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	Bio   Frontman Mark Pickerel has a long history in Northwest rock, having been a founding member of The Screaming Trees. He also played briefly with Nirvana on a live session in 1989, in which Pickerel, along with Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Mark Lanegan recorded three tracks, although only one of these songs ever surfaced, a cover of Leadbelly's "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" which can be found on Mark Lanegan's first solo album, "The Winding Sheet." After several years with the Trees, Mark left to pursue other interests, including opening his own record store, Rodeo Records in Ellensburg, WA. He also teamed up with Robert Roth and Hiro Yamamoto (formerly of Soundgarden) to form Truly. After Truly broke up, Mark started working on his own material, as well as working with other musicians, most notably Neko Case, who he toured with quite a bit. After working on demos for his own project, Mark teamed up with Jesse Roberts (Ruby Doe, Jana McCall) on guitar and Mike Elkins on bass which led up to The Dark Fantastic releasing their first record in 1999 on Up Records. This was followed by "Goodbye Crooked Scar" in 2001. Mark also appears on "Total Lee The Songs of Lee Hazlewood" (City Slang) doing a cover of "Sand" with Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening, The Halo Benders). Mark has now been playing with his new group Mark Pickerel and his Praying Hands, who have been touring and playing such acts as SXSW 2006 and All Tomorrow's Parties 2006. Their debut album has recently been released on Bloodshot Records. For more information about Mark and his new tunes visit his site at markpickerel.com.   The Dark Fantastic  Store Items (see more here) Dark Fantastic Goodbye Crooked Scar CD/LP Dark Fantastic Poster 1  Up Discography click for info 01 02 03  1. The Dark Fantastic - The Dark Fantastic CD (1999)  2. US: Up Records and Slabco compilation CD (2000) songs: my wandering eye  3. The Dark Fantastic - Goodbye Crooked Scar CD/LP (2001)  Career Discography 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30  01. Screaming Trees - Clairvoyance (Velvetone)  02. Screaming Trees - Even If & Especially When (SST)  03. Steve Fisk - 448 Deathless Days (SST/Cesstone)  04. Screaming Trees - Invisible Lantern (SST)  05. Screaming Trees - Other Worlds (SST)  06. Sub Pop 200 (Sub Pop)  07. Screaming Trees - Buzz Factory (SST)  08. Screaming Trees - Change Has Come (Sub Pop)  09. Here Ain't The Sonics - Tribute To The Sonics (Estrus/Popllama)  10. Taste Test compilation (New Alliance)  11. Truly - Heart and Lungs (Sub Pop)  12. Screaming Trees - Anthology: SST Years 1985-1989 (SST)  13. Screaming Trees - Uncle Anesthesia (Epic)  14. Mark Lanegan - The Winding Sheet (Sub Pop)  15. Truly - Leslie's Coughing Up Blood (Sub Pop)  16. Mark Lanegan - Whiskey For The Holy Ghost (Sub Pop)  17. Truly - Fast Stories... From Kid Coma (Capitol)  18. Truly - Feeling You Up (Thick/Cargo/Headhunter)  19. Jana McCall - Jana McCall (Up)  20. Gary Lee Conner - Grasshopper's Daydream (Sub Pop)  21. The Dark Fantastic - The Dark Fantastic (Up)  22. Mark Lanegan - I'll Take Care Of You (Sub Pop)  23. Jim Carroll - Runaway (Kill Rock Stars)  24. Truly - Twilight Curtains (Cargo/Headhunter/Sweet Nothing)  25. US: Up Records and Slabco compilation (Up)  26. The Dark Fantastic - Goodbye Crooked Scar (Up)  27. Jana McCall - Slumber (Up)  28. Total Lee: The Songs Of Lee Hazlewood (City Slang)  29. The Ruby Doe - Dream Engine Blue (Hometown Tragedy)  30. Mark Pickerel and his Praying Hands - Snake In The Radio (Bloodshot)  Links  www.markpickerel.com  Praying Hands on Myspace
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