Fly Ashtray

rdf:langString Fly Ashtray

rdf:langString Fly Ashtray

rdf:langString Fly Ashtray

rdf:langString Gimme 5

rdf:langString Spoog

rdf:langString pHoaming Edison

rdf:langString group_or_band

rdf:langString Chris Thomas

rdf:langString Eric Marc Cohen

rdf:langString Dave Abel

rdf:langString James Kavoussi

rdf:langString Marble Moat, Dark Beloved Cloud, Shimmy Disc, See Eye, Hemiola, Vital Music

rdf:langString Eric Thomas

rdf:langString Glen Luttman

rdf:langString John Beekman

rdf:langString Mike Anzalone

rdf:langString Fly Ashtray is an American rock band, formed in 1983 in the Bronx, New York, by Chris Thomas, James Kavoussi, Eric Thomas, John Beekman and Mike Anzalone. At some point, Thomas and Anzalone left the band which led to Beekman moving from lead vocalist to bassist/guitarist, and then Kavoussi switched from keyboard to guitar. Glen Luttman joined the band at this juncture to play the drums. Spoog, a side project, resulted with impromptu gigs when one or another member of the band was out of town. Anzalone and Kavoussi also played in Uncle Wiggly. Kavoussi has made solo records billed as Phoaming Edison. The line-up of Thomas, Kavoussi, Beekman and Luttman was stable for a lengthy period until Beekman's duties were taken over in 1998 by Dave Abel. In 2003, Luttman requested a leave of absence from Fly Ashtray, and in the same year Eric Marc Cohen took over drum duties. The band released two records on Shimmy Disc and worked with Kramer. The band's music was featured in "Responsible Ballet and What We Need Is a Bench to Put Books On", a dance piece choreographed by Jon Kinzel, and performed at The Kitchen in New York City.