The Dogwood Flowers + Band in Colorado Springs, CO

SEEKING

ABOUT

Everyone, please, bow your heads and pretend to be serious.

And lo, it came to pass that the minstrels did become bored with their last band breaking up and after much gnashing of teeth, they called upon the lord. And the lord, with his fifteen breasts and giant horns spake unto them, "Thou ist lazy and thou should find something better to do." So that, not being the response that the minstrels did seek caused the minstrels to seek the dark one (who always has lots of beer and who's mom is older but pretty attractive in that Meg Ryan way) and the dark one didst say unto them, "Put forth some effort and quit blocking the screen... Damnit! He killed me, you assholes!" And they, who did not seek fame or fortune, but who merely liked to play for other people and maybe get some beer, did ignore this horrible advice and did seekest counsel elsewhere. Plus, the dark one would not share his PBR and that was incredibly weak.

Oh and we play a sort of punk/indie/classic rock thing.

Screen name:

the dogwood flowers

Member since:

Sep 23 2005

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Just for Fun

Years together:

1

Gigs played:

10 to 50

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Age:

42 years

Influences

Against Me!, Jawbreaker, Gang of Four, LCD Soundsystem, Rocket From the Crypt, The Larry Arms, Black Cat 13, Cursive, Alkaline Trio, Black Flag, Rites of Spring, The Stooges, Fugazi, Minor Threat, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, Hot Water Music, Broken Social Scene, Klaxons, Bloc Party, The Streets, The Hold Steady, Converge, Unearth, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Everytime I Die, VCR, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Thelonious Monk, Jimmy Smith, Jaco, Miles Davis, The Clash, The Jam, Joy Division, The Sword, Violent Femmes, Bob Dylan, Valient Thorr, B.O.C., DFA 1979, These Arms Are Snakes, The Blood Brothers, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Wilco, The Old 97s, Snapcase, Lagwagon, Avoid One Thing, At The Drive-In, Chuck Ragan, Flogging Molly, Horse the Band, Bad Brains, The Black Keys, The Black Lips, Refused, The Velvet Underground, Talking Heads, The Misfits, Dinosaur Jr, The Minutemen, Wire, Pavement, Coheed and Cambria, Sonic Youth, The Who, Zep, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Early Man, Priestess, The Bronx, Tegan and Sara, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Social Distortion, Blondie, CCR, The Kinks, Jets to Brazil, Cat Power, Sunny Day Real Estate, Radiohead, La Peste, The Wrens, Modest Mouse...

Hey this is a long list, we like all kinds of music ("but I like American music best, oh oh oh oh.")

Truthfully, we'd like to be playing garage flavored punk rock (like RFTC or Against Me!-ish) with some slight metal flourishes, grooving bass and poignant/funny insightful lyrics.

Members Of Band

Sal Paradise

EQUIPMENT

Assorted guitars, amps, effects, recording gear (the legacy of ten years of being in bands).

Stuff that's actually played gigs... though it's been too long :'(

MUSIC