Hypnotic Clambake Live on PBS

Hypnotic Clambake filmed a live set for WXXI (a Rochester, NY PBS affiliate), which will be aired on September 23rd at 7:00 pm. There will also be an audio version of it airing on the 20th and 22nd on 88.5 WRUR. We've already seen a DVD copy of it, and it is very nice. It's filmed in Hi-def, with a surround sound mix. We're looking into seeing what it would take to turn it into a DVD available to you folks for purchase. We'll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out this live version of 500 Robots, which was taken from the show. Enjoy.
For further information check out http://wxxi.org/onstage/schedulelist.html

"Woe is Me" Live

Here is another video of us playing the Wellsville Creative Arts Center. This time the song is "Woe is Me". This video features more views of my mug than anyone should be subjected to.
And watch as I biff the second verse. Hey, there's two whole verses, you can't expect me to remember BOTH of them. Extra special thanks to Angelica14709 for patiently sitting through our sets, and filming all of this great footage.

Yakko's World

This is a song that we used to cover back when Chris Q was in the band. Chris Q actually memorized this whole song.
Do yourself a favor and get yourself some Animaniacs CD's. They're all outstanding. One of my dreams, is to get the bands at the OUR Fest to record an album of Animaniacs covers.
Seriously. I'm not kidding.

Dancing to the Feldmans

Here's a video that someone made, and posted on youtube quite awhile ago. I think that they may have been drinking the tea that Mary Poppins serves. Or perhaps they stole some fizzy lifting drinks. Whichever the case, these people just aren't right. To condone this kind of silly behavior would be simply irresponsible, which is exactly why we support it whole-heartedly.

Live at Wellsville Creative Arts Center Part 2

Here is some video footage that someone shot of us at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center 7/21/07. Our friend John Martz sat in with us that evening. Check him out as he blazes through Old Dan Tucker. Check out JoAnn as she blazes through the guitar solo of "Chef Mobie's Gumbo Gator". And check out Maury as we blaze through the vocal parts of "Psychedelic Polka". And by blaze I mean putz.
This is right after we wandered down to the balloon fair, where we called a carney on one of his scams, and played a round of redneck roulette -which involves a big spinning wheel, and a very dizzy rat.
Dizzy Rat, wasn't he in 2 Live Crew?

OUR Fest 2007 Part 2

Here are some photos taken by the lovely Ami Worthen of the Mad Tea Party

First up, is a glimpse inside of the Freakshow tent. The first exhibit is a plaster cast of a footprint from the mysterious and elusive "Biggun Foot". Biggun Foot, once considered a mere fable, is a giant beast which roams around the North East eating berries, and avoiding human contact. It is kind of an East Coast version of the Pacific Northwest's Sasquatch. The only difference is that it is way more uptight, cusses a lot more, and honks it's horn the second the light turns green -which is really annoying.


Next up, is the first real scientific breakthrough of the OUR Fest. Through the aid of government grants, and many moderately successful bake sales, our team of scientists were able to produce the first automobile to run exclusively on salmon.


Here's a few photos of me and Baby Gramps.
Seriously, I don't know what these two guys are up to, but you can bet that it's no good.



Jason Krekel of the Mad Tea Party in the throes of rocking.


Stewed Mulligan picking, grinning, scaring the children.


Here's a rare stage-eye view of Saturday afternoon.


This is a view of the fabled Stewed Mulligan camp. Rumor has it, that the Stews actually sleep playing their instruments. Sometimes, while they're jamming away, you can actually give them a nudge, and they'll tip over like cows. Be careful though, because Stew tipping can be very dangerous, and could result in a banjo to the forehead.



Here's Ami Worthen, the taker of these photo's, next to artist Phil Cheney.


Thanks for the great photos Ami.
I already can't wait until next year's festival.

Cool Student Video

Here's a cool film done by a student with an old-fashioned camera. The soundtrack is done by none other than Hypnotic Clambake! The song is 'Bulgarian Boogie' off of the 'Square Dance Messiah' CD. Than you Ethan Troopa for making us part of your film!
Dig it:

Photos from OUR Fest 2007

Another fantabulous year for the OUR Fest. Perfect weather, great music, and enough grins to go home with leftovers. Hi-lites? The whole danged weekend was superb. I don't want to toot my own horn or anything but, HONK!

Here is a photo of the set-up session Wednesday night. Janice Grosshans is on the stage, and Phil Cheney is in the foreground.


Here's what the stage looked like.


Here is the tent that housed the freak show, and the man eating chicken. Screams of fear and delight could be heard eminating from it all weekend long.


Here is the bewteeful Ami Worthen from Mad Tea Party, who arrived Thursday night.



Here is a photo of Phil Cheney in transit.


