The Vanity Set

The Vanity Set is an indie rock group of mostly second-generation Greek-Americans formed in New York City in 2000. Led by Jim Sclavunos, the drummer/percussionist with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, they describe their music as a blend of "low art, high sass and raw bluster." Their music includes the sounds of rebetiko, "psycho-billy guitar, creepy keys, raucous tuba, mellifluous theremin."

Current members

 * Jim Sclavunos - lead vocals
 * Peter Mavrogeorgis - guitar, bouzouki
 * David Morton - keyboards, clarinet
 * Tam Ui - drums
 * Sasha Kazachkov - bass
 * Jennifer Carey - tuba & dead-bird-in-bag wrangler
 * Jaiko Suzuki - percussion

Previous members

 * Meredith Yayanos - violin, theremin
 * David Berger - drums, percussion
 * David Clifford -(Drums)
 * Brian Emrich - (Bass, Synthesizer, ondioline)

Discography

 * The Vanity Set
 * Little Stabs of Happiness
 * The Big Bang 7" record