I make no claims to comparison in quality, but perhaps in style we have similarities?
Weird "Al" Yankovich
They Might Be Giants
Frank Zappa
I have difficulties explaining our music to people. Perhaps some comparisons would help?
I compare IBC to those three and also to Ween, so it seems logical to me. I would say that we don't do parodies, like Weird Al, but we do stylistic parodies, like some of his other songs (Velvet Elvis, Dare to be Stupid, Melanie.)
Have y'all listened to The Arrogant Worms? I'd lump them into a similar category.
http://www.eagle-wing.net/FunStuff/Goodies/images/Carrot%20Juice%20Is%20Murder.mp3
I also lump the Austin Lounge Lizards into the humorous parody sounds, although they are actually a bluegrass band:
http://anon.newmediamill.speedera.net/anon.newmediamill/animate.mp3
I haven't heard the Arrogant Worms, but I've heard two Austin Lounge Lizards songs back when I listened to Dr. Demento: "Jesus Loves Me, But He Can't Stand You" (which I barely remember,) and "Get a Haircut, Dad" (which I occasionally sing, but didn't remember who did it, until I just now looked them up in Wikipedia.)
We're definitely "the kind of band you hear on Dr. Demento", although we're less of a parody band and more of a novelty band, but not quite a quirky-but-serious band.
I've seen the Worms two or three times at the Old Songs festival, and we have a couple of their CDs. Highly recommended, especially live -- the visual aspects and between-song banter are great.
My wife just came back from DragonCon with several CDs including a couple by the Brobdingnagian Bards. Think "Arrogant Worms do filk."
Talysman, I bet you would adore the Arrogant Worms. The two Austin Lounge Lizards songs you mentioned are not really memorable ones. They have way better songs. Their best album is their recent one "The Drugs I Need," although a lot of it is political/social commentary, but brilliant stuff.
Actually, I just went to an Austin Lounge Lizards concert where they mentioned one of their inspirations as Frank Zappa! Now that I think about it. Hold on....gets leaflet. Yeah, they were mentioning Frank Zappa, George Jones,Spike Jones, Flatt & Scruggs, Tom Lehrer, and Steve Goodman as influences. (I'm only really familiar with Tom Lehrer from that group.)
Doctroid, oh that must have been cool! :-) I'd definitely pay to see them live. Arrogant Worms doing filk sounds interesting too. :-)
When I thought of Weird Al and TMBG, I thought of humor. Don't think I have listened to any Frank Zappa (or at least didn't know it if I did), so that part didn't connect. But I have noticed a lot of times, people who enjoy Weird Al and TMBG also like The Arrogant Worms and many are into Moxy Fruvous. And Dr. Demento as well. :-)