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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 in Music
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Band name: Four Sexes.
Hometown: Indianapolis.
Genre: Lounge.
Musicians: Sean Baker the Music Maker, keys and vocals; Toni Tolliver, vocals; Adam White, drums; Jesse Wittman, bass; Jessica Benge, vocals.
What are the benefits/detractors of playing music in and living in Indianapolis vs. anywhere else?
Sean and Toni: It's not L.A. or N.Y., so I don't feel the need to be victim to backstabbing. Everyone here does what they do because they love doing it, and there is a real sense of camaraderie among the music community.
How are you going to put Indianapolis "on the map"?
Jessica: We are not cartographers. Next question, please.
How did you create your band name?
Sean: From the liner notes of a Rosemary Clooney album. "In this town there are four sexes: Men, Women, Homosexuals & Girl Singers."
How many friends do you have on MySpace?
Sean: Forty bazillion, though I can't remember my login and password.
What steps do you take to prepare to rock?
Toni: I consult the Psychic Friends Network.
What is the smallest crowd you've ever played for?
Sean: An IMA garden terrace luncheon -- we actually out-numbered the audience. God love those three blue-hairs.
Why should I go to your show?
Jessica: Attending a Four Sexes show increases your coolness by 10 percent, and well, you could use that.
What is the worst album you own?
Sean: "The Ethel Merman Disco Album" -- OK, I actually like it.
What Indiana band could you pummel in a bout of Local Celebrity Deathmatch?
Adam: The Indianapolis Children's Choir. Those little b------s are goin' DOWN!
What would Pitchfork rate your album (and why)?
Sean: Not sure, only that it is the BEST lounge CD EVERRR, OMG!
Do you have what it takes to be the next American Idol?
Sean-jaya: Once I get the face lift and man-boob job I'll be all set.
How many groupies do you have?
Sean: I lost count after forty bazillion.
Fill in the blanks: If my band were an animal it would be a "cat" because "we're sleek and sexy -- and we've been spayed and neutered."
What is your lucky clothing item to wear onstage?
Toni: My thong-th-thong-thong-thong.
When you end up on Behind the Music, are you more likely to be a former junkie or a former jailbird or both?
All: Former? We hope to still be. =)
What's the funniest thing that has happened to you so far as a musician?
Sean: Getting propositioned by an octogenarian cross-dresser for playing his/her favorite song, "Dude Looks Like A Lady."