Member Since: 4/12/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/slackestra
Band Members: Ed Slack, "Pineapple" Jones, Ted Slack (again), sometimes a mysterious dude named "Mood Control"
Influences: The Hampton Grease Band, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Phish, Grateful Dead, Michael McDonald, Traffic, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Miles Davis, Pleasure, Steely Dan, John Coltrane, Roy Ayers, Funkadelic, Gov't Mule Ben Viguerie, String Cheese Incident, ELO, Yacht Rock, Bill Doggett, Frank Zappa, Shirley Scott, John Lee Hooker, Wes Montgomery, Beck, Beastie Boys, Charlie Parker, Spinal Tap, The Funky Meters, Travelling Wilburys, Lucky Peterson, Stanley Turrentine, Robert Johnson, McCoy Tyner, Robert Cray, Rubberlegs, Lou Rawls, Warren G
Sounds Like: A mutual protection pact between The Hampton Grease Band, the Grateful Dead, and the Gap Band, updated for aught-seven.
Record Label: Independent. Completely independent.
Type of Label: None