The Mermen
| The Mermen | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Genres | Rock, surf rock |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Mesa Blue Moon (Atlantic), Kelptone Records |
| Associated acts | The Shitones |
| Website | www.mermen.net |
| Members | |
| Jim Thomas Allen Whitman Martyn Jones |
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| Past members | |
| Jennifer Burnes, 2000-2006 Vince Littleton, 2000-2001 Prairie Prince |
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The Mermen are an American rock band from San Francisco, California that formed in 1989.[1] The group's sound was originally rooted in surf and psychedelic rock music of the 1960s, although they have made "sincere attempts to get away from the surf music label"[2] and currently delves into many genres, mainly influenced by the band's founder, songwriter and guitarist Jim Thomas' modern melodic visions. The band's music is entirely instrumental and "does a good job of defying description".[2] In concert, the Mermen almost always performs as a trio: electric guitar, electric bass, and drums. They were featured in the Soundtrack of the popular Sony Playstation Video Game Road Rash 3D and have contributed music for films as well.
The Mermen have a fervent and loyal following of fans from around the world and are widely acclaimed by music critics.[who?]
Their most recent album, In God We Trust, was their first release in a decade.
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[edit] Albums
- Krill Slippin' (1989)
- Food for Other Fish (1994)
- Live at the Haunted House (1995)
- A Glorious Lethal Euphoria (1995)
- Songs of the Cows (1996)
- Only You (1997)
- Sunken Treasure (1999)
- The Amazing California Health and Happiness Road Show (2000)
- In God We Trust (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ Roos, John (1996-05-02). "O.C. LIVE; Riding the Next Wage?; Mermen add a spacey guitar psychedelia and an aggressive, punkish tone to venerable surf music". Los Angeles Times: p. F2. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/16678986.html?dids=16678986:16678986&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+02%2C+1996&author=JOHN+ROOS&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=O.+C.+LIVE%3B+Riding+the+Next+Wave%3F%3B+Mermen+add+a+spacey+guitar+psychedelia+and+an+aggressive%2C+punkish+tone+to+venerable+surf+music.. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ a b McDonald, Steven. "Biography of Mermen". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mermen-p44843/biography. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
[edit] External links
- Mermen official website
- Mermen official Facebook
- Mermen official MySpace
- Mermen biography
- The Mermen live concerts at archive.org
- Photos from Mavericks 2006 at scenic-route.com
- Mermen equipment recovered
[edit] Live shows
- Live At Cubberly Community Center - 20 March 1998
- Live At Zephyr Bar 9 July 1999
- Live At Slims - 5 January 2002
- Live At 19 Broadway - 11 December 2002
- Live At Great American Music Hall - 3 January 2003
- Live At Fernwood Resort- 19 July 2003
- Live At Mavericks Surf Shop - 27 February 2004
- Live At Half Moon Bay Yacht Club - 6 April 2008
