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There's only one theremin lounge band, and that's Project: Pimento! Get out your cocktail shakers and prepare to party in sophisticated style. Project: Pimento is a five-piece band from San Francisco, with a repertoire of toe-tapping lounge favorites from the 40s, 50s, and 60s...all with a space-age twist!

Project: Pimento features the smoothly seductive vocal stylings of the lovely and talented Miss Lola Bombay. Lola, the alter ego of jazz vocalist Lori Carsillo, brings a silky, irresistible sound to the mix...like the olive in your martini! Guitarist Gentleman Jack, stand-up bassist Caroline Curacao, and drummer Aaron Wallbanger are all key ingredients to the band's all-star lineup. Project Pimento's first CD, "Magical Moods of the Theremin", also features a special guest appearance by the noted San Francisco Hammond organ player Nick "Martini and" Rossi. And their latest CD, "Space Age Love Songs" features the fabulous Hammond stylings of Wil "Straight Bourbon" Blades.

Project: Pimento also features the smooth sounds of Robby Virus on the theremin. Invented in the 1920s, the theremin was the world's first electronic instrument. The theremin is notoriously difficult to master, since one must "play" the air around it without actually touching the instrument itself. Dr. Virus is one of the world's few theremin virtuosos, and conjures up high-class, jet-set elegance with his smooth melodies.

With a shaker full of swank tunes, and a rhythm section that will drink any flaming cocktail you put in front of them, Project: Pimento promises hi-fi-hi-jinks for all!!