About the band
"As an artist, I believe I must allow myself to listen to the spirits from
the past, not only the ones directly from my life, but also the spirits of
the artists and non artists who influenced me growing up and as I paid
attention helped me develop as an artist. From Frank Sinatra and Buddy
Ebsen, to the Beatles and Topscat and Jim Morrison, to Springsteen and the
Mesquitoes, to U2 and Candy Corpse. When in Nashville, I visited RCA's
Studio B. Well, the charge I felt when I walked into the studio and
stood where Elvis and the Everlys stood, though obviously not at the same
time, was BAM! Elvis was there I tell you that. Not your weird
typical Elvis sighting, but his spirit. It was rich, deep, and very
present." (This is how James Lupino answers the question:
"What time is rehearsal?") Jim has been practicing Holistic 6 string
healing with the group since 2002.
Kent Peterson is a popular musician, engineer, and producer in the Midwest.
After spending the 1970's piloting dirigibles for LTAA, Kent moved into the
far more lucrative field of "delivering sailboats" based out of Puerto Rico.
Here, after discovering the lilting sounds of the steel drum, Kent spent 2
years as the musical director for the short lived sitcom "The Commander
Speaks." After the 1996 cancellation of the TV show, Kent moved to
Minneapolis where he has since made a living (more or less) as a local
musical luminary, working with acts as well known as "The Funtastics", "Sonyc
Hobby" and "Buttwynd." Kent is often described by the other band
members as being "Kind of a thinking man's Sting."
Dave Brewster was born in Brugge, Belgium in 1963. After studying lute
and Baroque music for many years, his love for composing and performing
contemporary solo guitar music while wearing frilly shirts prevailed.
Dave received accolades for his shirts throughout Eastern Europe in the
Spring of 1989, but had an unfortunate encounter with a falling
lighting truss, which tragically severed his melodic appendage. Dave
began anew and spent the mid to late nineties as a cruise ship drummer in a
Peaches and Herb tribute band. (Groove Thing!) Circumstances
created by the Dramamine embargo of the mid 1990's forced Dave into taking a
land locked career path. Dave moved to Minneapolis in 1998 and has
been with the group since early 2002.
Hailing from Moosejaw Saskatchewan, John Schech brings a wealth of musical
attributes to the Amy Fabry musical stage. Under his steely
concentrated gaze lies a diehard Carmen Miranda fan - which brings a true
fruitiness to his dazzling display of syncopated counterpunctuation.
Once listed in "Playboy's Book of Notable Musicians", John has been known to
intersperse rock solid percussion meter with the winsome strains of the
penny whistle. Taken together, no blender set to "puree" could mimic
the noises emanating from within this percussive typhoon. Currently
under gene therapy to reduce the enormous size of his grotesquely misshapen
left foot, John is realizing the benefits of a 3rd arm growing from the side
of his neck stating, "I can play shaker, tambourine, AND hold a cocktail?!"
