The Funeral Drive is a Denton-based band. Some of the members are North Texas natives; others come from west of hell where the trains don't even run. They bring songs of sadness, glee, death and NyQuil.
Hailing from the desert that is west Texas, Shane "Heff" Heffernan learned to play guitar at an early age. Honing his skills by learning as many styles as he could listen to, they all eventually found fusion forging a maelstrom within his soul. While RAWK and Western Swing do flow through his veins, the "ShitAss"'s playing style does not place him within any one genre. His love of the hollow body, the vintage amp and more bastardized pedals than ahhh?...(well you get the picture) is only surpassed by the love for a cold Mexican beer.
Born in the midst of a raging flood, Blackbird Price came into this dismal world with only two things: love for music and a love for the Oklahoma Sooner football team. As a self taught bass player, 'bird created his own style of playing; blending a wee bit of everything else out there, while shunning most. From Rock to Rap to Disco and Folk, there is not much music on this planet Blackbird doesn't like. He is often accused of secretly wanting to be in a Tejano band. His love affair with Budweiser leaves him with the killer bod that he possesses.
J.D. Davis was born on a mountaintop in Wise County, TX. He was saved from a life of pure evil by being found by a local dirt farmer, who saved him from the vile clutches of wild chupacabra who were raising the young lad. Later on, when he was done haulin some hay, he would strip buck naked and with only a drum covering what the creator had given him, J.D. would run up and down FM road 730 pounding his drum. J.D.'s eclectic style runs the entire gamut from straight rock to full on rock-a-billy swing.
Stacy Lee crashed into the planet earth and was found on the outskirts of Azle TX. She was raised in a strict religious household, which went against her alien being as she never felt as she truly belonged...until she employed her angelic demonic voice which soon became the talk of the county fair circuit. With gutteral lows and a flair of tres sexy, her vox inspires, intoxicates and has been known to cure malaria.
Jaymes Gregory. He was dug up in a cemetery located upon some crossroads during a Samhain ritual. He sold his soul for old school rock and roll, and Hell awaits him with a stiff drink, a few pints, and some righteous, raucous drinking songs. His lyrics are deep, man, and always remember that alma means soul.
Together, we're heavy. We are The Funeral Drive.
We would love to play and would love to play for you. If you want us to come play, be it Birthday or Bar Mitzvah send us an e-mail at: [email protected] and prepare to have your ass crooned off!
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"The world is full of children/But I ain't ever had none/Cuz that means it's time to settle down/And give up all my fun"—such go the lyrics to Funeral Drive's "Ballad of Lonnie," a rockin' rave-up that combines the jaded worldview of a rockabilly cynic and the yee-haw exuberance of 21st-century rockabilly. The latter comes mainly in musical form, with the Denton quartet's chunky rhythms, jumping backbeat and perfect timing. "Brite Eyes," for instance, is almost Pixies-ish with its ragged up and down vocals and rhythm guitar shifting from distorted to clean. Singer Jaymes Gregory channels Black Francis and Nick Cave, plus a smidgen of zoot-suited voodoo daddies, while his band raves behind him. Expect a high-energy show, all sweat and booze. And wear something loose—you'll be dancing like crazy."
-- Jonanna Widner, Music Editor for the Dallas Observer
"Creepy, campy, twangy, funny, incredibly original and thoroughly entertaining."
-- Ayo from KDGE 102.1 FM
"They were a very cool mix of Velvet Underground & Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds meets early death rock sound like 45 Grave or TSOL on the Change Today album. The bill reminded me of the old Twillite Room days when there would be a punk rock band mixed with a new wave band with a ska band or what ever the bill was, it was cool not to hear 7 screaming punk bands that all sound the same to me. I really like the sound of these guys and I hope they play out more. Maybe try your hand out in Dallas boys. The crowd although small was really into these guys and I see why they were really good and I recommend, if they play out again that you make it a point to go see them."
-- The Dallas Unobserver