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The Mighty Slim Pickins

About Me

The Mighty Slim Pickins are a San Francisco based self-proclaimed "what-the-fuck-abilly" band. Blending vintage country, rockabilly and punk, this all-female all-queer outfit is a little bit heartache, a little bit hardcore and a whole lotta camp. With a healthy dose of power chords and a dash of musical theater, they put on a heart-pounding, knee-slapping show and they always look fantastic!
The band is fronted by the inimitable Leigh Crow and spitfire Nettie Hammar. Crow toured internationally as Elvis Herselvis and also leads local bubble-gum sensations, The Whoa Nellies! Ms. Hammar keeps in touch with her rockabilly roots by fronting the band 1/4 Mile Combo when she’s not cuttin’ up with the Pickins.
Lead guitar is Jen Gandy, formerly of Flatcracker she provides the band with its signature sound and screamin’ guitar solos. Resident Canadian and outrageous upright bass player Roxane Chicoine tears it up with her high octane stage antics and hard bass slappin' style. You may recognize our drummer (and newest member), Ace Anderson, as the former lead guitarist of the drag king 70's cover band -- Wood. She's excited to get back to her drumming roots and has a love for camp, kitsch and country.
Come on down the next time were playing in a town near you! We'd love to meet you!
Viva Las Vegas 2009 and Las Vegas at large was amazing! Thanks for all your love and support. Here sre some videos taken at Sweet Pea's Hooch and Smooch for you to enjoy!
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Member Since: 02/03/2006
Band Members: Upright Bass - Roxane Chicoine
Drums - Ace Anderson
Guitar - Jen Gandy
Lead Guy Vocals - Leigh Crow
Lead Doll Vocals - Dinette "Nettie" Hammar

Influences: Johnny Cash, Elvis, Loretta Lynn, X, Stray Cats, Dolly Parton, The Knitters, Deke Dickerson, Buck Owens, All Showtunes, and so on and so on.....
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Thank You Las Vegas!!!!! Thank You Everyone!!!!

The Mighty Slim Pickins would like to thank everyone in Las Vegas for being so supportive, kind, fabulous and fun! It was a whirlwind of a tour. We kicked off our Tour at The Viva Las Vegas rockabilly...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:26:00 GMT

The Mighty Slim Pickins would like to welcome their brand spanking new Drummer: "Ace Anderson"

Ace comes to us with a wealth of experience, she is a multi-talented musician as well as one cool cat. Ace started her drumming career as a total rock star. Her first gig, with the RiverPoets, was in ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 08:45:00 GMT

Lookin for a Drummer and Rhythm Guitarist - Auditions May 1

The Mighty Slim Pickins are in search of a new drummer and rhythm guitarist!!!!We're a group of queer "women" in our 30's/40's who have been gigging together for a few years. We consist of 2 lead voca...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:40:00 GMT

Franny G And Mr. Chris’s last public show!

This Saturday night will be our farewell to the Outlaw Franny G (MSP Drummer) and Mr. Chris (MSP rhythm guitarist) show. We're gonna miss them terribly but we wanna send them off with a bang...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:31:00 GMT

We’re NOT Breaking up!!!!

It seems there are some rumors floating around that Mighty Slim Pickins are breaking up -- Not true...you can't get rid of us that easy! We plan on rocking you all well into our senior years (which is...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:01:00 GMT

Looking for a MIGHTY drummer!

The Mighty Slim Pickins are in search of a new drummer. We're a group of 4 queer "women" in our 30's/40's who have been gigging together for a few years. We consist of 2 lead vocals (a kind of butch/f...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:12:00 GMT