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A cup-o-roots rock, a smidgen of blues, a tablespoon of 60's garage noise, a dash of alternative, not to forget a Spaghetti Western (give "Cactus Dave's Revenge" a listen) or Surf instrumental thrown in from time to time for good measure, and you have... The Pike Bishops
San Diego born guitarist/singer/songwriter, former stand-up comic and (cough, cough) script writer - David Thomson, formed The Pike Bishops after sifting through the ashes of his previous band Tokyo Burlesque upon the departure and subsequent retirement of their female lead singer. Rising from the ruins of that band are the rhythm section of L.A. born bass player (and web designer) Martyn Evans, along with the crazed Texan and professed "man of leisure" - drummer Weston Reid. Having played together since 1992, with a brief layoff a couple years later when David roamed off to Boulder, CO and other parts of the southwest; the three later reunited to make a somewhat different brand of noise.
Although piano, organ and other peculiar sounds pop up in their recordings, more often than not, The Pike Bishops perform as a 3-piece when playing live. This is not by choice, but due to the simple fact that a good keyboard player is hard to find. As a result, the live sound has been described as a mix of Neil Young and Crazy Horse meet "Live At Leeds" era Who meet The Groundhogs meet Foo Fighters. A strange mixture for sure, but it does manage to work quite well. When available, Orrick Smith (actor and bass player for The Shambles and long time friend/off-and-on bandmate to David's past and present projects) assumes all keyboard duties.
The mighty Pike Bishops are not only musicians, they are fans of musicians. David in particular (when not performing with the band) is constantly out and about listening to, supporting, and seeing what other bands and musicians are up to. When all is said and done, The Pike Bishops are die-hards. They are here to stay! Well, until they're gone. I mean, damn! Let's be real!!!
