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The Metry Dukes

 
The Metry Dukes

that lil' old post-modern mutant pop-rock combo from the swampy streets of metry!

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Picture for song 'beat girl' by artist 'The Metry Dukes'

beat girl

for all the beat girls in the world!
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Picture for song 'only lovers (left alive)' by artist 'The Metry Dukes'

only lovers (left alive)

a.g.'s take on the book of the same name, from the 'last session' at sea-saint studios, end of '79
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Picture for song 'the normal way (live)' by artist 'The Metry Dukes'

the normal way (live)

a kinda timeless tune about a poster child for paranoia, it happens more now these days . . . from the showboat, metry july 16, 1983
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Picture for song 'smile (live)' by artist 'The Metry Dukes'

smile (live)

written in a funk and played in celebration!
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Picture for song 'the weekends here again (live)' by artist 'The Metry Dukes'

the weekends here again (live)

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this is the half-true story of a new orleans pop rock combo of the late '70s and early '80's. of course, that means stuff by the dukes, the pseudo dukes, the monsters in transition, and anything else that fits . . .
Band/artist history
4 or five guys looking for liquor, love and laughs. . . then writing songs about it. thrown together in new orleans by hook and by crook, to play a moody, manic, almost moist music. They have a rhythm that smolders like a landfill fire, with words askew and music merry. Playing high and low, using whatever is left over from the night before, they tear into their sounds, (which are somewhat found), with an emotional ferocity few have mastered! Come see for yourself, that witty and charming band about town. . . michael j assunto - lead vox, guitars, songwriter frank assunto jr - guitars, songwriter, vocals a.g. parr - vocals, songwriter, sound and manipulation arthur brands - bass, vocals, transportation james (bubba) clemet - up right pianny peter marquez - north drums, amusement and shoes
Have you performed in front of an audience?
the dukes opened for many headline acts of their era; the ramones, talking heads and robert gordon are a few, and the band played a near non-stop schedule of clubs from texas to florida to the delight, (and dismay, i suppose), of many thousands of faces!
Your musical influences
the beatles, the marx brothers, XTC, robert zimmerman, raymond chandler, pink floyd, robert johnson, looney toons, the coen brothers, new orleans r & b, robert a. heinlein, brian wilson, the rat pack, dasheill hammett, kubrick, NIN, trad jazz, elvis c. and elvis p. (before the army), todd rundgren, buster keaton, radiohead, THE firesign theatre, hendrix, hitchcock, ludwig van and wolfgang amadeus, film noir, the kinks, zappa, the clash, the bonzo dog doo-dah band, miles davis, spoon, sci-fi...
What equipment do you use?
all our stuff was obtained thru soundcheck in new orleans, stolen twice, replaced and god knows what happened after that.
Anything else?
yeah, if ya like this go check out the and visit the closest thing to metry, without going to metry at
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