Bantam Rooster

Bantam Rooster Was An American Garage Punk Band Formed In 1994 In Lansing Michigan. Over The Years Bantam Rooster Have Been A Thomas Jackson Potter Guitar/vocals Project Featuring Eric Cook Mike Alonso & Nick Lloyd Ex-The Dirtys & Ex-The Buzzards On Drums. Known For Their Rhythm And Blues And Hillbilly-Influenced Punk Rock Sound The Duo Fluctuated Between The All-Out Rock Of 'Dumb It Down' To The More Melodic & Lyrical Stylings Of 'Perceptive Pornstar'. Jim Diamond The Music Producer And One-Time Member Of The Dirtbombs Along With Potter Has Been Dubbed As The '3rd Rooster' Appearing Occasionally Live And Producing. The Group Were First Signed To Crypt Records In 1996 Releasing 'Deal Me In' 1997 And 'Cross & The Switchblade' 1999 To Critical Acclaim. In 2000 They Moved To The Revered Sympathy For The Record Industry Imprint For The Release Of 'Fuck All Y'All' And Received Further Exposure Through Their Similar Approach To Their Then Label-Mates The White Stripes. The Group Disbanded In 2003 As Potter Formed The Funk Rock Band Detroit City Council. Tom Potter Started His New Band The Chrome Spiders In 2007. Potter Also Did Time In The Dirtbombs Appearing On Their Seminal "Ultraglide In Black" And The Not As Necessary "Dangerous Magickal Noise". He Was Also In Seger Liberation Army. Bantam Rooster Was Mentioned And Potter An Unnamed Character In Elmore Leonard's Novel "Mr. Paradise" . Discography
Watch Me Burn Flying Bomb Records Single 1997 Deal Me In Crypt Records 1997 Cross & The Switchblade Crypt Records 1999 Big Mess Flying Bomb Records EP 2000 Fuck All Y'All Sympathy For The Record Industry 2000 read less