Group

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

From: United States
Active: 1999–2011
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 9

avant-prog
avant-garde
avant-garde metal
experimental rock
experimental
progressive metal
progressive rock

About

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (often abbreviated to SGM) is an American experimental rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The band fuses classical, industrial, and art-rock themes throughout their music. They are known to perform elaborate routines on stage and discuss possibly fictitious stories of dada artists and mathematicians.

From Sleepytime Gorilla Museum on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

David Shamrock 1999–2001 · former drums (drum set), piano
Moe! Staiano 1999–2004 · former percussion, glockenspiel, marimba, timpani, guitar
Nils Frykdahl 1999–2011 · former lead vocals, flute, guitar
Carla Kihlstedt 1999–2011 · former lead vocals, violin, organ, guitar, nyckelharpa, autoharp, bass harmonica
Dan Rathbun 1999–2011 · former background vocals, trombone, electric bass guitar, lute, autoharp
Frank Grau 2001–2004 · former drums (drum set)
Matthias Bossi 2004–2011 · former background vocals, melodica, drums (drum set), piano, glockenspiel, xylophone
Michael Mellender 2004–2011 · former trumpet, accordion, percussion, euphonium, xylophone, guitar, toy piano