Crabid Artists
The Sursiks:
From answering machine messages to the inventions of a 3-year old girl, the Sursiks are the masters of exposing the musicality of ordinary speech...or something...they make catchy tunes from very honest and unstaged sources.
Oven Mitt Johnson: the bluesman with the guitar so hot he's gotta wear an oven mitt.
DJ Fimbletron: the mystery composer with the incredibly long puppet show.
Mudflap: the west coast's premier truckin' band.
Zermos : abstract, hyperactive, kaleidoscopic free improv for alto sax, bass and piano by three of Detroit's most crabid jazz musicians.
Buck-o: the reclusive Sacramento band that doesn't even show up for it's own live shows, preferring to phone them in from undisclosed locations.
Gunrack: the legendary early 90s Ann Arbor Punk-a-billy band that inspired a generation of imitators.