Rock n' Roll. Johnny Thunders without the dope. Early Kiss without the makeup. The MC5 without the fro. These guys don't need the makeup, women's clothes or a singer with big hair to rock, all they need is: 2 guitars, a bass, drums, 3 pairs of sticks, 3 guitar cords, 2 Marshall full stacks, a Orange bass head, a Kustom bass cabinet, patch cords, a power strip, 4 hookers, and 6 drunken friends.
Since the Spring of 1994, 8-Foot Tender has kept music lovers coming back for more. Why then, may you ask, have I never heard them before? Well here's your chance to see what happens to four of the finest musicians hailing from the Southern California area when they are transported to Northern territory.
Jeff Fieldhouse (Suicide Kings, The Humpers) L.A./ Long Beach
Greg Odell (Falling Idols, Busface) Long Beach
Saul Koll (The Charms) San Diego
Glen Brunton (Tin Idols, Rat Pack, etc.) Santa Barbara
Portland, Oregon's second best rock band, 8-Foot Tender have produced 6 albums and a handful of singles in the past 13 years, 1 including Scott "Deluxe" Drake (singer & front man of the legendary Humpers), as well as playing as the band on Drake's latest solo record "Grand Mal" due out in June of 2007.
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