| The
Band |
Lucid Nation -
Tamra Spivey
|
| Tamra
Spivey (All CDs) (Capricorn)
 Lead
voice, guitar, bass, drums. Number One founder, Five Star General of underground
rock, Supreme Critic of Universal Culture, student of the martial arts. Pets:
one black cat, two parakeets, three goldfish. 3 unknown talents: chocolate souffles,
altar decoration, green thumb. Currently making art and music. |
Ronnie
Pontiac (all CDs) (Aquarius)
 Sidekick
words, sidekick voice, guitar, bass, drums, piano, founding member. People like
to talk to Ronnie about music, guitars, amps, pedals, astrology, life after death,
strange sexual obsessions, GTOs, obscure history, starting businesses, cats, dreams,
choosing stocks, DBZ, tragic family karma. Currently Ronnie is making music. |
Diane
Naegel (Tacoma
Ballet) (Virgo)
 Diane
is founder of Ruby Slipper.
Having studied piano as a child, never having played with a band, Diane took up
the challenge and played beautifully on the Tacoma sessions, keeping up with the
likes of Patty Schemel and Greta Brinkman. 3 unknown talents: a mere intern she
designed purses celebrities strutted on television, chocolate cake, thrift fashion
expert. Currently: back home at school in Cinci Ohio for three months, Diane is
designing the CD booklet for the first Tacoma sessions release. |
Lafrae
Olivia Sci (recording in January) (Cancer)
 Drums.
Olivia is one of NYC's finest and most in demand jazz drummers, but her skills
are as impressive when she plays rock, punk, blues, hip hop and anything else.
Read all about her here: http://www.drummergirl.com.
She performs and records with jazz legend Rachel Z's Trio. |
| INACTIVE
MEMBERS |
Debbie
Haliday (The Stillness of Over) (Aquarius)
 Words,
voice, drums, bass, guitar, founding member Descendent of Doc Haliday, nicknamed
Einstein for her love of physics, first one in Lucid Nation to improvise. Currently:
in Hawaii |
Nick
Romero (The Stillness of Over)
Drums. Former member of popular L.A. punk band The Limeys, Nick dropped in to
cover gigs after Debbie left the band. His only recording with Lucid Nation is
Ronnie's epic cover of Sonic Youth's "Youth Against Fascism" at the Anti Censorship
show protesting the Republican National Convention in San Diego. Currently: unknown.
|
Erin
McCarley (American Stonehenge) (Taurus)
 Drums,
voice, words, guitar, bass. Erin's first band opened for Lucid Nation at Debbie's
next to last show. She jumped in when Nick bailed. Erin helped organize many girl
friendly shows at Koo's Anarchist Cafe in Santa Ana. She left Lucid Nation during
a grueling national tour. Erin lives in Olympia Washington, she has toured and/or
recorded with The Makeshift Conspiracy, Shotgun Won, Delta Dart. |
Tia
Sprocket (DNA, Suburban Legends) (Aries)
 Tia
joined Lucid Nation for the last three gigs of the 1998 national tour then came
to Los Angeles to record. Tia has played with Sexpod, Raging Slab, and Luscious
Jackson. Currently: working on her own songs. |
Grit Maldonado
(DNA, Suburban Legends) (Cancer)
 Bass.
Margaret is bass player for all female hardcore underground legends Girl Jesus.
|
Danette
Lee (DNA, Suburban Legends) (Aries)
 Guitar.
Danette has played guitar for White Trash Debutants, Pissant, and Twinstar. Currently:
unknown. |
John
Sellers (Nonpoetic Rain: Live on KXLU) (Pisces)
Bass. John was bass player for The Countdowns, one of Jon Spencer's favorite bands,
they opened for JSBX all over America and Europe. John suggested the tasty Pere
Ubu cover "Heart of Darkness" and was prime mover of the KXLU lineup. Currently:
unknown. |
Troy
Taroy (Nonpoetic Rain: Live on KXLU)
Guitar. Troy was guitarist of the notorious punk band The L.A. Times, and of avant
garde obscurists Dinette Set. Currently: unknown. |
Craig Waters
(Nonpoetic Rain: Live on KXLU) (Aries)
Drums. Craig drummed for The Countdowns. Currently: drumming for Double Zero,
one of L.A.'s freshest jazz ensembles. |
Liam Philpot
(Nonpoetic Rain: Live on KXLU)
Sax. Liam from Manchester UK was sax player for The Countdowns. Currently: Liam
plays with Double Zero. |
Greta Brinkman
(Tacoma Ballet) (Aries)
Bass. Greta plays bass in Moby's band. She was in the legendary hardcore band
Unseen Force. |
Patty Schemel
(Tacoma Ballet) (Taurus)
Drums. Patty drums for Hole and Courtney Love. |
Larry Schemel
(unreleased Tacoma sessions) (Aries)
Guitar. Larry is an ex-Flesheater and seminal figure in Northwestern punk and
garage rock. We don't have a picture of Larry yet. |
Kayla Tabb
(unreleased Tacoma sessions)
Occasional percussion. Kayla drums for Brakelight District. |
| THEY
NEVER RECORDED BUT THEY ARE LUCID NATION |
| Yves:
guitar Played with us at The Garage, lent Ronnie the Clapton Strat on his cover
of Youth Against Fascism, inspired the music of the song Television. |
| Miles:
drums Played some anarchy shows with us in Los Angeles. |
| Donna:
keyboard Somewhere in the recesses of Colonel Kirby's gigantic video collection
is his master of Team Dresch and Lucid Nation playing an empty art gallery downtown
L.A. Donna Dresch guests on keys for Lucid Nation's big finish. |
| OTHER
PHOTOS |
