Artist description Righteous Eclectic Music for all Plant and Animal Life.

Music Style an eclectic mix of modern and traditional musical styles, but mostly fun big big rock, funk and soul..

Musical Influences neil young, dr. dre, frank zappa, santana, al green, pizzacato five, miles davis, Phish, pharoah sanders, willie nelson, django reinhardt, snoop dogg, david grisman, curtis mayfield & the impressions, slayer, ben folds five, beastie boys, ramnad krishnan, james taylor, lynryd skynyrd, the beatles, bach, allman bros. band, trey anastasio, bjork, lester flatt and earl scruggs, jethro tull, leon redbone, iron maiden, aretha franklin, the beach boys, derek trucks, notorious b.i.g., timbaland, freddie king, stevie wonder, doc watson, freestyle fellowship, haydn, hank williams, dinosaur jr., the meters, teddy pendergrass, mike watt, outkast, keith jarrett, kool and the gang, rza, crazy horse, geto boyz, sam and dave, joni mitchell, michael jackson, da lench mob, hiro noodles, bob marley, john coltrane, alice coltrane, ennio morricone, astrud gilbrerto, ice cube, george clinton, uriah heep, the misfits, cannonball adderly, minutemen, vince guaraldi, the keef hartley band, if, led zepplin, prince, supergod, the monkees, firehose, the charlie daniels band, leonard cohen, wutang clan, black flag, isley brothers, soft machine

Similar Artists it's a pretty original sound, you just gotta figure that out for yourself..

Artist History Parakeet Nelson is Chris Cates, John Wayne, Dwayne Wallace, and Dave Brockway, a rock/soul/jam band out of Athens, Ga. The band was originally formed in 1996 at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. by Cates, before relocating to Georgia in 1998. Arriving in Athens, Cates created a top notch ghetto music production company (Mealtime Brown Productions) and joined forces with formidable bass player Dwayne Wallace and Alabama guitar legend John Wayne. This was the beginning of the truely magical lineups that put things on a cosmic level the last three years. The line-ups included current and former Athens music scene legends Mike Elam, Gary Hartle, Seth Hendershot, Hiro Noodles and more. Dave Brockway (formerly of day by the river), signed on as the full time drummer in Aug. '02 solidifying the current line-up which consequently lost elam, hartle & hendershot to an Austin, Texas migration. The band is currently touring regularly throughout the southeast in support of the new album "Risky Biscuits" which has been garnering praise from fans and music critics all over the world. Several songs from "Risky Biscuits" are currently available for download on this site. Other Parakeet records can be purchased at Athensmusic.net or through dustbunnyrecords.com, there is also more fun-filled information indirectly related at hironoodles.com. parakeet nelson t-shirts are also available by email request

Group Members Chris Cates aka Parakeet - vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin & piano. John Wayne - lead guitar Dwayne Wallace - bass guitar & vocals Dave Brockway - drums John Kell - alto sax Andrej Kurti - violin

Instruments guitar, bass, drums, piano, harmonica, trumpet, saxophone, percussion, mandolin

Albums Mealtime Brown presents... Parakeet Nelson ('00), Parakeet Nelson & Phallic Phungus - Oct. 3, 2001 Live, Good With Gravy (acoustic '99), Servin' it Up ('98), Risky Biscuits (may '03)

Press Reviews Flagpole Magazine Review for "Mealtime Brown presents... Parakeet Nelson" by Chris Morris. Normally, I find hippy-dippy whitebread, feel-good, funk rock pretty nauseating; you know, the kind that bands like the spin doctors helped make popular in the early '90s. this was my first impression of parakeet nelson, pseudonym for songwriter and multi-instrumentalist chris cates adn his collaborators (which includes the prolific local multi-instrumentalist/indie rock impresario hiro noodles). Forunately, further examination of parakeet nelson's debut proved my first impressions wrong. there is far too much genuine rock and roll spunkiness, pop sensibility and goofy humor to simply dismiss this as another groove rock wank-o-rama. "Good Health" and the instrumental "Pigeon with the Money Riff" indicate this rock and roll spirit especially well. "Egg Sandwich" is an amusing song extollying th virtues of Bojangle's grub. "Paradigm Shifting" featuring the excellent trumpet playing by mike elam, is yet another highlight. this is a bright funky and varied album with a great sense of humor, and it's utterly infectious.

Additional Info you can find out more at www.parakeetnelson.com

Location athens, georgia - USA

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