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Stars & Garters

Bastard children of Big & Rich and Brooks & Dunn

About Me

Stars & Garters don’t view country music as an artifact to be preserved in a museum. Firmly planted in the classic country tradition of Buck, Merle and Hank, they also have a healthy respect for the Ramones and the Clash. While the bulk of their set is made up of original songs about the big three (love, liquor and murder) you are just as likely to hear a Rancid or Dead Milkmen tune as an old Waylon and Willie chestnut. With a live show chock full of rhinestones and three-part harmonies they continue to raise the bar for live music in Sacramento (when they’re not passed out underneath it).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/16/2006
Band Website: starsandgarters.net
Band Members: TOM PROULX = Vocals / Guitar; JOE CARLSON = Pedal Steel / Guitar / Vocals; DANNY MORRIS = Mandolin / Guitar / Vocals; DOUG VINCENT = Stand-Up Bass Fiddle; MICHAEL MINNICK = Drums
Link: PlayMyGameHere's your chance to beat up Tom.
Influences: Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Lefty Frizzell, Buck Owens
Sounds Like: Stockton Blvd. never looked so good! If you are over 40, it's a Slade song. If you are over 25, it's a Quiet Riot song. If you are under 25 you probably think we wrote this.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Summer of Stars & Garters

Wow!This is pretty exciting for us. You folks have nominated us for the Sacramento News & Review "Sammies" in the category of County/Bluegrass. That's so cool. We are all so grateful to all you fol...
Posted by Stars & Garters on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:47:00 PST

National Night Out in Oak Park

These are pictures from our nifty appearance on the news. We were playing the National Night Out block party in Oak Park, and a couple of news crews were there taking some shots of us. ...
Posted by Stars & Garters on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:08:00 PST

New Pics!

Well, we finally played show #2.  It only took 6 months.  Now were back, Baby!  So, there are 2 new pictures in the photo section here.  One is of Handlebar Dan.  We were all ...
Posted by Stars & Garters on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:23:00 PST

Count your chicks!

Wait, that's not the expression. "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." That's it. Anyway, it looks as if Stars & Garters are coming out of seclusion. Rumor has it that we'll be playing at ...
Posted by Stars & Garters on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:59:00 PST

Finally...MUSIC!

Hey Folks. Well, we finally have a couple tunes for you all to check out. One of them is called "This Fool," and features lead singer, guitarist Tom of vocals. It's a pretty catchy little number. ...
Posted by Stars & Garters on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:03:00 PST

Almost there!

Ok, so I got word from the Stars & Garters production line that the recording is coming close to an end. That means that in the very near future it may be possible for you to hear what we sound like ...
Posted by Stars & Garters on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:52:00 PST