Rock and Roll to the core; no muss, no fuss, music for music’s sake. The Mermaid Purse synchronizes cool grooves and “big rock” guitars alongside soaring vocal melodies. Their powerfully emotional songs will hold you with their contagious vibe and inspired vision of rock and roll music for the “right now”.
With help from long time friends Mike Graff (Course of Empire, Pleasure Club, Halls of the Machine), Todd Harwell (Doosu, Flickerstick) and Alex Gerst, a full-production album was completed in late 2004 with Shutt at the producing helm.
Since its inception, The Purse has toured extensively throughout the south and mid-west, expanding its fan base and gaining air play on commercial and college radio across the nation. The Mermaid Purse continues to write, record and evolve with their own vision of music
Watch The Mermaid Purse video for Blue Eyes at www.mermaidpurse.com
BIO
Rock and Roll to the core; no muss, no fuss, music for music’s sake. The Mermaid Purse synchronizes cool grooves and “big rock” guitars alongside soaring vocal melodies. Their powerfully emotional songs will hold you with their contagious vibe and inspired vision of rock and roll music for the “right now”.
The Mermaid Purse concept began as the by-product of recording and writing songs in the home studio of Eric Shutt, former singer/guitarist for the seminal Texas rock band Doosu. After compiling songs that arose from the recording sessions into a full length demo cd, a long line of local talent stepped up to bring Shutt’s vision of The Mermaid Purse to a profound reality.
Founding members included Justin Wilson (Red Animal War, Saboteur), Jason Jones (The Feds), and Dominic Weir (Flickerstick, Killing Bird).
With help from long time friends Mike Graff (Course of Empire, Pleasure Club, Halls of the Machine), Todd Harwell (Doosu, Flickerstick) and Alex Gerst, a full-production album was completed in late 2004 with Shutt at the producing helm.
Due to time constraints with other projects, the lineup of The Mermaid Purse fluctuated for several months solidifying with the current line-up of Jim Keith (Soviet Space, Horses) on bass guitar and backing vocals, Jonathan Erickson (I’m OK, Trigger Finger) on guitar and Nick Cardinale (Maroon) playing drums.
Since its inception, The Purse has toured extensively throughout the south and mid-west, expanding its fan base and gaining air play on commercial and college radio across the nation. The Mermaid Purse continues to write, record and evolve with their own vision of music.
Join The Purse on their website www.mermaidpurse.com and online at their myspace page www.myspace.com/themermaidpurse