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Gumbohead

About Me

Gumbohead is a St. Louis-based collection of rhythmic rapscallions and tuneful tricknologists who find great joy playing the music of New Orleans and southwest Louisiana. Every gig is a full-blown Mardi Gras party, so get ready to "laissez les bon temps rouler!"

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Member Since: 02/03/2006
Band Website: www.gumbohead.com
Band Members: Andy Coco – bass, vocals; Tony Esterly – guitar; Tim Halpin – guitar, harmonica, vocals; Tom Martin – accordion, piano, organ; David Mills – saxophones, vocals; Benet Schaeffer – drums; Ron Sikes – percussion, rubboard; Captain Spaulding -- soundman
Influences: Any and all artists from New Orleans and SW Louisiana, keeping the musical spirit and vibe alive, handing down the traditions and carrying on through the recent adversity that has affected the entire Gulf Coast region. We're honored to play this music, and we hope everyone will do their part to help bring back this vital musical resource.
Sounds Like: The illegitimate love child of Art Neville, Buckwheat Zydeco, Dr. John, Anders Osborne and Professor Longhair (yes, we know this is not biologically feasible, but it's sure fun to think about).
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Um...Is That A TORNADO Siren?

Probably not the first thing you want to hear when you roll into town for a festival...We left Peoria, Illinois the morning of June 7 after a fun evening at the Rhythm Kitchen. A small venue, but we h...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:18:00 GMT

The Trouble With MySpace

OK, I'll probably get in trouble or censored for this, but one of the things I hate about this stuff is everything that's NOT in my control (go ahead, call me a control freak. You won't be the first)....
Posted by on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:24:00 GMT

Fall-ing

It's not quite Fall yet, but lots of things are falling -- mainly the temperatures, but followed soon enough by the leaves, and then the number of gigs.Hard to believe summer is over. It was a good on...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:21:00 GMT

How's Your Summer?

Technically, I guess the solstice doesn't start for another week or so. But the weather has once again cajoled us into believing that summer is here.We're looking forward to a fun summer. Lots going o...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:45:00 GMT

Ho, Hum, Another Jazzfest...

What, are you kidding? We had a blast. Some of the great artists we saw: Dr. John, Van Morrison, Soulive, Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Calexico, New Orleans Social Club, Irvin Mayfield and the Ne...
Posted by on Thu, 03 May 2007 21:23:00 GMT

Go Crazy, Folks.

Holy Pine Tar! The Cards are 2006 World Series Champions. Yeah, sure the Tigers made it a little easier for us (there's no truth to the rumor they're renaming I-75 in Detroit "E-1," thanks to all the ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:26:00 GMT

Go Cardinals...er, Tigers...er, Cardinals...

OK, I'm torn. I've lived in St. Louis for 21 years and have definitely become a diehard Cards fan. So their epic struggle to get to the World Series had me on the edge of my seat, and I'm ecstatic tha...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:26:00 GMT

Off To A Great Start!

The big CD release bash at the Broadway Oyster Bar went off with nary a hitch. Lots of folks showed up, it was a good dancing crowd and we sold nearly 90 CDs, so we were a bunch of happy campers. Supe...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:35:00 GMT

Consider It Official! CD Release 9/16/06!

Two-thousand CDs is a lot. How do I know this? Because I had 14 boxes sitting on my front porch this evening when I got home. WHOO-HOO! We got CDs! So it's official, our CD release party is this Satur...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:51:00 GMT

Wow, Almost September Already...

Time flies, and when you're not obsessive/compulsive enough to keep updating a blog, it's even more apparent.Not that anyone is actually reading this stuff.So here's the latest. We finally finished th...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:49:00 GMT