BLAKE JONES & THE TRIKE SHOP

We shall let Blake Jones & the Trike Shop speak for themselves, befitting their legendary status:

What can five music-obsessed folks from Fresno do? What can any artsy pop band do? We’re interested in it all: the community it grows, the straight-to-the-heart communication, and even the joy of getting all those bits - guitars, theremin, flute (whatever we happen to be working with) – to dance together into an uplifting chunk o’ music. And we’ve done quite a bit with that approach. We’ve had our tunes spun regularly on both terrestrial and internet radio, including Rodney Bingenheimer’s Underground Garage and the venerable BBC Merseyside. We’ve had enthusiastic reviews in publications such as Goldmine, Endless Summer Quarterly, and Liverpool Sound & Vision. We play all over our home state of California and we've just completed our fourth overseas trip, The Glasgow to Berlin Tour.

We’ve been at it for a while. This particular combo, disregarding the detailed stats, has been playing since 2005, but Blake Jones & the Trike Shop has released 5 CDs and been on numerous compilations and collections since 1993. Our newest was released in 2018 on CD, LP, and download. It’s called Make.

“Yeah, but what kind of music do you play?” When pressed, we say Blake Jones & the Trike Shop is an “art-pop band”. David Bash (founder of the International Pop Overthrow Festival) says “The Trike Shop's ‘The Turtles meets Frank Zappa’ stylings never fail to be delightful, enigmatic and quirky! I highly recommend all of their work.” Other friends have used words like “Who” or “XTC”. Sometimes we use words like ‘guitars’, ‘theremins’, and ‘puppet heads’, for reasons best experienced in a live setting. Working in community, and a D.I.Y spirit have long been guide posts in this band’s life; I think that’s why we fit so well with and are so proud to be part of the whole Big Stir group of bands.

John Shafer: drums
Martin Hansen: bass
Michael Scott: guitar
Barbara Anderson-Jones: flute, vocals
Blake Jones: songs, vocals, guitar, theremin

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Make: Vinyl

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The sixth release from the Trike Shop features 13 brand new slices of hooky, quirky art pop full of the humor, heart and inventiveness for which the Fresno legends are justly renowned.

TRACK LIST: 1. Make a New Day 2. My Soft Rock Girlfriend 3. Hard Pan/Hard Land 4. Goldfinger 5. Take a Look at the Stars 6. Wind Blues 7. At Every Train Stop 8. Wednesday 9. That Abandoned Theater 10. My Girl (brings me colors) 11. The Ghost Ship Sails On 12. Come Down (Great Big God) [demo] 13. Alchemy C'mere

Make: CD

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The sixth release from the Trike Shop features 13 brand new slices of hooky, quirky art pop full of the humor, heart and inventiveness for which the Fresno legends are justly renowned.

TRACK LIST: 1. Make a New Day 2. My Soft Rock Girlfriend 3. Hard Pan/Hard Land 4. Goldfinger 5. Take a Look at the Stars 6. Wind Blues 7. At Every Train Stop 8. Wednesday 9. That Abandoned Theater 10. My Girl (brings me colors) 11. The Ghost Ship Sails On 12. Come Down (Great Big God) [demo] 13. Alchemy C'mere

Teasers from the Whispermaphone: CD

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Special mini-album release featuring Blake, the Trike Shop, friends and family. Includes "The Girl in the Camera Obscura", "Ross Used to Play Us His Frank Zappa Records (Cold Pepsi & Croutons)", and more!

Ross Used to Play Us His Frank Zappa Records (Cold Pepsi & Croutons)
The Girl in the Camera Obscura
Life Turns on a Dime (w/Tom Magill)
Dark Hallows (Ellie Choate & Blake Jones)
I Roped the Moon Out of the Sky
8 1/2 Ice Skaters
Hey Hey Speed Rail

The Underground Garden: CD

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More whip-smart California Art Pop from Fresno's very finest on this watershed release, featuring the classics and live favorites "Sun Up" and "Send the Band to Liverpool".

All I Want for My Birthday
Forestiere Gardens
Sing Along
Who's Got a Light?
Sun Up
Fighting the Big Dumb Noise
Neptune Bursts Free
Sen the Band to Liverpool
Your Sad Party Dress
Christmas Sale
The 5 Deadly Fingers of Dr. Theremin
Some Fool Wouldn't Let it Go
Out & Free & Faraway
Everybody's Got an Andy Story
Here Comes the Bus

Pop Songs & Kyries: CD

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The Trike Shop's 2005 release "Pop Songs & Kyries" -- which most definitely is what it says on the tin! -- received rave reviews both nationally and internationally.

