the shadow minstrels were from the underground art scene in los angeles in the early 80's.they played al's bar,the lingerie club and madame wongs west alot.they also played theoretical events and were a major part of the art scene.bass player"zap barreau"was in other bands also including "the fiends","the happy bats","powertrip" and "45 grave" for a little while.zap was well known in the l.a. scene.

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