Gringo Motel is a desert twang, instrumental surf band with excursions into mariachi, ambient landscapes, David Lynch, circus music, and outsider art. Their desolate resonance of somber tunes invoke reality as a picture show.
Founded in 1999 by multi instrumentalist and artist Tom Scheponik as a project combining art and music. The idea of the project was to have different people stopping by and staying for a while with no commitment. A demo of was recorded in 2001. That idea turned into the first full length album "Return of El Lobo" (Feb 2005). The album is a tale about a love triangle between a matador, a rooster, and a bull told from the point of view of an uneducated child painter. August 2006, Gringo Motel releases their second album, "Shower Music for the Insane" with even more tales of love, betrayal and revenge. Something for the whole familia!
Gringo Motel will be in the studio (Summer 2007) recording for a 3rd album soon. More details hopefully soon........
Contact for Bookings, Recordings, Session work, Producing, Horoscopes, Recipes,
Love Connections,and Fan Mail: email @ GringoMotel
Members
Tom Scheponik, Robert Hann, Rich Galster, Elliott Hasiuk
Location
Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
Influences
Mariachi, Lhasa de Sela, Calexico, Friends of Dean Martinez, Amor Belhom Duo, Francoiz Breut, Amalia Rodrigues, Dirty Three, the Ventures, Ry Cooder's "Paris, Texas", Hungry Ghosts, David Lynch, Tango
