Friends of Dean Martinez

Friends of Dean Martinez
Also known as	Friends of Dean Martin
Origin	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Genres	Post-rock Instrumental rock Americana Lounge
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Sub Pop Knitting Factory Glitterhouse Narnack Aero Recordings
Associated acts	Calexico, Giant Sand, Naked Prey
Website	www.billelm.com
Members	Bill Elm Naim Amor Joe Peña Thøger Tetens Lund Tommy Larkins
Past members	Joey Burns Van Christian John Convertino Woody Jackson Dave Lachance Andrew Gerfers Mike Semple

Friends of Dean Martinez is an instrumental rock/post-rock band featuring members of Giant Sand, Calexico, and Naked Prey. The band combines Americana with electronica, ambient, lounge, psychedelia and dub and intertwines surf rock-inspired lead guitars.

The band was formed in Tucson, Arizona as an experimental side-project by various members of Giant Sand, Calexico and Naked Prey. Their debut album, The Shadow of Your Smile, was released on the Sub Pop label in 1995.

Friends of Dean Martinez have gone through a variety of line-ups in Los Angeles and Austin, Texas before reforming in Tucson. Currently, the band includes Bill Elm on steel guitar and organ, Naim Amor on guitar, Tommy Larkins on percussion, Joe Peña on drums and Thøger Tetens Lund on bass.

They performed a live score to the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin. Film-scoring work includes the Richard Linklater film Fast Food Nation and the John Waters narrated feature documentary Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea.

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