Member Since: 2/15/2005
Band Website: avamendoza.com
Band Members: Bands I play in currently:Mute Socialite- Moe! Staiano (drums, percussive guitar), Ava (guitar), Alee Karim (bass), Shayna Dunkleman (drums), and newly Liz Allbee (trumpet, electronics)(Carla Bozulich's) Evangelista- I am joining this super band for about half of their U.S. tour March-April.Caroliner- founded by Grux the Great, many many rotating membersJus- Jacob Lindsay (clarinets), Ava (guitar), Damon Smith (basses/laptop), Weasel Walter (drums)And other great people I've played with in various situations:Liz Allbee, Vijay Anderson, Carla Bozulich, Ben Bracken, Sheldon Brown, Mary Clare Brzytwa, J.A. Deane, John Dikeman, Stefan Dill, Smith Dobson, Jr., Shayna Dunkleman, Tony Dryer, Corey Fogel, Al Faaet, Travis Johns, John Finkbeiner, Ben Goldberg, Phillip Greenlief, Kurt Heyl, Darren Johnston, Henry Kaiser, Alee Karim, Kurt Kotheimer, Chris Jonas, Aurora Josephson, Jacob Lindsay, Lisa Mezzacappa, Kanoko Nishi, Aaron Novik, Tim Perkis, Noah Phillips, Gino Robair, Aram Shelton, John Shiurba, Damon Smith, Josh Smith, Moe! Staiano, Molly Sturges, Weasel Walter, Zach Watkins, Dave Wayne, Mark Weaver, Theresa Wong, and Ben Wright. Anyone still reading/interested? Caw, caw, caw.. repent, repent.. that's a nice tie.. I've performed in ensembles under the direction of Anthony Braxton, J.A. Deane, Fred Frith, Malcolm Goldstein, and Jon Rose.
Influences: Hound Dog Taylor, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Albert Ayler, Derek Bailey, Annette Krebs, Captain Beefheart, Sonny Sharrock (Black Woman), Kanoko Nishi, Ben Wright, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Julian Bream, Taku Sugimoto, Chris Forsyth, Tatsuya Nakatani, Mayhem, Emperor, Marc Ribot (Saints), Iannis Xenakis,David Tudor, Matt Ingalls, Darkthrone, Morton Feldman, Joe Colley, Otomo Yoshihide (Cathode), Yuji Takahashi, Moe! Staiano, John Dikeman,William Faulkner, Anton Chekhov, Antonin Artaud, Stan Brakhage, Anal Cunt, Tatsumi Hijikata, Min Tanaka, Carla Bozulich,Reverend Gary Davis, Slayer, Joseph Spence, Charley Patton, John Fahey, Davy Graham, Paul Robeson,Jimmie Rodgers, Kreator, Hank Williams Sr, Hank Snow, Roy Acuff, Bathory,Jesus Lizard, the Fugs, U.S. Maple, Arab on Radar, Dog Faced Hermans, Crass, Keiji Haino, walking, cooking, Nekromantik, The Happiness of the Katakaris, trying to remember to breathe when i play guitar
Record Label: Pax, Ubuibi, Dolor del Estamago
Type of Label: Indie