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STIFF Licks presents Ricky Lee Robinson and Jon Hyde with Transmissionary Six
New York-via-San Francisco rocker Ricky Lee Robinson is a one-man band, but not like Prince or Lenny Kravitz or any of those other 'geniuses' notorious for fussily neat-freaking themselves into playing every instrument on their records. Performing and recording several instruments simultaneouslyâincluding a foot-controlled three-piece drum kit and a guitar specially rigged with a 'polyphonic octaver' to cover the high and low endsâRobinsonâs an old-timey one-man band, like that sad guy in the straw hat at Six Flags whose eye contact you and your punk friends made sure to avoid. But instead of barking out dixieland ditties or knee-cymbal soloing to When the Saints Go Marching in, Robinson uses this unusual performance style to revel in his serious jones for obscure 60s- and 70s-era Nuggets-friendly pop.
Jon Hyde's influences are Buck Owens, Elvis Costello, Lloyd Green and strong coffee.
Transmissionary Six's influences are mark hollis. john fante. mark eitzel. george herriman. kristin hersh. stina nordenstam. scott walker. julian cope. tucker martine. julie london. They sound like "defeat".
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LocationRendezvous Jewel Box Theater
2322 2nd ave
Seattle, WA 98121
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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