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Red Krayola (formerly The Red Crayola) was a psychedelic experimental rock band from Houston, Texas, formed by art students at theUniversity of St.Thomas (Texas) in 1966. The band was led by singer/guitarist and visual artist Mayo Thompson, along with drummer FrederickBarthelme (brother ofnovelist Donald Barthelme) and Steve Cunningham. Their work prefigured punk, post-punk, indie rock and the no wavescene in 1980s New York City.They made noise rock, psychedelia and occasionally folk/country songs and instrumentals in a DIY fashion, an approach that presaged the lo-fiaestheticof many 1990s US ...read more
Red Krayola (formerly The Red Crayola) was a psychedelic experimental rock band from Houston, Texas, formed by art students at theUniversity of St.Thomas (Texas) in 1966. The band was led by singer/guitarist and visual artist Mayo Thompson, along with drummer FrederickBarthelme (brother ofnovelist Donald Barthelme) and Steve Cunningham. Their work prefigured punk, post-punk, indie rock and the no wavescene in 1980s New York City.They made noise rock, psychedelia and occasionally folk/country songs and instrumentals in a DIY fashion, an approach that presaged the lo-fiaestheticof many 1990s US indie rock groups. Reviewing the band has produced conflicted results - in an extremely positive review fromPitchfork Media, criticAlex Lindhardt wrote "It's a band that has no idea how to play its instruments. In fact, they don't even know whatinstruments are, or if the guitarist hasthe ability to remain conscious long enough to play whatever it is a 'note' might be." He added, "This is aband that was paid ten dollars to stop aperformance in Berkeley. If Berkeley's not having it, you know you're in for rough sledding."Thompson has continued using the name, in its legally required permutation The Red Krayola, for his musical projects since. « hide |
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