Lou Short and the Girls who love Sci-Fi are a Rockabilly/Punkabilly/Surf/Swing/Bop & Jazz Band playing original material as well as covers by The Reverend Horton Heat/Stray Cats/Johnny Kid and The Pirates/Eddie Cochran/Gene Vincent and even rockabilly era Morrissey-The band play 50's style music with a bit of a twist ....sorry we don't play Queen or The Killers/ Big Country or any of the Usual covers that most bands seem to be murdering these days just for applause.Sci-fi was formed to provide something a little different with their high Octane performances the audience is treated to a Tarantino style sound track but the origins go back to 2002
While based in London Lou formed "The comedians" consisting of a bassist, drummer and percussionist drawing on the new wave style of 79 this band performed all over London this time dodging the bombs & playing venues such as The Comedy pub and 100 club,A new line up became "The Girls who Love Sci-fi"playing support slots at The Jazz Cafe,as well as a time out reviewed performance at "Ronnie Scott's"2007 saw Short and The Girls who Love Sci-fi playing support slots at Camden's J C for such diverse artists as Ike Turner,Ricky Lee Phillips and Kid Creole and the coconuts as well as playing many festival dates up and down the UK for 2008 into 2009 Girls who love Sci-Fi are quickly becoming a quick live draw
if your in the mood for something different come along and check us out.................
Band Bio's coming soon in the mean time here is a little bit of info on
Neil Manners:Drums/Vocals "I Love doing crazy things like riding very fast bikes round tracks at track days, very fast cars, fast music - Now playing drums in a super ace 50's Surf Rockabilly type band called Lou Short and the Girls who love Sci-fi. Really enjoying it and have done a few gigs so far. The future's so bright I need a welding mask! Band History 1977-81 Armitage Shanks and the Hand basins Lead Guitar - Motor head meets AC/DC meets Fleetwood Mac...Oh Dear Philfy Phil McKean Drums and Jezza Goddard Bass 1982 Drums for unnamed Garage Band (we played in the garage actually) Tulloch Guitar VOX, Neil Hearfield - Guitar, Gordon Ashworth ?? - Cups of Tea and Beer. 1983-85 Iron Lung - Spinal Tap meets Ozzy & nice Devil Worshipper. lead Guitar, Rob laybourne Bass, Spider - Drums and Drugs, Bart - Vox and Drugs. Roadies - Whitehouse,Monster,and others whom remain a hazy but good memory's. Numerous gigs and festivals + Biker Rallies etc. 1987-88 Nightrider - really shit rock covers band - eye of the Tiger anyone - Lead Guitar - can't remember the others at all but got to London final of Battle of the Bands and met Wank Marvin ....memorable. 1989-1990 If it Moves - Original Funk Rock band - White snake meets Wild Cherry! Really good fun but never really gelled. Lead Guitar, Brother Clive - Bass, Carl Law - VOX, Karen - Percussion, ? 2nd Lead Guitar. 1991-2 The Zebras - Rock band. Rhythm Guitar, Mal Reeves - Lead Guitar & Vox(very talented) ? Bass and ? Drums. 1994-1997 Lawnmower John - Dr Feel good meets ZZ Top Meets Nancy Sinatra! Great band - loadsa gigs really good fun Pub/Club/Wedding/Barmitzfa/Funeral band. Lead Guitar and VOX, Brother Clive Bass, Dougie "Blind Dawg" Aldridge Harmonica and Vox and Damien "Omen" Drums (+ Adam "the Shed" Armstrong for last 2 gigs after very short Drummer and Bass player punch up)plus ? Keyboards. March 2008 - current Lou Short and the Girls who love Sci-fi, Drums, Lou Short Guitar VOX Songwriter. Jazzy, snazzy, groovy, schmoovy Surf Rock n Roll with a 50's flavor (Oval tine?) Great Fun and lots of gigs so far ....loads more to come!"
Lou Short has been performing and writing music for more than 20 years playing in many bands touring the UK ,Ireland,Scotland and Italy with Martin Stephenson back in 1997 promoting the album "Beyond the leap Beyond the Law"which included playing tour support to Jah Wobble,Recording sessions with ex Simple Minds keyboard player Mick Mc neil,appearing on Anglia TV and The James Whale Show also performing with cult singer/song writer Tom Ovan's resulting in the live album "15 unreleased" playing support to Oasis and The Leveler's at Northamptons Roadmender.Playing straight man side kick to Aussie Cabaret Diva Christa Hughes,performing two Rockabilly shows with Martin Stephenson and Joe Gillian as well as playing live on BBC radio 2's Johnny Walker show (the week before Johnny got busted for cocaine)
Lou has played it all from Crap to covers 2001 saw him make the move to London.He played a tribute concert for the families of the firemen who died in the 9/11 attacks with ex-moving pictures lead vocalist Alex Smith and sax player Andrew Thompson the bill also included the Pat Cash band as well as members of Iron Maiden.His first ever solo gig was at the legendary Hope & Anchor in islington three days later he played six dates in New York City and Philadelphia as well as playing open mic venues in Greenwich village and Soho,Short continuing to play acoustic venues around London as well as performing in Germany,Paris and Luxembourg in his own right, he also supported the Canadian band "The Be good Tanya's"at the Royal festival Hall for two nights as well as supporting "Glen Tilbrook" of Squeeze at Camden's jazz cafe,Returning to NY for New Year 2005 Short became drinking buddy with Jack Nicholson as well as meeting session bassist Janek Gwizdala the rest as they say is history
So who will be Sci-Fi member number 3?