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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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