Biography

     Proudly hailing from diverse and colorful New Orleans, Glasgow is a rock band that marries neat suburban charm with boisterous city noise. The outfit centers around the prodigious, string-playing Craft brothers, whose preteen exploits with the traditional jazz revivalist New Leviathan Oriental Fox-trot Orchestra put them on the professional map early in life. Classically trained and well versed in campy kitsch of the 1920s, the industrious Crafts soon decided that teen angst was getting the best of them. So, they set out to put together one of the most interesting rock bands to come out of the Crescent City in recent memory. The result is a hard rocking hybrid of classical and classic rock, with a little Vaudeville thrown in for good measure. Glasgow’s eclectic sound employs Sam's electric violin and Jack's cello, harking back to Electric Light Orchestra, Queen, and David Bowie, all filtered through the lens of Zappa-esque absurdism.

     Glasgow has spent much of 2009 touring in support of debut LP 'On Earth'. After releasing the record in February, the Craft brothers were joined live by Jon Arceneaux on drums, George Elizondo on bass, and Alexis Marceaux on auxiliary percussion and backing vocals. Since releasing 'On Earth', Glasgow has shared stages with such notables as Dinosaur Junior, Third Eye Blind, She Wants Revenge, Paper Route, and Augustana.

     The band’s regional output has garnered them praise amongst the Southeast’s finest ears. Acclaim for their explosively theatrical live shows earned the band Gambit Weekly’s title of New Orleans’ Best New Local Band in 2007. More recently, Glasgow has been honored for their successes with 'On Earth' by feature spreads in New Orleans' Times Picayune, Offbeat Magazine, AntiGravity Magazine, Baton Rouge's Tiger Weekly, Lafayette's the Times Acadiana, The Hattiesburg American and many others. These lauds, combined with a hefty resume of headlining shows and festival appearances give Glasgow a clear path to ubiquity in the coming months, strings attached.

Personnel

Jon Arceneaux: drums, vacant stares -
Jon, a master of the skins, is, ironically, covered in hair. He sculpts it well. Jon is also a fiendish consumer of sushi and can Sake-it-to any self-proclaimed sushi addict. Jon's a jazz major at the University of New Orleans. Besides drums, his favorite subjects are Early Flemish Painters and recess.
Epitaph: "God took from us the greatest drummer who ever lived, thanks to mercury poisoning from too many tuna rolls."

Jack Craft: lead guitar, keys, cello, backing vox, makin' gumbo -
Jack's main squeeze is the cello, but cheats with the guitar. No 'strings' attached? Doubtful: The only thing bigger than Jack's love for okra is his pedal board.
Jack is closing in on a degree from Loyola University in Cello Performance. Jack is also a photography geek, and with little prompting will school you on f-stop, aperture, bokei, and a host of other George Eastman-y jabberwocky. We still like him anyhow.
Epitaph: "Devoted husband, loving father, bad skydiver."

George Elizondo: bass, backing vox, infectious happiness -
George was raised in Managua, Nicaragua, where he mastered the art of acupuncture and the electric bass. No, seriously, the kid knows him some acupuncture. George is also an accomplished unicyclist. Ok, THAT's a lie.
George is a psychology student at the University of New Orleans. It explains why he's such a good listener.
Epitaph: "Adios."

Sam Craft: guitar, violin, lead vox, 'fro -
When not fiddling, Sam is an awesomely-bad-movie buff. Twister, Dante's Peak, and The Perfect Storm are his top 3, FYI. Eye of the beholder and whatnot.
Sam graduated this past winter from Loyola University with a degree in Violin Performance. Sam learned to sing in the shower, which is why, to this day, he perfers not to wear shoes on stage.
Epitaph: "See you in 2012."

Alexis Marceaux: vocals, auxiliary percussion, PB&J connsoisseur -
Alexis and family were uprooted in the aftermath of Katrina and sought refuge in a rural estate on the safe, scenic North Shore of Lake Ponchartrain. We've successfully dragged her back down into the squalor. Alexis has received formal training in voice from the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (same place the Craft Brothers and Jon Arceneaux learned their chops), which she wastes in our penny-ante rock band. Alexis also has her own band: http://www.alexismarceaux.com.
Epitaph: "This is why you don't eat crawfish with straight tails."