by Elizabeth Montague | Jul 18, 2021 | Elizabeth's Music, Music
In 1980 I joined a band in Santa Barbara called FX (later ƒX then A ƒew Circles). I played piano from a young age, but I had never been in a band or played with other people before. I had recently purchased an electric keyboard and was planning on joining a band...
by Elizabeth Montague | Jun 6, 2021 | Elizabeth's Music, Music
In December 1995 I played bass with The Gun Club for what would be the band’s very last show. Jeffrey Lee Pierce passed away three months later due to a health condition. It’s hard to put into words what it felt like to play with someone who I admired but...
by Elizabeth Montague | Feb 10, 2017 | Elizabeth's Music, Featured, Music
My unfinished instrumental project tentatively named Spaghetti Infinity. “Spaghetti” because some of the music sounds like weird Spaghetti Western style music… and I’ve always loved spaghetti. “Infinity” because it can be something...
by Elizabeth Montague | Feb 4, 2017 | Art, Elizabeth's Music, Featured, History, Music
I started building a video to go along with this interview of me by DJ Dominic Trix from Wednesday 6/3/09 2-5pm on KFJC 89.7 FM but I never quite finished the video so I’m finally putting the interview up by itself in the meantime. Here’s the story of how...
by Elizabeth Montague | Jan 24, 2017 | Art, Elizabeth's Music, History, Music
I wrote the following introduction in 2008. I’m re-posting here, now with some minor edits. I can’t believe how much time has passed and that I never finished the new music that I was working on at the time… oh well at least I put some of the old...
by Elizabeth Montague | Sep 24, 2015 | Elizabeth's Music, Featured, Music
I was in the bands Laughing Academy and Tin Brood in the early and mid 1980s with Joe Dean. Prior to Laughing Academy and Tin Brood, Joe and I had been in 2 recording and performing bands together in Santa Barbara from 1980-1982: A ƒew Circles (AKA FX AKA ƒX) and...
by Elizabeth Montague | Sep 21, 2015 | Elizabeth's Music, Featured, Music
In 1984 my band Laughing Academy was one of the opening bands for Tones on Tail when they played at The Music Machine in Santa Monica, CA. I guess I was too shy at the time to introduce myself to the band, I was stupid that way. Fast forward to 2008 and the age of the...
by Elizabeth Montague | Sep 16, 2015 | Elizabeth's Music, Featured, Music
I’ve decided to finally put some of my old music up on this website. I don’t know why I never have before. Hopefully someday I’ll have time to finish my newer recordings or to make new ones. Life got extremely complicated a few years ago and...
