Mexican Larceny
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Mexican Larceny - kind of like Frank Zappa doing folk rock.
Why this name?
Brett was once almost arrested for shoplifting in Tijuana.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
I think it spells the end of the 8 track cassette. Definitely no comeback now.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.
- Hunter S. Thompson
Band History:
Mexican Larceny originally formed in 2002.

Jon Kemp: guitar, vocals

Brett Mash: bass, vocals

Ronnie Banger: drums
Your influences?
Folk rock like Wilco and Dylan, jazz rock like Zappa, and singer-songwriters like Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, and Joni Mitchell. New music like Elliott Smith, Magic Numbers, Spoon, New Pornographers.
Favorite spot?
Eat 'n Park
Equipment used:
This music was all recorded on 4 track cassette. That's why it sounds so shitty, I mean, amazing.
Anything else...?
CURRENTLY LISTENING TO:

Jon - Tom Waits "Swordfishtrombones"

Brett - Jim O'Rourke "Eureka"

Ronnie - Beach Boys "Smiley Smile/Wild Honey"

CURRENTLY READING:

Jon - "Sexus" by Henry Miller

Brett - "Ham on Rye" by Charles Bukowski

Ronnie - "Understanding Human Sexuality" by Janet
Shibley Hyde and John D. DeLamater