Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 03:55:26 -0500 
     From: "John, Jacci, and Madison" (jojones@MAILBOX.SYR.EDU) 
     Subject: Info on Martinis?


A friend of mine e-mailed me wondering about a band he just heard of called
the Martinis.  Evidently David Lovering and Joey Santiago from the Pixies
are in the band.

Can anyone confirm this?  Does anyone have any info on them? Like, do they
have any albums out?  Have they done any touring?  Please any info would be
helpful.

Thanks alot.



     Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 10:27:12 -0800 
     From: Super 31 (super31@NETCOM.COM) 
     Subject: Re: Info on Martinis?


the martinis are local (Los Angeles) and I don't think they are
really signed... they are playing too many shows at "industry"
hang-outs to be signed.

its joey santiago, dave lovering, and joey santiago's wife
on vocals. they have a song on the Empire Records soundtrack.

Date:    Mon, 30 Nov 1998 18:04:13 -0800
From:    Michael Scholtz <mscholtz@GGFCM.COM>
Subject: martinis

just picked up the martini's album.   looks like a self-released deal,
copyright date 1998.  is this new?  no previous list discussion, anyway.
the band features ex-pixie joey santiago on guitar, joining linda mallari
(vocals, gtr, piano, co-wrote the songs with mr. s), rachel haden (b, b.
vox), and dawn richardson (d).

sorry to report that three listens haven't revealed anything particularly
thrilling in the cd's contents.  female-led american alternarock, nothing too
distinctive in the writing or arrangement that i can detect.  our hero is still
using that guitar tone, and gets a few characteristic riffs in, esp. on the
peppy 'flyer' and 'bbq', but for the most part, if his name wasn't on the
sleeve, i wouldn't have known he was involved.  not lame by any means
-- some might really  like it -- but i could think of  more worthwhile ways
to spend your time and money (e.g., you NEED that dylan '66 live set).