Glenn Wilson - bariton saxophone

Read an interview with the Tuxers in The Tuxers Companion

INTRODUCING THE TUXERS
(by an enthusiastic, anonymous fan)

Its tough to have a website when you have little or no product. It takes courage, faith, and blind ego to stand before the world and announce an international premiere within the hallowed halls of the Internet. But due to an overwhelming interest by a few people, this gritty, behind the scenes expose of the mercurial career of the Tuxers Band (and show) is being offered.

Although, over the years, they have sporadically flirted with regional fame, they (Tuxers) have yet to make a stamp on the average household. Yet one could argue that there is a Tuxer in every one of us; or one could simply choose to ignore that argument. There is, of course, no substitute for hearing them at work, making their own subjective form of music out of previously proven, and objectively beloved, pop classics. I have devoted quite some time now to tracking the anti-genius, and I will put my name on the line by saying that the Tuxers have carved a niche for themselves, within other niches.

There is, however, some frustration in being a fan. Besides a few bootleg tapes floating around the US and Europe, finding their music is not easy - their most recent recording was one of the few casualties of the Y2K debacle, which was digitally wiped out at the stroke of midnight at the recording studio. There were 12 songs all ready "in the can", which the studio computer misread as 1,900 one second songs, and the musicians ran out of song titles. (The Tuxers themselves were not very happy anyway with the proposed title for the doomed project, "Look! Its The Tuxers!") But, in the meantime, Mp3's, samples, and any info will be offered on this site, which should be called "The Tuxer Sampler." Your patience, and interest/curiosity is appreciated. I am also pleased to announce that a more full-blown, authorized, and archivally complete website is due for construction, as soon as the Tuxers are able to procure an AOL membership. (Its probably hard to make those monthly fees when you're a lounge artist.) So check out the testimonials, be prepared, and...enjoy.

"The Tuxers take no prisoners!" - Pat Boone

"Where else can you get "Galveston", "Sing", "Purple Haze", and "Edelweiss" all in one sitting?" - Dick Cheney

"The kids are a gas, ...I'm sure. - R. Philbin

"The Tuxers, yes, Tipper and I enjoy them very much. I can't say that I'm always sure I understand exactly what it is they're doing, but I find them relaxing. Love that 'Theme From Rocky/Impossible Dream' medley!" - A. Gore

"Strictly from a physics perspective, despite the overload of data incorporated in each song, the Tuxers are analogous to a Cultural Black Hole." - Stephen Hawkings

"Yeah, right, Sinatra was good. So, ok then...I guess I'd like them." - Alexander Haig

"I never knew "Color My World" could swing so hard!" - Ken G

"I love the songs they do. It seems the songs were done better originally, but just to hear those songs again is great!" - anonymous senior citizen

"They take a song and turn it inside out, strangle it, gut it, and leave it quivering on the floor." - Joe Torre

"The best of crash and burn... and nice chords!" - J. Cage

"Swingin" - Wilford Brimley

"Yes, we have information on them... it reminds me what a great country this is, and of the old saying...ONLY in America" - Attorney General John Ashcroft

"They kill me!" - Osama Bin Laden

"Who?" - Heavyweight Boxing Champ Lennox Lewis

"Blessed are the ignorant" - the Pope

"Catchy!" - Ozzy Osbourne

"I've been married for 37 years, I haven't been a perfect man, and I've made my share of mistakes..." - Gary Condit

"Well, if you don't check out the Tuxers, the terrorists have already won." - Atty. Johnny Lira

"While we fervently support the right and freedom of self expression, we cannot endorse any recommended listening requirements at this time until pending litigation or some further investigation has gone forward." - ACLU

"At least they're purists - they are the only ones still making LP's" - Sony Corp. executive"

"While I enjoy their sounds, perhaps the time has now come to formulate a new term other than "band"; um, maybe 'tonal information transferal system' (TITS)" - from seance interview with Carl Sagan

LATE BREAKING TUXER ALERT!! -- The Tuxers have agreed to record a special new album dedicated to music critics, to be called "If You Can't Say Something Nice...