Amoeba Music

Friends of Dean Martinez are one of those bands that seem to have sprung directly from their physical environment. Currently based in Austin, Texas, the ensemble originally formed in Tucson, Arizona, and it is nigh on impossible to describe their sound without using the word “desert.” Guitarist Bill Elm is at the center of the project, and his emotive slide guitar is the voice that penetrates an instrumental collage of 60s surf, sultry lounge, Spanish/Latin jazz and Western, desert twang. Elm founded the project in 1994 with other musicians from the Tucson scene, like Joey Burns and John Convertino from Calexico (the latter also from Giant Sand) and Van Christian from Naked Prey. Originally called Friends of Dean Martin, the band had to change... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie, Country Rock, Americana

City Of Origin:

Tuscon, ,Arizona United States

Formed Date:

1999