
LARRY COPCAR
Jazz, Punk, Americana
From: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Band Members
- Larry Copcar - Drums Vocals
- Todd Homer - Double Bass
- L. Marks - Guitar
- Brendan Dunn - Synthesizer
- Playing on this - MP3
About Band
Larry Copcar (Larry Scarano) A surviving member of Sam Kinison’s Rat Pack. He performes as both comedian and drummer. He first appears in 1967 on Roulette Records as the drummer of THE BOUGALIEU. A snotty Albany NY. psych/punk band. In the early 70's he had the great fortune of one on one drum lessons with Jack DeJohnette at his house in Woodstock. Larry moved to Las Vegas, and spent much of the late 70's in casino lounge bands working downtown rooms like The Golden Nugget opening for, and learning from, the likes of Willie Nelson and Redd Foxx. Meanwhile writing jokes for a few big time comics in town. And never missing a desert sunrise after a gig.
Larry came to Hollywood in the 80's, found a home at The Comedy Store, and appeared in the cult stand-up film Comedys Dirtist Dozen with Chris Rock and Bill Hicks. And opened for Sam Kinison for a year and lived to talk about it. A typical Saturday Night would find him on stage as a comic at 9 and in the studio jamming at midnight.
In LA, Larry played drums with SAM KINISON'S OUTLAW BAND with it's revolving door of players such as Ted Nugent and Leslie West. With GOOD COP/BAD COP, an experimental soulnoise duo, the punkjazz band, DRUNK BY NOON .Then was unwittingly recruited as drummer/vocalist of ......
THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARETET. An inovative ,spontaneous,freeform, punk, sarcasm band.Which is LA's new darling of the buzz band world. They just released their second CD NICE TETS Available on line from Roulade Records.
The next CD is better than the first two. Trust me.
I wasn't kidding.
ALL TETS ARE OFF Coming this month on Gultcher Records.
"If you are going to tell someone the truth, you better make them laugh"
George Bernard Shaw
And....
Coming soon..... perhaps......Greatest Hits. ...
Larry Copcar. Stand-up and sitting down.
" I drank with Joe Cocker in Buffalo in the 60's. Smoked with Willie Nelson's band in Las Vegas in the 70's. Snorted with Sam Kinison in LA in the 80's. Pissed off Kaydo Kalin with an OJ joke in Hollywood at Pauly 's 21st Birthday gig in the 90's. Did gigs with The Hell's Angels in the crowd in Reno four times 2001-2004.
Man, am I old. Too old to die young.
Woooo".
I was in Baghdad, when you were still in your Dad's bag.
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Website: hollywoodsquaretet.com
Website: drunkbynoon.com
Website: myspace/larryscarano
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