About

 

Macerator is some category of rock music whose members are veterans of the San Francisco music scene.  They work to bring something beautiful to listeners.  

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The death of Ralph Stanley prompted a dare among John Stanley, Eve Bekker and Nancie Lualhati to form a SF-country cover band, which in turn rekindled a love for playing and creating original tunes.  They developed a devoted fan base.  Eventually, Eve moved to France and Macerator evolved into something new with Bruce Ducheneaux and Mo Fleischmann.  

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Bruce and Mo have been the touring powerhouse rhythm section for Assassins of God, Enorchestra, Black Kali Ma and Waycross — separately Bruce was the drummer for Bomb, Spoke Poker & Gary Floyd and Convictions, among others. Mo plays and makes basses! He has enjoyed playing his own creations with A Subtle Plague, Hedonist, Kelley Stoltz and Tony Sales.  John’s singular and liquid guitar style was developed after his years with Gels, the Lemurs, Worry Dolls, Clodhopper and the Incorrigible Danny Pearson.  Nancie loves song craft and the power of a melody and harmonic shapes. Some of her projects have been Dime Box, 17 Reasons, The Incredible Love Machine and an extensive recording project with the legendary Tom Mallon (TK Mallon-McCorgray). 

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Sometimes, Kristin Sobditch, who is a wonderful multi-instrumentalist, shares the stage with us.  She has played with Marc Capelle, Mark Eitzel, The Hollyhocks, Clovis de la Foret, Little Fuzzy, Fantasy and Westward Ho.   That girl is fun.

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“La Luz” is the band’s second album and will be released 22 September 2026 on Grifter Records.

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We were thrilled that La Luz was another collaboration with Desmond Shea as Producer/Engineer.  He has offered his genius across an astonishing breadth of work:  from Rhythm & Noise to the Sphere in Las Vegas. With Desmond, we expanded and developed the work with a chorale composition by Michael McIntosh; a stripper’s dream horn section, comprised of Carroll Ashby, Tom Greisser and Henry Hung to render a song about social awkwardness — why not?  There is a string section made up of Dina Maccabee; and, beautiful singing from Mark Sullivan, Kristin Sobditch, Peg Salas, Sam Barnum, Julio Ferrari and SF treasure, Karina Deniké.

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The first singles, “How Do I Get to You?”  and “OMDR” were released in July 2026.  The third single and title track, “La Luz” released the second week of August.  The last single before the album release is our opening track, “Young Ulysses” on 1 September 2026!  

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We are here to tell you this: do not give up.  We love the people and things we love, and are furious about all the rest of it.  Music is a defiant act of hope!  Fuck all those fucks and LIVE!

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Macerator released its first album on vinyl and digital formats in 2022 on Tom Mallon’s Grifter Records with the expert hand of producer/engineer Desmond Shea. 

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Macerator is regularly featured at the Make-Out Room, the Rite Spot Cafe and the Bottom of the Hill, and other San Francisco venues.  You can hear their music on all major music platforms.  Macerator is actively seeking to bring their music to your town!

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Macerator is: 

Mo Fleischmann, Bruce Ducheneaux, John Stanley and Nancie Lualhati