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The Ashtray Hearts are a six-piece ensemble from Minneapolis that plays what is best described as ‘apartment music.’ Taking elements of Americana, folk, alt-country and other influences, The Ashtray Hearts add eclectic instrumentation (horns, organs, accordions) to create their lonely, broken-hearted sound. http://www.myspace.com/theashtrayhearts .

Fly ashtray was formed in 1983 in the Bronx (New York City) by Chris Thomas, James Kavoussi, Eric Thomas, John Beekman and Mike Anzalone. See the discography for nitpicky details about recordings. At some point, Eric Thomas and Mike Anzalone left the band which put John Beekman from lead vocalist to bassist/guitarist and then James Kavoussi switched from keyboard to guitar. Oh, and the mighty Glen Luttman came aboard on drums. Here might be a good time to mention Spoog, the side project that resulted from impromptu gigs when one or another member of FA was out of town. Also...

Bandmembers: André Pienaar – Vocals, guitar and keyboards. Rudi Cronjé – Lead guitar and backing vocals. Regardt Nel – Bass and backing vocals. Rupert Nel – Drums. Winner of the MK Award 2009 for Best Newcomer, Ashtray Electric, brings you a fresh new sound that is a delicate mixture of foot-tapping beats and rolling riffs. Not adhering to commercial beats, Ashtray Electric is taking the SA Music Scene by their very own handshake of music that is inspired by a large selection of musical styles and genres. Ashtray Electric launched their debut EP “The Dave Sessions” on 19 October 2007....

Celestial Navigations is the result of a collaboration between actor Geoffery Lewis and electronic musicians Geoff Levin and Chris Many. Geoffery Lewis says he was inspired by a trip to Africa and the attention storytellers received, and started to envision his own stories to tell. Celestial Navigations is a fusion of storytelling and music, with a very heavy surrealist element to it. They cover a relatively broad range of themes, from lighthearted to serious, and various subject matter. .

Ashtray Babyhead formed in 1995, the band later changed their name to The Kicks and were signed to XS Records. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2002. With a sound very similar to Weezer, Saves The Day, and The Rentals, the band was known for their "Catchy Tunes" that were known to cause one to "Toe Tap". After touring with such bands as Nada Surf, The Donnas, and Superdrag, The Kicks moved to TVT Records, underwent a lineup change, and released "Hello Hong Kong" in 2003. The band has been inactive since 2004. .