Artist description Alternative Tentacles Recording Artists

Music Style Country, Alternative, Psychobilly, Hardcore Revival, Indie

Musical Influences Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, Tom Waits

Similar Artists Tom Waits, Violent Femmes, Buck Owens

Artist History My name is Slim Cessna and I am a country/western singer. I also like to fancy myself an entertainer. I believe that I am a glorious entertainer, and performing in a country/western band has always been my fondest dream. My band, SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB, formed over a few beers in my Denver, CO basement in 1993 (I think). Since then, we've had some very good times with a revolving ensemble. The current line-up, together since 1998, features Jay Munly, who has also released some fine solo albums. Playing music with these fellows has been the best time of my life. We are great friends, and we share a common goal- to make music, notes, and words that do nothing short of amaze us. We have no rules to follow. We have no structure. We can take songs places that other songs haven't been before. Somehow, though, I believe we are still very much a country band. Unfortunately, the people who like traditional country music tend to get pissed off when I try, on occasion, to sing like Barry Manilow. As far as the religious aspect of my lyrics, I have some issues, I suppose, having grown up the son of a Baptist preacher. I have no idea if any of it is true or not, but Jesus and Satan have become like family. It's easier to sing about them just to clear my head. In the early years, we played every weekend, sometimes twice. I'm sure anyone in Denver would tell you that they grew quite sick of us at that time. Initially, only five people would attend our shows. However, after a few years, they started to bring friends. The local press christened our fans "Cessnuts". We stopped performing every weekend, and suddenly things began to happen for SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB. We released our self-titled debut record in 1995, and our second album, "American Country Music Changed Her Life" (1998), is a live recording from Denver's Bluebird Theater. Robert Ferbrache has engineered all of our releases, and I believe that is why they are so wonderful. Bob is also a cranky bastard. Over the years, we have opened for Johnny Cash, Kristin Hersh, Cracker, Cake, and local buddies 16 Horsepower, among many others. In 1998, a club in Paris flew us over to perform nightly for two weeks. Our newest release, "Always Say Please and Thank You"(September 2000), is available on Alternative Tentacles Records. It contains thirteen songs soaked in country, hillbilly, and rock & roll, sprinkled with banjo, fiddle, pedal-steel guitar, keyboard, bass, harmonium, auto harp, accordion, and a dash of yodeling. A few years ago, Jello Biafra gave me a good and accurate description of The Auto Club: "The country band that plays the bar at the end of the world." I like that one a lot, and I think it sums things up perfectly. -- from Slim The band is as follows: Slim Cessna- singing, guitar and banjo John Rumley- several intruments, including the pedal steel guitar and the banjo The Reverend Dwight Pentacost- the Jesus and Mary doubleneck guitar and banjo Munly- several instruments, including the banjo Ordy- drums. He also owns a mexican resurant with his wife in Denver. Danny Pants- the bass fiddle

Group Members Slim Cessna, Rumley, Munly, Ordy, Dwight Pentacost, Danny Pants

Instruments Accordian, pedal steel, baritone guitar, contrabass, banjo, zither, bells, violin, mandolin, drums, keyboards

Albums American Country Music Changed Her Life, Always Say Please and Thank You

Press Reviews visit www.slimcessnasautoclub.com to see press reviews

Location Denver, CO - USA

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