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Biography
The Continental Drifters was an American rock band , formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991 and dissolved in New Orleans, Louisiana about a decade later. Though the line-up changed several times, at one point the band comprised a kind of college rock / indie-rock / power-pop Supergroup (music)|supergroup , including as it did Peter Holsapple of the dB's , Mark Walton of The Dream Syndicate , The Bangles|Bangle Vicki Peterson and Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills .
On April 28th, 2009, the group reunited for the 5th annual Threadhead Patry in New Orleans, LA during Jazz Fest daze between, followed by a show on May 1st at the Carrolton Station, playing to a sold out crowd.
Discography
"The Mississippi" b/w "Johnny Oops" (7"/45rpm, 1992, SOL)
Continental Drifters (1994, Monkey Hill/2001, Razor & Tie )
"Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway" b/w "Meet On The Ledge" (7"/45rpm, 1997, Black Dog)
Vermilion (CD, 1998, Blue Rose/1999, Razor & Tie)
Better Day (CD, 2001, Razor & Tie/Blue Rose)
Listen, Listen (CDEP/10", 2001, Blue Rose)
Nineteen Ninety-Three (CD, recorded 1993/released 2003, Blue Rose)
Band members
Robert Maché - Guitars, Mandolin, Vocals
Susan Cowsill - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Vicki Peterson - Guitars, Vocals
Russ Broussard - Drums
Peter Holsapple - Guitar, Keyboards, Accordion, Mandolin, Vocals
