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T tweedtone Member Temple Terrace, FL Joined: Nov 06, 2002 Posts: 199	T tweedtone Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 9:04 AM I play guitar in two Tampa Bay, Florida-based groups, The Vodkanauts (surf/lounge - http://www.vodkanauts.com ) and Barely Pink (power pop rock 'n' roll - http://www.barelypink.com ). I started out on classical piano as a wee lad (my mom's from Salzburg, Austria so we're talkin' lotsa Mozart) and have been playing guitar since the mid '80s, usually some Telecaster variant through some kind of Fender amp, though I just picked up a 1978 50-watt Marshall JMP half stack that sings with the voices of the angels. My current fave rig is the Marshall running concurrent with my '67 Deluxe Reverb; I've got a Fender Reverb that I've had modded with a second output to split the signal. The Vodkanauts debuted in November of 2003, opening for Dick Dale at St. Petersburg's State Theatre. Almost exactly a year to the day later, we've opening up for the King of Surf Guitar once again at the same venue on 11/15/03 - nice! The band is a five-peice, with the usual drums, bass and guitar augmented with male and female vocalists. To quote our bio: "Imagine a twilight world of sonic make believe where Horold Arlen and Burt Bacharach share equal billing with Dick Dale and Hank Marvin, where reverb-drenched surf freakouts segue into a small jazzy combo playing a Vegas nightspot frequented by The In Crowd and where roadhouse-rockin' twangfests coexist with tranquil atmospheric meditations. With a willful mixture of the engagingly sublime and the faintly ridiculous, The Vodkanauts simultaneously pay respectful tribute to musical masters while creating a soundtrack to a 1960s America that never quite was." Several TCers have been kind enough to attend some gigs here in town - thanks for the support! If the stars align, we hope to be involved in next year's Hukilau. Here's a link to our theme song: http://www.vodkanauts.com/tunes/vnauts_theme.mp3 Barely Pink recently released its third full-length album on Not Lame Records, a well-respected international purveyor of power pop and we've just returned from a ten-day Southeastern tour to promote it. Unfortunately, our long drives and tight schedule prevented me from making any tiki-centric side trips. :( But we had fun, rocked some new faces 'n' places - Birmingham and Atlanta were highlights - and we actually came in under budget for the run as a whole. If any bands or performers ever desire to gig in Tampa Bay, don't hesitate to contact me and I'll hook ya up. tweedtone http://www.vodkanauts.com http://www.barelypink.com [ Edited by: tweedtone on 2003-10-21 09:06 ]

I play guitar in two Tampa Bay, Florida-based groups, The Vodkanauts (surf/lounge - http://www.vodkanauts.com ) and Barely Pink (power pop rock 'n' roll - http://www.barelypink.com ). I started out on classical piano as a wee lad (my mom's from Salzburg, Austria so we're talkin' lotsa Mozart) and have been playing guitar since the mid '80s, usually some Telecaster variant through some kind of Fender amp, though I just picked up a 1978 50-watt Marshall JMP half stack that sings with the voices of the angels. My current fave rig is the Marshall running concurrent with my '67 Deluxe Reverb; I've got a Fender Reverb that I've had modded with a second output to split the signal.

The Vodkanauts debuted in November of 2003, opening for Dick Dale at St. Petersburg's State Theatre. Almost exactly a year to the day later, we've opening up for the King of Surf Guitar once again at the same venue on 11/15/03 - nice! The band is a five-peice, with the usual drums, bass and guitar augmented with male and female vocalists. To quote our bio: "Imagine a twilight world of sonic make believe where Horold Arlen and Burt Bacharach share equal billing with Dick Dale and Hank Marvin, where reverb-drenched surf freakouts segue into a small jazzy combo playing a Vegas nightspot frequented by The In Crowd and where roadhouse-rockin' twangfests coexist with tranquil atmospheric meditations. With a willful mixture of the engagingly sublime and the faintly ridiculous, The Vodkanauts simultaneously pay respectful tribute to musical masters while creating a soundtrack to a 1960s America that never quite was." Several TCers have been kind enough to attend some gigs here in town - thanks for the support! If the stars align, we hope to be involved in next year's Hukilau.

Here's a link to our theme song:

http://www.vodkanauts.com/tunes/vnauts_theme.mp3

Barely Pink recently released its third full-length album on Not Lame Records, a well-respected international purveyor of power pop and we've just returned from a ten-day Southeastern tour to promote it. Unfortunately, our long drives and tight schedule prevented me from making any tiki-centric side trips. :( But we had fun, rocked some new faces 'n' places - Birmingham and Atlanta were highlights - and we actually came in under budget for the run as a whole.

If any bands or performers ever desire to gig in Tampa Bay, don't hesitate to contact me and I'll hook ya up.

tweedtone
http://www.vodkanauts.com
http://www.barelypink.com

[ Edited by: tweedtone on 2003-10-21 09:06 ]

Post #56090 by tweedtone on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 9:04 AM