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About Me

Renfield is an alliance of musical daredevils who have dedicated their art to your eventual entertainment. Operating in and around Los Angeles since 1995, Renfield has watched culture ossify as the stars go out one by one and only the jazzcore remain. A calcified underbelly has been cultured by one too many squirms through the dirt and now these fatal fantasists bear no weaknesses. Born of and for the stage, Renfield exhorts you to join us at a live performance as the digital medium can only carry a fraction of the frenzy that is manufactured to manipulate your soul.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Website: renfield.com
Band Members:

Current Roll Call:

Kat Cahill has alphabetic priority and an electric guitar.

Brian Dolan has no official license to play bass guitar.

Ryan Johnson has the electronic equivalent of 88 problems, but the banjo ain't one.

Marz Richards sings and writes lyrics about giant robots.

James Michael Robinson could have you shot if you stole his drums.

Travis Thomas has a trombone from the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Vintage!

All current photography by Carlos Batts whom we recommend you visit at www.carlosbatts.com

Vector images by the lovely and semi-talented Kat.

Previous members whom you will encounter when listening to Renfield music here and elsewhere include Brett Banducci on viola, Samantha Blake on alto and tenor saxaphone, Dorian Cheah on electric violin, Brian Collingsworth on electric guitar, Lisa Edelman on trumpet and Oliver May on bass trombone. Jeret Ochi aka ZUGAROBO has been our illustrator, designer, and webmaster for many years and continues to shock and amaze. Thank you, each and every one of you. We love you all.

Influences: Frank Zappa, Fishbone, Mr. Bungle, Rush, Primus, Cab Calloway, Tom Waits, (Mystic Knights of the) Oingo Boingo, Cramps, Gogol Bordello, System of a Down, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Dead Kennedys, John Zorn, Leigh Bowery, Bjork, The Police, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Fela Kuti, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Double D Nose, David Bowie, Gene Rayburn, Guy Smiley, Steranko, Tool, Thomas Dolby, A Perfect Circle, Blue Meanies, Prince, Ted Knight, Harry Houdini, Mike Caro, PT Barnum, Geoff Edwards, ancient Persian mathematicians, Lloyd Kaufman, Andy Kaufman, Batman
Sounds Like:

Oingo Bungle vs. Poncho Zappa.

Record Label: InsectEater Labs
Type of Label: None

My Blog

We Should Talk

Are we going to keep doing this? Me chasing you, holding you captive for a short time, you then escaping and returning to your debased antics...it will never end, it seems. Times change, p...
Posted by Renfield on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:43:00 PST

I will laugh like a drain

Oh happy day. On July 1 of this year, when you are seen using your mobile telephonic device of the future while operating a motor vehicle, the general citizenry is allowed to cut you off, knock ...
Posted by Renfield on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:10:00 PST

Keep Moving

The last few shows have provided many opportunities for new variations in the set. We’ve found new work for the title track from the forthcoming album WE MAKE IT EASY as an opening number ...
Posted by Renfield on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:52:00 PST

Let Me Help You

Hello friend - You should want to rock. You should want, maybe even NEED, to have a good time as often as possible. You should want it loud, dirty, nasty and overblown every once in awhile...
Posted by Renfield on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:14:00 PST

Winter Wonderland DECODED

Man, this song is BULLSHIT. It's perceived to be a wholly appropriate Christmas hit, but the subtext is frightening and says many truthful things about humanity at the holidays. OBSERVE! S...
Posted by Renfield on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:54:00 PST

We Make It Easy

Hola pals, fools and those with frozen pools - Renfield is performing one more glorious show in this year of Our Geek 2007. This is happening because the mighty minds at Safari Sam's and the ineffable...
Posted by Renfield on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:48:00 PST

Mr T’s Bowl Nov 8 with Almighty OPP

Since the gig listing is a leeetle broken right now, I am forced to sacrifice precious blog commodities to inform you that we have booked a wonderful hurry-up show. Renfield will be at Mr. T's Bowl on...
Posted by Renfield on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:25:00 PST

Two New Tracks From Forthcoming Album Posted

Hola Halloweiners - As you have no doubt already noticed, we have posted two new songs from our forthcoming album. The working title for the album is Confidence Game and will include a whole mess of g...
Posted by Renfield on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:09:00 PST

New study challenges timeline of Renfield

Renfield, key to life on Earth today, began to appear on the planet millions of years earlier than scientists had thought, new research indicates.An analysis of a deep rock core from Australia indicat...
Posted by Renfield on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:49:00 PST

I hold you by the throat

Renfield has finished 15 more minutes of new material that will eventually be released on our new full-length album which is scheduled to appear early next year. The new tracks are LAST LAUGH, RORSCHA...
Posted by Renfield on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:32:00 PST