SHAKINBRAVE

Recording: XX/XX/87 (?, Los Angeles, CA)

Band Members: Arthur Alexakis (guitar, vocals), Karl Maruyama (guitar), Marty Kruse (bass), Johnny Chambers (drums).

Recorded:

[U] Eleanor Young

[U] Carolea

[U] Heartspark Dollarsign

[U] Dead Flowers

[U] Tattoos

[U] Dog

[U] The Marrying Kind

Sources:

Source	SBD #1
Quality	10.0
Complete	Yes
Runtime	0:18:37
Lowest Gen	REEL(M)-DAT(1)
Tracks Featured	• Eleanor Young • Carolea • Heartspark Dollarsign • Dead Flowers • Tattoos • Dog • The Marrying Kind
Notes	Source more commonly known as the ‘Neverclear’ Compilation which was made by Myke Destiny and Karl Maruyama.

Notes: The next three years were spent pulling his life together, studying film at Santa Monica College and U.C.L.A., working "shitty jobs" and playing in a few bands. By 1987 it was time to get out of L.A.. He went with his first wife to San Francisco. "It was cool," he says. "You could get gigs there." (2)

Not much is known about the band “Shakinbrave” besides the facts that it was Art Alexakis’ first real band. The band was based in Los Angeles, CA and had a few gigs but was not too successful and later broke up.  Art said of the band, that it was homage to the cow punk of X.” (66)

Lars Fox clarifies the name of the band.  “[It’s] Shakinbrave (Art spelled it as one word) [it] always cracked me up as a name.  I told Art it sounded like a shivering Indian!” (61)

 ‘The Marrying Kind’ is the first song that Art ever wrote. The song would be re-recorded by Colorfinger.

'Dog' is a politically charged song written about former presidential candidate Gary Hart.

‘Heartspark Dollarsign’ is a solo acoustic rendition which is much slower, has completely different lyrics, and a slightly different arrangement as compared to later versions of the song.

'Dead Flowers' and 'Tattoos' can only be found from this session.

'Dead Flowers' is fast-paced cover of the original Rolling Stones song.

'Tattoos' is a fast punk song about falling in love with a girl with tattoos.