Music Style Folk Rock

Artist History The unique Ghosthouse sound can be traced to the eight track player of the family car of lead vocalist and songwriter Sam Lapides. At first, Sam was force-fed a steady diet of Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Vanilla Fudge by his older siblings. Later, his sister and older brother introduced him to the guilty pleasures of Black Sabbath, Steve Miller band, Alice Cooper and Jimi Hendrix. While driving her son to school, Mrs. Lapides serenaded him with country music. Somehow, from all the chaotic musical influences blaring from a '63 Chevy Impala, Sam forged the strong lyrical style that is the Ghosthouse sound. Sam Lapides started out as a drummer in Ann Arbor, Michigan punk bands but by age 21, he found himself in Los Angeles as a guitar-strumming singer/songwriter. Not quite sure if LA was the place for him, Sam began to play acoustic sets at the many beach bars located in Venice and the South Bay. One day, while performing the Dream Syndicate's "Burn," the song's author, Steve Wynn happened by the bar. Being drawn in by the familiar sound of the song, Wynn approached the band to ask which Grateful Dead song was being played. As Sam grew more accomplished with his songwriting, he became convinced that it was time to put that band together he had moved to LA for. About this time, Sam attended a Ron Asheton & The Empty Set show at the Coconut Teaszer in Hollywood. Acting on the spur of the moment, Sam enlisted Empty Set drummer/songwriter Billy Frank to help form what has become Ghosthouse. Recognizing Sam's talent, Billy convinced ex-RainParade guitarist, John Thoman to join the embryonic line-up as well as bringing in as sidemen former Green On Red keyboardist Chris Cacavas and the aforementioned Steve Wynn to work on the band's first CD, "Ghosthouse." Following on the heels of it's second CD, the live "Everything's Fine," Ghosthouse signed with European label, Semaphore to release it's third full-length recording, "Thing Called Life." The new CD features the production of Larry Goetz (WAR, OPAL and Stooge legend, Ron Asheton). Besides 12 new Lapides' songs, Steve Wynn contributes a new and previously unrecorded song called "Black Magic."

Location Sierra Madre, CA - USA

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