Band Made Instruments out of Junk

Sometimes the band is asked to play at schools and museums where the whole point is to talk about recycling and sustainability.

The band's environmental message is what first brought the Garbage-Men to the attention of the South Florida Museum, which likes to promote environmental awareness.

He had just built a one-string electric guitar out of a cereal box, a yardstick and electronics that he salvaged from a guitar that had melted in a fire.

From the beginning, Jack Berry said, the criterion for joining his band has been simple.

When he talks about the band's music, Berry cites a lot of influences from the '60s and '70s: Zoot Horn Rollo, the guitarist from Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band; The Shaggs; Portsmouth Sinfonia.

The recipients get to the benefit of the milk and eggs the animals produce for themselves, and then they have a source of income, and can help feed other people in their communities.

Harrison Paparatto made a saxophone out of PVC pipe and one of those pull-toys that makes balls pop and bounce inside a dome.

The band's environmental message is what first brought the Garbage-Men to the attention of the South Florida Museum, which likes to promote environmental awareness.

When he talks about the band's music, Berry cites a lot of influences from the '60s and '70s: Zoot Horn Rollo, the guitarist from Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band; The Shaggs; Portsmouth Sinfonia.