THE GRIFTERS
BIO
MEMBERS:
Stan Gallimore – drums
Tripp Lamkins – bass, guitar, moog, electric piano
Dave Shouse – vocals, guitar, piano, clavinet, harmonica
Scott Taylor – vocals, guitar, organ, mellotron
WHERE FROM:
Memphis, Tennessee
WHERE NOW:
Practicing together and booking shows. Scott Taylor is also working on a project called Lucky.
DATE FORMED:
1989
HOW FORMED:
They got together in 1989 as A Band Called Bud with Tripp Lamkins on bass, Dave Shouse on drums, and Scott Taylor on guitar and effects. They changed their name to The Grifters in 1990 when Stan Gallimore joined on drums—moving Shouse to guitar. Immediately, things began to happen for the Grifters as they put out 7”s on their own label, Doink Records.
HIGHLIGHT:
“A grifter is a conman. We see stuff after the fact, and we can correlate that we grift all this music and actually have people believe it’s good. We get slagged for having records sound like compilations, whereas most groups now, they have their shtick and beat you over the head with it for ten or 12 songs. All the combinations haven’t been exhausted; we’re just trying to find them. It’s not unlike being in a jazz band where someone comes in and says, ‘Here’s five cords, let’s run with it.’ They have the technique; we flip a coin and see what happens.” – Scott Taylor
“I guess the Grifters are most appreciated in the big US cities: San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Philly—maybe Seattle, but I was never sure. As far as countries go, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia, somewhat. Folks in Memphis still like us as much as they ever did. I’m not sure why though. But we also had very big fun in little liberal arts schools in the…
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RELEASES
FEATURED
The Grifters / Hillbilly - T-GRIW
white with full color front print, small black sub pop back logo.
Full Lengths
Full Blown Possession
Aint My Lookout
TOUR DATES
- No tour dates scheduled at this time.
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PRESS
- Cover - Full Blown Possession
- Cover - Aint My Lookout
