Mighty Shiny:
Rhonda Pelikan: guitar/vocals/songs
Greg Flint: drums/harmonies
Neil Smith: bass/harmonies
Chris Niccoli: Bass Emeritus
The Story of the Shiny:
Mighty Shiny intermixes hook-filled anthems of romantic confusion and alcohol-soaked mornings-after with unabashed, shiny pop. The band's first full-length, a shiny collection of eleven furious power-pop anthems, was recorded with Rhonda's former Crypt Kicker 5 bandmate Jack Endino at Private Radio.
Rhonda Pelikan and Greg Flint met under mysterious circumstances involving computers and music, eventually became friends and even more eventually found they'd become a two-piece band. Though they rather enjoyed stretching the limits of guitar, vocals and drums, they found that while recording demos, they couldn't help but add bass. So, after two-plus years of playing as a two-piece, they decided to place an ad for a bassist and met Chris Niccoli, the sole respondent not fixated with "pro gear". With the bass itch sufficiently scratched, Mighty Shiny fancied themselves something of a kick-ass rock trio.
After a lenghty hiatus brought on by a severe case of jetlag, the Shiny has reshone, and like a snowball cascading down a mountainside, picked itself up some Neil Smith on the bass. Well, not quite like that - he's an old pal and long-time compatriot, and a personable fellow to boot.
Rhonda sang, wrote and played guitar in Seattle's Crypt Kicker 5 in her formative years, and has also played and organized solo shows of her own. Greg has been behind the kit (and microphone) collaborating with Malkah Duprix in Mountain Kids Fantasy. He also records songs and plays occasional shows away from the drums under the name Fullrotor, in addition to his duties as auteur of a very-occasionally-produced, recently-recussitated comicbook. Original bassist Chris Niccoli can be found at the helm of his own punk rock outfit, Chris Mess, singing, playing the gittar, and writing tunes. Neil Smith has a nice haircut.