Member Since: 5/16/2006
Band Website: strollingscones.com
Band Members: PRESENT LINE-UP-
T. Malcolm Oxford (Rick Stockton ): Lead vocals, harmony vocals, 6 string and 12 string guitars, songwriting, inspiration;
Yardley London (Helen Highwater): Lead vocals, harmony vocals, bass guitar, almost unbelievable cool;
Oedipus "Shinetop" Johnson (Jimmy Yozell): Drums, funk;
Rainbow Sunshine (Ellen Ensley): Lead vocals, harmony vocals, flute, sax, unstoppable energy;
Sir Randy Scouse Git (Scott Bennett): Vocals, stratocaster guitar, keeps the band musically in line;
WITH OCCASIONAL APPEARANCES BY-
Stewart Dewar (Justin Hess): Drums, original drummer (frozen and thawed) still appears with the band when out of rehab;
Slide Clubblefield (George Weber) Drums, keys (not at the same time), can play just about anything - sometimes even the glockenspiel;
"Screamin'" Mimi Manchester (Caroline Ellis Townsend): Vocals, sunniness, the wild blond;
Chelsea Morning (Elliot Jackson): Vocals, guitar, songwriting, flappability;
G. Harrison Harper (Harry Harpoon): Harmonicas, baaad craziness
Influences: The Beatles, (jointly), John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr (severally), The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Moby Grape, Arthur Lee and Love, Bubble Puppy, Sly and the Family Stone, The Mamas and the Papas, Nino & April, The Rutles, The Left Banke, Electric Flag, The Out Crowd, The Doors, Syd Barrett, Motown!! - Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder! - CSNY (that's David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young), The Charlatans, David Bowie, The Monkees. Gene Pitney, RIP, baby. Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The Banana Splits. (we're *much* cuter than they are). Fairport Convention (early styl-ee). The Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band (come back, Viv!), many more of course...
Sounds Like: Take 1 part early Beatles, add a shot of Kinks and a splash of Rolling Stones, sprinkle with a dash of Syd Barrett, sieve through Motown and the Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, add a pinch of early funk a la Sly and the Family Stone and James Brown, and voila - THE STROLLING SCONES SOUND. Serve with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Jet, The Vines, Belle and Sebastian, and Little Barrie. Bon Appetit, y'all, and remember - EVERYBODY MUST GET SCONED!
Record Label: Neuf-Angled Records
Type of Label: Indie