Neighborhood Texture Jam is a

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...

rock

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who fuse elements of

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and

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into a heavy, rhythmic rock sound. Notable for a member responsible for providing the "texture" - an ever-changing assembly of 55-gallon oil drums, hub caps, corrugated sheet metal, household appliances and other found objects that serve as auxiliary percussion. The band was originally formed in 1984 at

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by Joe Lapsley and Ed Scott. The first incarnation of the band lasted three gigs before breaking up. Reforming in 1988, the band signed with Feralette Records and achieved national recognition with their debut album, ''Funeral Mountain'', released in 1990. Following a line-up change in which Tom Murphy was replaced by John Whittemore, the band switched labels to

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and released 1993's ''Don't Bury Me In Haiti''. 1994 saw another change in labels when

closed its alternative mainstream division to concentrate on Christian music. The band landed on Snerd Records and released the 7" single, ''Rush Limbaugh-Evil Blimp/Awesome'' in 1994 and the full-length album, ''Total Social Negation'' in 1996. After a long recording hiatus, the band premiered its long-rumored rock opera, ''Frank Rizzo at Colonus'' in 2003, following up with a repeat performance in 2006. 2006 also saw the release of a pair of B-Side albums, ''They Buried Me In Memphis, Vols. 1 and 2'' on Snerd Records.

Current Band Members

*Joe Lapsley -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

*Tee Cloar -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Steven Conn -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

Paul Buchignani Paul Buchignani (born October 31, 1967) is an American drummer who came into musical prominence for his work with The Afghan Whigs on the ''Black Love'' album and subsequent tour. Buchignani graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN in 1989. ...

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

*Greg Easterly -

texture Texture may refer to: Science and technology * Surface texture, the texture means smoothness, roughness, or bumpiness of the surface of an object * Texture (roads), road surface characteristics with waves shorter than road roughness * Texture (c ...

*John Whittemore -

Former Members

*Ed Scott -

*Sloan Wilson - texture *Carter Green - texture *Tony Pantuso -

*Tom Murphy -

*Mark Harrison -

*Fletcher Ward -

Former Auxiliary Members

*Derek Van Lynn -

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

*Montie Davis -

*Sam Nowlin - texture

Album Discography

*''Funeral Mountain'' (1990) *''Don't Bury Me In Haiti'' (1993) *''Total Social Negation'' (1996) *''They Buried Me In Memphis, Vol. 1'' (2006) *''They Buried Me In Memphis, Vol. 2'' (2006)

Single Discography

*''McThorazine/Waiting In Sverdlovsk'' (1992) *''Rush Limbaugh-Evil Blimp/Awesome'' (1994)

External links

Neighborhood Texture Jam Official WebsiteMySpace
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