| Performer / Band Name |
Smokin'
Franklins "Reno's Sexiest Band"
J.F. Skipper: Acoustic &
Electric Guitar, Jaw Harp, Vocals
Nick F. Alverson: Acoustic
& Electric Lead Guitar, Xylophone, Vocals
Dave Sanders: Bass Guitar, Asthma Attacks, Glockenspiel,
Vocals
Atlas King: Drums, Accordion, Vocals |
| Music Style / Genre |
Blues, Rock, Funk, Hip-Hop, Smoothed Out
on the R&B Trip |
| Original / Cover Material |
95% Original Material |
| Musical Influences |
Jamie Walters, Scatman John, Nuno Bettencort,
G-Love & the Special Sauce, Nelson, Napalm Death,
Paul Rudolf & the Saturday Night Live Band, Enya,
Kid Cyanide, Zao, Orange 9mm, Tiny Tim, Boyz II Men, Bobby
Brown, Baby Bash |
| History of Performer / Band |
We were born...
Then, like dewdrops on the leaves of crabgrass, we
came together into one cohesive puddle of rock &
superstardom.
The Barron Snow Plow Festival
Tubby's Rock Fest (headliner)
Joey Rosenthal's Bar Mitzvah |
| Press Reviews / Credits |
"They're less than great but better
than awful."—Gene Siskel
"Voted by Reno co-eds as Reno's Sexiest Band."—Max
Volume, KOZZ 105.7FM
"I laughed, I cried, I pooped in my drawers."—Anonymous |
| Albums / Where Available |
Sober's Headin' South, 2002
Available via appointment only |
| Comments |
"These guys are a bunch of idiots."—Smokin'
Franklins |
= Music samples available for download