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Bantam Rooster
photo: courtesy bantam rooster	formed lansing: 1994 members Thomas Jackson Potter (vocals, guitar), Nick Lloyd (drums)
Bantam Rooster is drunken, hillbilly-influenced bluesy rock at its best. The duo has an edgy sound which, at times, is all out brash (“Dumb It Down”), yet can also be highly melodic and lyrical (“Perceptive Pornstar”). Like the White Stripes, they take the minimalist duo approach to garage rock. Over the years, Bantam Rooster has been a Thomas Jackson Potter project with a few changes in drummers – Eric Cook, Mike Alonso and currently Nick Lloyd (of the infamous Dirtys and the Buzzards). Jim Diamond (of The Dirtbombs and Ghetto Recorders) has been dubbed the ‘3rd Rooster’ -- he's performed with Bantam a number of times and contributed his legendary production talents. The group started out on Crypt Records in 1996 and eventually moved over to the Sympathy for the Record Industry label with Fuck All Y'All in 2000. Bantam Rooster disbanded in 2003 as singer Tom Potter formed funk rock crew the Detroit City Council. --Ryan Sult
discography 2000 - Fuck All Y'All (Sympathy) UK CUSTOMERS 2000 - Big Mess (EP) (Flying Bomb) 1999 - Cross & the Switchblade (Crypt) UK CUSTOMERS 1997 – Deal Me In (Crypt) UK CUSTOMERS 1997 - Watch Me Bum (Single) (Flying Bomb) appeared on 2000 - Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit (Sympathy) 1998 - Shine On, Sweet Starlet (Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Sympathy) see also the dirtbombs tom & jim diamond are also a members of the dirtbombs the detroit city council tom's new group the witches jim diamond, the '3rd rooster' is a member of the witches the dirtys nick was a member of the dirtys (no longer together) the buzzards nick was also a member of the buzzards (no longer togther)

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