Mike Sessa Discography of CDs

Mike Sessa albums Journeyman country musician Ted Russell Kamp, whose day job is playing bass behind Shooter Jennings, has become noticeably prolific as a solo artist of late, with Divisadero being his third album in less than two years, following NorthSouth and Nashville Fineline. A host of familiar country-rock ...

Mike Sessa discography The lines between MC5 and Stooges guitar abrasion, glam's penchant for fun, and metal's bombast get more twisted than your sister on this hodgepodge of rare singles, live cuts, outtakes, spit-takes, and self-realized mistakes from a band that would define Los Angeles if the world was ...

Mike Sessa albums 11 songs, Rock and Roll, Country. Fun, Sad, Outrageous. Bar band-y. Intimate. Most of these songs were written and recorded on the road. On tour buses. In hotel rooms. In random studios around the country. And at home in the living room This is a record of songs ...

Mike Sessa CD discography Slide guitarist/vocalist Stan West's album liner notes say this: "It was a magic night just over 10 years ago. It was my birthday and my good friend and ultimate guitar player (Jeff Ross) was filling in for an ailing Jack O'Boyle, and my "sons" were the ...

Mike Sessa music CDs It's clear from Live that the Cheetahs have a musical kinship with Detroit and its gritty style of rock (both the Stooges and the MC5 are covered here), but while the group has plugged into the city's adrenaline-driven style, they seemed to have substituted the R&B ...

Mike Sessa songs This 1994 release was the breakthrough for El Vez. After a stint with the punk band the Zeros, Robert Lopez adopted the El Vez moniker. He began successfully mixing a reverence for Elvis Presley with a broad musical palette, infusing it all with socially conscious lyrics ...

Mike Sessa CD discography Recorded in the 1980's. The Joneses (L.A.): Steve Houston (vocals, guitar); Steve Olson (vocals, bass guitar); Mitch Dean (drums); Jeff Drake, Greg Kuehn, Rhys Williams. Personnel: Steve Houston, Jeff Drake, Rhys Williams (vocals, guitar); Scott Franklin, Steve Olson (vocals); Greg Kuehn (piano); Mike Sessa, Mitch Dean (drums). Liner Note ...

Mike Sessa music CDs Photographer: Randall Michelson. Arranger: El Vez. Personnel: Gabriel Tenorio, Jim Avgeris (electric guitar); Louis Fanucchi (accordion); Rami Jaffee (keyboards); Larry Mahales (drums, congas); Mike Sessa (drums, percussion); Peter Tomlinson (percussion); Que Linda Thompson, Morag McPherson, Erica Paige, Alice Armendariz (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Earle Mankey; El Vez.

Mike Sessa discography On this album, the Streetwalkin' Cheetahs display influences ranging from the early Stooges to hardcore punk and garage rock. The range of styles, however, does not so much reflect the band's versatility as it suggests their evolution through playing in the manner of their heroes. Several raw, Stooge-like songs sound too much alike, with almost unintelligible vocals. One song, "Why You Gotta Come First," is played so ...

Mike Sessa songs /The BellRays. Personnel: Frank Meyer (vocals, guitar); Lisa Kekaula (vocals); Art Jackson, Tony Fate (guitar); Mike Sessa, Ray Chin (drums). Recording information: Swinghouse Studios (09/19/1999).