The Coctails

There Are More Than One Group Called The Cocktails 1 The Coctails Were A Chicago Band Which Formed While Its Members Were All Attending The Kansas City Art Institute. The Coctails Were Active From About 1988 To 1995 With Reunions In 2000 For The Last-Ever Show At Lounge Ax December 2004 And January 2005 For The Release Of Their Popcorn Box CD Box Set Collection Of Rarities And July 2005 For A Tour Of Japan . Band Members Archer Prewitt Mark Greenberg John Upchurch And Barry Phipps Were Largely Self-Taught Musicians Who Experimented With Various Instruments And Played In A Manner They Described As The Chinese Fire Drill Method Through Which They Switched Off Playing Different Instruments. For Example Though Phipps Often Played Bass He Was As Likely To Play Guitar Drums Bass Saxophone Theremin And So On. Originally Considered A Loungecore Band -- Most Likely Because They Covered A Few Martin Denny Tunes -- They Preferred To Call Themselves A Garage Jazz Band. Of Special Note Was The Coctails' Line Of Merchandise Which They Created Themselves Having A Printshop Set Up In Their Loft. Merchandise Included Buttons Calendars T-Shirts News Letters And Similar Music Giveaways But Also Included Their Own Line Of Stuffed Dolls. Recently A Line Of 12" Action Figures Of The Band Were Produced In Japan By Presspop Gallery As Well As A Book Of The Art Of The Coctails' Flyers. At Some Point During A Coctails Show The Audience Would Be Served Popcorn In Bags And Sometimes Boxes Imprinted With The Band's Images. Archer Prewitt Currently Performs Solo And Also Plays With The Sea And Cake And Sam Prekop And Creates The Comic Book Sof' Boy. Mark Greenberg Currently Performs With Archer Prewitt And Eleventh Dream Day And Has His Own Music-For-Use Company Mayfair Recordings. John Upchurch Has Played With Rachel's Owned And Operated FireProof Press And Is Currently On Staff At Columbia Collage Chicago. Barry Phipps Owns And Operates The North Branch Recording Studio And Tight Ship Records As Well As Beep DJ Service. The Coctails Albums And 45s Included Hip Hip Hooray! LP Hi-Ball Here Now Today LP Hi-Ball The Early Hi-Ball Years CD Comp Carrot Top Long Sound LP Hi-Ball/Carrot Top Peel LP Hi-Ball/Carrot Top The Coctails LP Carrot Top Live At Lounge Ax LP Carrot Top Songs For Children EP Hi-Ball Devo Corporate Anthem Split 7" With Chrome Cranks Insipid Australia Wheels Split 7" With SCOTS Todd & Cheryl Records Working Holiday Split 7" With Codeine Simple Machines Tardvark EP With Dame Darcy Hi-Ball Why? 7" Single With T. Lance Telstar Powerhouse 7" Single SOL Winter Wonderland EP Hi-Ball 3/4 Time EP Hi-Ball Hello CDEP Hello Record Club Let's Enjoy 10" EP Presspop Japan Popcorn Box 3 CD Box Set Carrot Top 2 The Cocktails Are San Francisco Indie Rock/ Power Pop/ "slop Pop" Group Formed In 2011. Http //www.Facebook.Com/cocktails.The.Band read less