The Mermen

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The Mermen
Origin
surf rock
Years active1989–present
LabelsMesa Blue Moon (Atlantic), Kelptone
MembersJim Thomas (guitar)
Jennifer Burnes (bass)
Martyn Jones (drums)
Past membersVince Littleton, 2000-2002

Prairie Prince, 1998–present (alt)
Randy Clark, 1999-2000

Mike Silverman
, 1999-2000

Allen Whitman, 1989-1998, 2004-2014
Websitemermen.net

The Mermen are an American

San Francisco, California formed in 1989.[1][2]
They have since moved to Santa Cruz, California.

The group's sound was originally rooted in

Sony PlayStation video game Road Rash 3D
and have contributed music for films as well.

The 2010 album, In God We Trust, was their first release in a decade. It was followed in December 2012 by their first full-length Christmas release, "Do You Hear What I Hear - A Very MERMEN Christmas".

Thomas also fronts The Shitones, an associated band that features some of the same personnel (Jennifer Burnes on bass, and Shigemi Komiyama on drums prior to his 2014 death.

The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix
and others.

Albums

References

  1. ^ Roos, John (1996-05-02). "O.C. LIVE; Riding the Next Wage?; Mermen add a spacey guitar psychedelia and an aggressive, punkish tone to venerable surf music". Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. F2. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  2. ^ "The Amazing California Health and Happiness Road Show" Pop Matters. Retrieved 2015-8-8.
  3. ^ a b McDonald, Steven. "Biography of Mermen". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  4. ^ RIP: Shigemi Komiyama, Halu owner and Shitones drummer, Paolo Lucchesi (2014) SFGAte.com, accessed 29 November 2017

External links

Live shows

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