Tobi Parks

Tobi Parks is a New York City based musician and member of the glam-punk band Bambi. She has played with such acts as the Midwest avant punk bands The Star Death^[1], Is That You? and psych-alt-country favorites, Grandpa’s Ghost^[2], which was described by the Village Voice as “…one of America’s best bands.” In November 2009, she joined The Cliks along with Lucas Silveira and Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls). These various projects have toured/played with indie rock luminaries such as Fugazi, the Gossip, Mike Watt (formerly with Minutemen and Firehose), Andrew Bird, Cyndi Lauper, and the New York Dolls.

As a solo artist and improviser Parks has performed with Darin Gray (Dazzling Killmen, You Fantastic, On Fillmore), Tim Garrigan (Dazzling Killmen, You Fantastic), Keith Rowe, Toshimaru Nakamura, Mark Shippy (U.S. Maple), and experimental video artist James Fotopoulos. Additionally, she has done session work for artists such as Cyndi Lauper and Margaret Cho. The music press has favorably compared her playing style to that of Mike Watt and Dave Allen (Gang of Four) due to her aggressive yet funky style. As a composer, she has composed for both television and film.

Parks co-created and co-wrote the critically acclaimed rock opera GOODBAR ^[3] based on the book and film Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

She is also the daughter of doo-wop/R&B singer Gregory Carroll.

References

1. ↑ "Star Bright". The Riverfront Times. 
2. ↑ "Quark, Strangeness, and Country". The Village Voice. 
3. ↑ ""Goodbar" at Under the Radar". The New York Times.