Saturday, November 19 / 9pm / $5
Concombre Zombi & Straight Razor Suicide
@ Lucky Devils
1510 Bengal
633-1636
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Biography
CONCOMBRE ZOMBI
MARK ‘BILL’ CANEPA - Vocals/Guitar
RALPHY BOY - Upright Bass
DESTIN PLEDGER - Drums
From the opening sounds heard on Concombre Zombi's masterpiece "Daylight Comes" record, it is apparent to the listener that no ordinary psychobilly experience is about to unfold. At hand is a remarkable piece of musical work that transcends traditional definitions of psychobilly. Decide for yourself as there may be a new favorite album in store for you right here and now. An urgent calling from the underworld that beckons saints and sinners alike to partake in a hearty and succulent Concombre Zombi feast!
Some of you may remember Mark "Bill" Canepa from his Northern California days with Hayride To Hell, a Santa Cruz psycho band that helped shape the American psychobilly scene that we know and love today. When Mark and his lovely wife Annalisa picked up and moved from Cali to Texas, it wasn't long before Mark had hooked up with local TXPSY pioneer Destin Pledger. Destin plays drums like a hillbilly roughneck all hopped up on 3 rails of methamphetamine that was washed down with140 proof moonshine. A perfect balance between tight and loose. Enter upright bassist extraordinaire from Victoria, Texas…known simply as Ralphy. Ralphy claims to hate psychobilly but he loves himself some Concombre Zombi. With a rock star ego and natural-born talent, Ralphy adds a Hollywood dimension to this motley crew. Together these three diverse personalities compose Concombre Zombi!
Maybe you've seen Concombre Zombi live or heard them on one of the several compilations they've appeared on over the last couple years. It is hard to deny that this band separates itself from standard psychobilly fare through their liberal use of creative songwriting and instrumentation. Influences of classic rock, death rock and metal are only some of the ingredients. You'll swear that Mark must fall asleep every night reading Edgar Allan Poe only to enter a nightmarish slumber filled with troubled human emotions and psychotic other-worldly visions of death and despair. Better him than you, right?
Translated from Latin into English, Concombre Zombi means "zombie cucumber". But actually, 'Concombre Zombi' is a species of plant. Legend has it that in the Caribbean, the Concombre Zombi plant was included in a mixture for "zombification" cocktails served to criminally-minded folk who didn't seem to learn from the error of their ways. If there's any noteworthy comparison between Concombre Zombi the band and Concombre Zombi the plant, it's probably the hypnotic effects that both the music and the properties of the plant share. If you're already a fan of Concombre Zombi the band, you know what this means. Put it this way…once you load into your CD player a copy of Concombre Zombi's new album "Daylight Comes", you are powerless against its hypnotic and relentless brain-bashing. Enjoy these 13 songs of liberation and zombification…see if you too don't fall into a trance that eventually transforms you into a walking ghoul, doomed to trek the planet earth every night until dawn; until daylight comes to save you.
© 2005 Psychobilly*US Records
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Interviews, Reviews and Articles Daylight Comes CD review Under the Volcano #88 Nov/Dec 2005
Daylight Comes CD review Slug Mag Sept 2005
Rapid Fire Interview American Music Press Magazine Summer 2005
Off the Street: Live show review Rank and Revue Vol 1, Issue 24 Dec 2003
Interview with Concombre Zombi HorrorPsycho Nov 2003
Interview with Destin and Mark, Buried Alive CD-demo Review Teenage Kicks - Issue #7 Fall/Winter 2003
Interview with Destin Oklahomapunkscene.com Sept 2002
Buried Alive CD-demo Review Rank and Revue 2003
Rebel Noise Interview with Destin / Run Amok Run Amok / Rebel Noise July 2002
Discography
Concombre Zombi - Daylight Comes (Psychobilly*US Records PSY*US-010) released October 4th, 2005. Available at Psychobilly*US, Amazon.com, and Interpunk.com
1. The Ripper
2. Hellhounds
3. Daylight Comes
4. Marble Orchard
5. Haunted Heart
6. It's Killin' Me
7. No Need
8. Honeymoon In Hell
9. They're Out There
10. Purgatory Souls
11. Evil Machine
12. Psychobilly Madness
13. Buried Alive
Concombre Zombi - Concombre Zombi (4 song CD-sampler, Graverockers GRU604) 2004
1. The Ripper
2. Haunted Heart
3. Evil Machine
4. No Need
Concombre Zombi - Buried Alive (6 song CD-demo, Graverockers GRU603) 2002
1. Hellhounds
2. Daylight Comes
3. Honeymoon In Hell
4. Purgatory Souls
5. Buried Alive
6. The Ripper
Compilations
Concombre Zombi's "The Ripper" appears on American Music Press Magazine's sAMPler Volume 16 (2005 AMP Magazine)
Concombre Zombi's "Evil Machine" appears on Return Of The Hot Rod Zombies on Split 7 Records (2005 Split 7 Media S7CD134)
Concombre Zombi's "No Need" appears on Psycho Ward available from Split 7 Records
Concombre Zombi's "Buried Alive" appears on Kicked Outta Purgatory: Psychobilly (Psychobilly*US label, 2004) available at Hot Topic stores nationwide and at Psychobilly.us
Concombre Zombi's recording of "Flesh and Blood" is featured on Dear Johnny: Tribute to Cash (Johnny Cash tribute compilation CD, 2004) from HairBall8 Records and http://www.ATributeToCash.com