KEVIN MONKO writes the quirky songs and offers vocal stylings and ham-handed guitar. The unpredictable raging sensualist BILL FERGUSSON keeps it lively, playing mandolin, bassouki (only spelled right), and sometimes (reluctantly) guitar. He’ll also provide an occasional pony ride for a lucky fan. NED SONSTEIN smacks the drums when he isn’t busy with Martha Graham Cracker or The Roddenberries or Creem Circus or Candy Volcano. Ray Long, our no-longer secret weapon, takes time from his 11 other projects (Ray Long Band, Candy Volcano, The Roddenberries, etc.) to wield the trombone and caress the keys, while the uber-gifted JOHN CUNNINGHAM is now throttling the bass for us, with which we are thrilled beyond description.

Influences:

The British Invasion, the Japanese Invasion, Edgar Allan Poe, David Bowie, Robyn Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, Captain Beefheart, Donovan, James Brown, The Stooges (Three and Iggy and), Syd Barret, Sun Ra, Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, John Coltrane, Marc Bolan, Television (Verlaine and Lloyd’s as well as the glowing box), King Crimson, Love (Arthur Lee’s and the phenomenon), Honey West, Stanley Kubrick, Brian Eno, Houdini, Fellini, Linguine, Bukowski, Shakespeare, Absinthe, Twin Peaks, the Smothers Brothers, Baudelaire, Stanley Kubrick, Cassius Clay, Bob Pollard, Sly Stone, Big Daddy Roth, The Philadelphia Warriors featuring Buddy Atkinson and Pretty Judy Arnold, Peter Sellers, Apollo 11, Steve Allen, Antonin Artaud, Devo, J.D. Salinger, Alejandro Jodorovsky, Aretha Franklin, Hunter Thompson, Professor Irwin Corey, The Unity Trio, Woody Allen, Rimbaud, Sally Starr, and The Twilight Zone.

Candy Volcano
The supergroup Candy Volcano was formed merging lava-hot talent and taffy-sweet skills from all over the region. It’s a festive tribute to the music of the 1970’s glam rock era served to you on a glittering platter by an extensive cast of colorful performers. 25+ singers and musicians perform works by David Bowie, T Rex,Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Lou Reed, NY Dolls, even Queen, Alice Cooper, and whatever strikes their fancy. They’re not impersonating anyone; they’re playing stellar versions of great songs in a stratospheric atmosphere of rocking high-spirited fun.

Candy Volcano is a street-walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
Candy Volcano is an alligator, it’s a mama papa coming for you.
Candy Volcano is a prima-ballerina on a Spring afternoon.

La Peg Stage / $5 suggested donation