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Artist description
The “Casual Plaids” has been regularly reincarnating on the outskirts ofthe fringes of the Seattle Music Scene(TM) since 1984 (usually on-callor guest appearences). |
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Music Style
Punkadelic |
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Musical Influences
Robin Hitchcock, Kinks, Ramones, Dickies, Oingo-Boingo, |
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Similar Artists
Robin Hitchcock, Kinks, Ramones, Dickies, Oingo-Boingo, |
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Artist History
Histories:Randy Parsons:Rediscovered the British Invasion around the same time Punk shook theworld, while still recovering from the Post-Disco /Top 40 Trauma afterthe 70’s. With Drummer, Kubby White performed in first band as “theRuebs” (later: “the Dead Beats”) in ‘82 - ‘83. Became “Casual Plaids”in ‘84 and began playing shows at parties and some of the dingy wine &beer bars in Seattle. Breifly disbanded in ‘86, went on to form“Picture This”, later called “the Option” with previous CS Bassist,Darren Jones and two members of the just disbanded “Queen Annes”(Guitar/Vocal Tommy O’Connell and Drummer James Gascoigne). Playedevery club in Seattle with many of the locals from ‘86 - ‘88. Sincedisbanded, Randy has continued developing recording technologies in“Beelzubub’s Basement”, and currently owns a 12-track Digital Recording/ Post-Production & Graphics Studio in Seattle. |
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Group Members
Members:Randy Parsons: Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist /(Keyboardist)Busby: Bass PounderKubby White: Drums (Kit & Hand Percusion) Histories:Randy Parsons:Rediscovered the British Invasion around the same time Punk shook theworld, while still recovering from the Post-Disco /Top 40 Trauma afterthe 70’s. With Drummer, Kubby White performed in first band as “theRuebs” (later: “the Dead Beats”) in ‘82 - ‘83. Became “Casual Plaids”in ‘84 and began playing shows at parties and some of the dingy wine &beer bars in Seattle. Breifly disbanded in ‘86, went on to form“Picture This”, later called “the Option” with previous CS Bassist,Darren Jones and two members of the just disbanded “Queen Annes”(Guitar/Vocal Tommy O’Connell and Drummer James Gascoigne). Playedevery club in Seattle with many of the locals from ‘86 - ‘88. Sincedisbanded, Randy has continued developing recording technologies in“Beelzubub’s Basement”, and currently owns a 12-track Digital Recording/ Post-Production & Graphics Studio in Seattle. Kubby:Since the original “Casual Plaids”, has been featured in too many bandsto mention (Wally World, the Blue, Goody Blick and the Country Kind,Gary Heffern, Kaz Murphy, and a million others), has even toured brieflyin the Top-40 Lounge Scene. Master of many faces: Rock, Punk, Jazz,Swing, Funk, Psychedelic, Unameit, etc.... Busby:New Face from San Francisco, played bass in his own act for two years(“...?...”), and adopted the Plaids in 1999, becoming a great complimentto Kub’s phrasing, knitting together a solid and gooey musical substanceof light green color with little tufts of blue fur. Band’s Favorite Color: Plaid |
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Albums
Upcoming release: "Nowhere Pl." |
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Location
Seattle, Wa. - USA |
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