pm at Maplewoodstock, Memorial Park, Maplewood, NJ! Featuring:Jon Fried - guitar, vocalsDeena Shoshke...
Posted by The Cucumbers on Wed, 07 May 2008 05:13:00 PST

Neil Young is amazing!

He is always up to something wonderful. He's created an audio broadsheet... Living With the War today.. an on-line library of anti-war songs...check it outhttp://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtodayWe are hono...
Posted by The Cucumbers on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:06:00 PST

Unreleased Cucumbers song is theme for Jerseybeat podcast!

Hey..Jim Testa, of the Jersey Beat just posted his first podcast. He's asked us if "Do It Yourself" (recorded w/ Yuergen Renner and John Williams) could be his theme song. And we are most honored!Yo...
Posted by The Cucumbers on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:01:00 PST

Hi...new for 2006

Coming up this year some great new projects and directions...including: Jon Fried's collaboration with lyricist John O'Neil "Songs of the Spectrum" which will begin recording in February with lots of...
Posted by The Cucumbers on Sun, 08 Jan 2006 02:52:00 PST