Improvisational Song
Clever Things
Snapshots
Beauty Loses a Round
Once
One Telling Kiss
Kyrie #2
Virginia Woolf
Summer's Just Half the Dream
RedWhite&BlueSoBlue
Kyrie #3 (loud)
Thrift Store Record of the Week
Mr. Theremin's Miserlou

A-Sides & B-Movies: CD

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From the tight pop craftsmanship of 'My Baby Lacksadaisy" and 'I Roped the Moon Out of the Sky" to the Mothers-eque 'Ross Used to Play Us His Frank Zappa Records..." and a re-working of an aria from 'Carmen", these 16 tracks show a cheerfully insane range of pop eclecticism.

Disclaimer
Parade
My Baby Lacksadaisy
Ross Used to Play Us His Frank Zappa Records (Cold Pepsi & Croutons)
Beware the Woodmaries
I Roped the Moon Out of the Sky
No, Waiting For the Rebirth of Wonder
Lackadaisy
Looking For a Tune
Did you Know it Was a Dream
Sweet Life Grows So Slow
Bad Bad Ronald
Empty Sea
The Light Still Shines
Makin' Honey Like a B-Movie bonus track:
Carmen's Big Aria

Mad Pop Inventions: CD

$8.00

This 14 track CD includes such marvels as: "Even Van Helsing (Needs a Piece of Cake Now & Then)", "Harpain's Dairy", "Too Mayonnaisy" and a complete rock opera (!?) about the band's native Fresno.

Double A-Side Christmas Single (Big Stir Digital Single No. 8)

Blake Jones & the Trike Shop / Kai Danzberg

It's Christmas time at BIG STIR RECORDS, and that can only mean it's time for our DOUBLE A-SIDE CHRISTMAS SINGLE, featuring a seasonal tune apiece from two of BSR's own fine artists, KAI DANZBERG and BLAKE JONES & THE TRIKE SHOP!

"String Lights and Hold On" by BLAKE and the gang and "If Santa" from KAI will be released on Friday, December 14, and are available for preorder now:

www.bigstirrecords.com/big-stir-digital-singles

KAI DANZBERG's new original "If Santa" is a delightful holiday romp from the sessions for his forthcoming album Not Only Sunshine. Self-produced with a breezy sheen worthy of ELO or Jellyfish, the tune will also remind pop fans of the charms of the Christmas albums of yesteryear from The Beach Boys and Phil Spector. It's ear candy of the hightest order, imbued with the innocence and romantic longing of youth and the assured confidence of of a young master of his craft. Sure to become a seasonal perennial amongst fans of melody and pop songcraft, the song is exclusively available as part of this Double A-Side!

"String Lights and Hold On" from BLAKE JONES & THE TRIKE SHOP brings an urgent jingle-jangle dual 12-string guitar and flute arrangement to bear on a more questioning look at Christmas in the 21st century. Blake describes it as a Holiday-themed extension of the band's acclaimed 2018 album Make: "We live in a miraculous world. We live in a broken world. What can one’s reaction to this be, other than: String Lights!..and.. Hold on! Musically it’s a bunch of pop music Legos stuck in succession---not really having the standard verse, chorus, bridge sort of patterns. I like the idea of things bouncing frantically along, yet still being coherent." The melodic strength of the tune soars with the help of returning guitarist Michael Scott, and the bouncing quirk of prime-era XTC will surely come to mind!

Happy Holidays from all of us at BIG STIR RECORDS, and thanks for your support of the Digital Singles Series! One more release before the end of the year, and it's a great one... stay tuned!

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String Lights and Hold On 2:53

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The Trike Shop's sixth release features 13 brand new tracks of quirky, hooky art-pop filled with the humor, heart, and inventiveness expected of the Fresno legends.