Phil Cheney in transit, with yours truly in the foreground


While we were chatting, a cat walked up to us carrying a frog in it's mouth. The cat dropped the frog in front of us, and ran away. Phil and Jason Krekel walked down to investigate the health of the poor frog.


Phil and Jason, upon deciding that the frog was in good enough health to be released from their care, returned it back to the pond to see it's friends.


Here is a rare glimpse of the community artist studio at Brushwood. This is where all of the bands hang out, chat, and munch cereal.


Here is jason Krekel of Mad Tea Party, about to show a bowl of greens who's boss.


Here is a sculpture someone made at Brushwood. In the background is the room with the swimming pool, and hot-tub -another reason to show up a few days early at the OUR Fest.


Here is the robot that preaches the law of repetition. The law of repetition.


Here is a shot of the fire-pit/ drum circle. In the background is a May-pole.


This is a large sculpture that someone made at the drum circle.


Mad Tea Party's Friday night set.


Stewed Mulligan, Friday night.


Here's Maury and JoAnn breaking down the merchandise booth Friday night.


JoAnn Vaccaro


Here's some photos of JoAnn Vaccaro's Saturday afternoon set. She is a woman of many hats. A suitcase full, to be exact.




Here's Baby Gramps' Saturday afternoon set, backed up with 2/3 of Mad Tea Party.




More photos to come. Stay tuned...

Alfred University

Here is yet another installment of "Photos I got off the web without any reference as to who shot them".

This was a fun show we played at Alfred University. I'm guessing that this was late 2002, or early 2003. I think that this is one of the first nights that I started playing bass after Jim Kuras quit. I don't know whose bass that is, actually. The line up here, from left to right, is Mark Phillips -drums, Me -bass, Maury, Bram Glik -sax and scrubs, and Robert Lift -guitar. We actually fiddle player Pete at this gig, who stayed with us for about a year.

This was a particularly fun evening, because this was the night we marched the audience all of the way across the quad. We marched everyone downstairs into the lobby, and then decided to leave through the front doors into the evening. I would say it was about 75 to 100 people.
We marched everyone way out accross the campus until we found these to guys sitting under a tree imbibing in the substance of their choice. So we, and the other 100 people, surrounded these guys and gave them an impromptu show.
We found out later that some fuddy duddy college administration type called security and reported us, resulting in a fine for the organization that put together the show.




Here we are heading down the stairs to the lobby.


Here we are heading out across the quad.


Here we are returning to the lobby, with a few more people than we had when we left.





These are the guys who put together the show.
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Rooney 'till your dog don't know ya.

Baby Gramps does Letterman

Last August we were psyched to find out that Gramps was booked to play The Late Show. We were even more psyched to see that our pal Jason Krekel was going to be joining him. That's him playing the banjo in the back.

The spirit of the OUR Fest has penetrated the mainstream!

The song is "Cape Cod Girls" from a CD called "The Rogue's Gallery", which is a collection of modern interpretations of Sea Chanteys done by the likes of Nick Cave, Rufus Wainright III, Sting, Bono, etc. etc. etc. Gramps actually has TWO songs on this CD, including the opening song that kicks off the whole collection.

OUR Fest 2005 Photos Part 2


These are photos that I shot during the 2005 OUR Fest.

These first two were taken the Wednesday night before the festival. The first one is of the bridge over the creek. The lights kind of give off a pearly-gates-type look. The second one is of the stage.



These two were taken Thursday night. I was hanging out with the Snake Oil Medicine Show crew, and the Mad Tea Party. It was a nice evening full of pluckin' Yuke's, and flappin' gums. It was a particularly nice sunset that night.


Here's Jason Krekel of Mad Tea Party, and George Pond, then of Snake Oil Medicine Show, but currently residing in CX-1.


Here's Caroline Pond of Snake Oil Medicine Show, singing with Ami Worthen of Mad Tea Party.



Here's something from during the festival. It was a jam session with members of the Mad Tea Party, and Snake Oil Medicine Show



Here's some rare photographic evidence of Phil Cheney, capturing some rare photographic evidence of yours truly.



Here are our sound guys Skip, and Larry. I thought I was being slick taking their picture, but discovered later that they were looking right at me.



Here's a photo of The Johnsons, who are now known as Rainbow Tribe.



Here's a night shot of the Snake Oil Medicine Show set. It's actually hard to figure out whose set it is that I'm looking at, because Saturday evening at the OUR Fest tends to turn into a big jam session. Chris Kew of Clambake, Jiggle The Handle, and The Recipe fame, sat in on this set.



Here's George Pond sprinkling science on the audience.



And, last but not least, is the lovely and talented Baby Gramps. We were lucky that he was still able to perform, despite the fact that he had a bone in his leg.