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The Desert Mothers

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Biography

The Desert Mothers (http://thedesertmothers.com) were formed during a long run in the twilight near Joshua Tree, California by songwriter/producer Spencer Critchley (http://spencercritchley.com). As coyotes sang in the shadow of a distant mesa, a white dog appeared from nowhere to run alongside, and after 10 miles or so the first Desert Mothers album, Nowhere Motel, had begun to take shape.

The title track, “Nowhere Motel”, finds the singer stranded on a desert highway next to a ruined sign of an ark and a rainbow advertising rooms for the night. Shimmering up out of the heat come the sounds of a steel guitar and a lonely voice.

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Appearing in “Nowhere Motel”:

Gina Fant-Saez: vocals

Bruce Kaphan: steel guitar, dobro

Spencer Critchley: guitar

Gene Rabbai: electric piano

Byron House: fretless bass

Pat Mastellotto: drums

Tom Roady: shaker, caxixi, dumbek, silver solder hands

Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.