TRACK LIST: 1. Make a New Day 2. My Soft Rock Girlfriend 3. Hard Pan/Hard Land 4. Goldfinger 5. Take a Look at the Stars 6. Wind Blues 7. At Every Train Stop 8. Wednesday 9. That Abandoned Theater 10. My Girl (brings me colors) 11. The Ghost Ship Sails On 12. Come Down (Great Big God) [demo] 13. Alchemy C'mere

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Make a New Day 2:22

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My Soft Rock Girlfriend 2:39

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Hard Plan/Hard Land 3:26

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Goldfinger 2:39

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Take a Look at the Stars 3:02

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Wind Blues 2:58

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At Every Train Stop 3:02

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Wednesday 4:15

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That Abandoned Theater 1:22

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My Girl (brings me colors) 4:13

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The Ghost Ship Sails On 3:24

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Come Down (Great Big God) [demo] 3:32

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Alchemy C'mere 3:45

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Teasers from the Whispermaphone

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Ross Used to Play Us His Frank Zappa Records (Cold Pepsi & Croutons) 4:27

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The Girl in the Camera Obscura 3:41

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Life Turns on a Dime (Featuring Tom Magill) 2:44

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Dark Hallows (Ellie Choate & Blake Jones) 2:01

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I Roped the Moon Out of the Sky 3:06

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8 1/2 Ice Skaters 3:36

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Hey Hey Speed Rail 3:18

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The Underground Garden

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All I Want For My Birthday 0:08

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Forestiere Gardens 3:29

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Sing Along 3:36

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Who's Got a Light? 3:43

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Sun Up 3:41

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Fighting the Big Dumb Noise 4:55

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Neptune Bursts Free 2:25

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Send the Band to Liverpool 2:31

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Your Sad Party Dress 2:54

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Christmas Sale 2:43

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The 5 Deadly Fingers of Dr. Theremin 1:44

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Some Fool Wouldn't Let it Go 3:11

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Out & Free & Faraway 4:00

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Everybody's Got an Andy Story 2:15

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Here Comes the Bus 2:30

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Pop Songs & Kyries

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Improvisational Song 1:16

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Clever Things 1:05

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Snapshots 3:10

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Beauty Loses A Round 2:36

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Once 2:30

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One Telling Kiss 3:46

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Kyrie #2 1:29

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Virginia Woolf 3:27

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Summer's Just Half The Dream 2:59

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RedWhite&BlueSoBlue 2:53

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Kyrie #3 (Loud) 2:23

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Thrift Store Record Of The Week 0:28

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Mr. Theremin's Miserlou 3:15

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A-Sides & B-Movies

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From the tight pop craftsmanship of 'My Baby Lacksadaisy" and 'I Roped the Moon Out of the Sky" to the Mothers-eque 'Ross Used to Play Us His Frank Zappa Records..." and a re-working of an aria from 'Carmen", these 16 tracks show a cheerfully insane range of pop eclecticism.

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Parade 3:05

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My Baby Lacksadaisy 2:10

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Ross Used to Play Us His Frank Zappa Records 1:24

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Beware the Woodmaries 0:13

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I Roped the Moon Out of the Sky 3:10

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No Waiting for the Rebirth of Wonder 3:19

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Lackadaisy 1:14

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Looking For a TUne 3:36

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Did You Know It Was a Dream 3:07

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Sweet Life Grows So Slow 3:01

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Bad Bad Ronald 2:39

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Empty Sea 3:53

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The Light Still Shines 3:02

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Makin' My Honey Like a B-Movie Bonus Track 3:14

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Carmen's Big Aria 3:10

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Mad Pop Inventions

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Even Van Helsing (Needs A Piece Of Cake Now And Then) 2:54

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Too Mayonnaisey 2:31

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Harpain's Dairy 4:21

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Knocking Down That Ol' Rationalization 0:33

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Our Pile of Bones 3:50

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Back Home 2:38

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Bert's Gyp Joint 3:31

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Hey Hey Light Rail 4:30

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On Christmas Tree Lane 2:30

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Dr. Lucky & Mr. Ron 3:57

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Required Warning Motet 2:27

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When My Ship Comes In (You'll Likely Find Me Gone) 3:28

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Hold Your Breath 2:50

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BLAKE JONES & THE TRIKE SHOP

Make: Vinyl

Make: CD

Teasers from the Whispermaphone: CD

The Underground Garden: CD

Pop Songs & Kyries: CD

A-Sides & B-Movies: CD

Mad Pop Inventions: CD

Double A-Side Christmas Single (Big Stir Digital Single No. 8)

Blake Jones & the Trike Shop / Kai Danzberg

Make

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Teasers from the Whispermaphone

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The Underground Garden

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Pop Songs & Kyries

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A-Sides & B-Movies

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Mad Pop Inventions

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