Edie Brickell & New Bohemians is an alternative rock jam band that originated in Dallas, Texas, in the mid-1980s. The band is widely known for their 1988 hit "What I Am" from the album Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars. Their music contains elements of rock, folk, blues, and jazz. Following the release of their 1990 second album Ghost of a Dog, lead singer Edie Brickell left the band and married singer-songwriter Paul Simon. In 2006, she and the band launched a new web site and released a new album, Stranger Things.
Current members
Brandon Aly – drums
Edie Arlisa Brickell – vocals
John Walter Bush – percussion
John Bradley Houser – bass, woodwinds
Kenneth Neil Withrow – guitar
Previous members
Carter Albrecht – keyboards, electric guitar, harmonica, vocals (died 2007)
Wes Burt-Martin – guitar
Matt Chamberlain – drums
Eric Presswood – guitar
Chris Wheatley – keyboards
Chris Whitten – drums
Paul "Wix" Wickens – keyboards