Artist description Think of the sound Scooby Doo might make if he ran over The Partridge Family in the Mystery Van on his way to a death-metal Elvis impersonator concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Well, no. Not Really. Did we mention we have a chick that plays PUNK ROCK TUBA !!! (and also manages the local classical radio station. This part, we swear we're not making up.)

Music Style Punk Polka, Spoken Dyslexia, Painful Humor

Musical Influences Wayne Newton, Englebert Humperdinck, Liberace, Elvis, Danzig, Megadeth, B-52s, Andrew Lloyd Weber, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the Klezmer Orchestra.

Similar Artists We think we sound like John Denver, but others say we're more like Mel Torme.

Artist History The band TIPPY ELVIS originated as an Elvis impersonator band in Alamo, NV. When the band's original frontman, Elvus Schneck, was incarcerated for poor thigh-hygiene, the band picked the defense attorney for their new lead singer. Reduced to playing fourth rate poetry gatherings, the band nearly broke-up when its original bass player, Alice Hornwick, died from close proximity to an exploding smart drink dispenser. The band found inspiration and a new sort of bass when they found a tuba player stranded near Barstow. TIPPY ELVIS is available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and bankruptcy proceedings. The songs on this site were actually recorded live at a Public Radio Station (KNPR, Las Vegas) the band hijacked, mistaking it for the Luv Boat. Tippy Elvis at its most mediocre, we assure you.

Group Members Dayvid Figlar: Words, Law, More Words. Ginger Bruner: Tuba Chick, Radio Vorca, Camp Counselor, Clown. Sean Jones: Ivories, Accordion (right-hand only), Cartoons. Brian Weiss: Strings, Geek, Vampyre, Sexual Deviant. Joe Malone: Skins, Prophet, Cat Lover, Rock God.

Instruments ...should be kept away from us at all costs, lest we try to play them. Please don't ask Dayvid to play the "G" Song. It's the only chord he knows. Really.

Albums Nah, we're underground (i.e. poor). If you think we're funny, and you want our bodies, come on baby and BUY THE DAM(N) CD.

Press Reviews Oh, we've had plenty. Mostly bad. We had Mojo Nixon open for us once. We played live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for the LOOP97FM in Chicago. We're infamous. Heck, we ARE the press. Ask ANY local Las Vegas music critic and they'll tell you anything you want to know, and less (we like to get them drunk and take incriminating photos of them with whichever animal our friend Josh happens to bring over that night. Who needs good press when you have blackmail photos?). Perhaps it's fair to add that by day, Tippy Elvis masquerades as A) The ops. mgr. of KNPR 89.5, B)A music professor at UNLV, C)An art teacher at a local high school, D) An independent internet consultant, E) A deputy public defender, or F) All of the above. Hint, folks... truth is usually stranger than fiction. We are also known for bringing LIVE TIGERS & MONKEYS, Fire Eaters, Professional Clowns, Oompa Loompas, Velvet Elvis paintings, Multi-colored mannequins, and an ironing board personal signed by Danny Partridge to our gigs. How we fit this stuff in Ginger's Toyota, we'll never know.

Additional Info Did we mention you should send us money? We'll take good care of it, we promise.

Location Las Vegas, NV - USA

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