Frankie Emerson

Frankie Emerson

Frankie Emerson , also known as "Frankie Teardrop, (a reference to a song by Suicide)", is an American indie multi-instrumentalist, best known as a current member and for his work with the neo-psychedelic rock band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre [http://www.bjmarchives.com/members/MEMBERS.HTML] .

pindrift

Emerson is a multi-instrumentalist and original member of the music line-up of the neo-psychedelic rock band, Spindrift [http://www.somasomascene.com/spindrift.html] . Along with members; Rob Campanella, Bobby Bones (from Psychic TV), Dave Koenig and band leader, Kirpatrick Thomas, the band took on a new music direction to that of their original experimental style; playing psychedelic music inspired by the spirit of the Old West as mythologized by Western Cinema, Spaghetti Westerns in particular.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Emerson joined The BJM in March, 2000, and is best known for being a current guitarist for the neo-psychedelic rock band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, for which he is notable for his twelve-string guitar and various other contributions, playing lead guitar on the song "When Jokers Attack", as well as others.

He is currently participating in The BJM's 2008 world tour. [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1442368.ece]

Other Projects

Emerson has also contributed to other American rock bands; The Situation and playing bass for neo-psychedelic rock band, The Cold War Direction, fronted by singer/guitarist, Michael Wren.

External links

* [http://thesituation.org/ The Situation's homepage]

References


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