Know Yer Band: A Planet For Texas

Band: A Planet For Texas

Members
Bass, Vocals – Joel J. Gunn
Drums, Vocals – Adam/Atom "Stun" Gunn
Guitar, Vocals – Reasonable Steve Texas
Guitar, Vocals – Diamond Ike Midnight

Releases
1998 - A Planet For Texas! 7" single (Music! Music! Music!)
2000 - You Can Still Rock In American album (Diaphragm Records)
2000 - Split w/Bob City 7" single (Diaphragm Records)
2002 - Sprechen Sie Rock? album (Diaphragm Records)

Know Yer Band: Estee Louder

Band: Estee Louder

Members
Ray Ray: vocals
Annie Light-Brown-Wolf: drums/vocals
Anne Spurgeon/Resa Johnson/Mickey Marie: guitar/vocals
Emily Ann Allen: bass/vocals

Releases
2001 - Estee Louder 7" single (Burnt Herd)
2004 - Ohio's Best album (Diaphragm Records)

Know Yer Band: Grafton

Band: Grafton

Members
Guitars/Vocals - Lou Poster
Bass/Backing Vocals - Donovan Roth/Will Pugh
Drums/Backing Vocals - Jason McKiernan

Releases
2001 - Self-Titled album (Derailleur)
2002 - Sumbitch/Fine, Good, Go! 7" single (Diaphragm Records)
2003 - Blind Horse Campaign album (Dead Canary Records)
2004 - Majesty Shakes 12" single (Dead Canary Records)
2006 - Jumpstart Wire album (Dead Canary Records)

New Additions: The Creeps / Black Love split single (2000)

The first (and only) release in my collection by The Creeps is the 2000 split single with Black Love. It's an interesting document in that it's the only recording I can find by Black Love, which was the late 1990s band featuring former Carnival of Souls/Barbed Wire Dolls lead singer Johnny "Booger" Weills. When I found this at Records Per Minute, it ended up having both the green and red vinyl versions included, which for a record collecting nerd like myself, was a pretty cool bonus.

Know Yer Band: The Creeps

Band: The Creeps

Members
Vocals - Jon Gingrich
Guitar/vocals - McFly
Bass - Jess Martin
Drums - Sam Allen/Jeff Wise

Releases
1997 - Come Get Some 7" EP (Retribution Records)
1998 - Victims 7" single (Retribution Records)
1999 - Lights Over Baghdad 7" single (Smog Veil Records)
2000 - Split w/Black Love 7" single (Diaphragm Records)
2000 - All American album (Frontline Records)

New Additions: Bob City / A Planet For Texas split 7" single (2000)

I was lucky in that I got to witness the Bob City (well, Bob City II as they refer to it) back in their heyday when they released their self-titled 2000 album. They were loud, rocking and did I mention loud? Recently I grabbed this split seven inch single with A Planet For Texas that came out the same year as the album on Diaphragm Records. Though not as polished as the album, the pair of tracks have the same urgency and volume (did I mention they were loud?) as the album tracks, and in an era where this style of seventies influenced hard rock was not in vogue, it still a fresh sound.

Know Yer Band: Bob City

Band: Bob City

Members
Vocals - Jeremy Hoar/Justin Tesa
Guitar - Pat Murphy
Guitar - Joachim "JoJo" Kearns
Bass - Donovan Roth
Drums - Brad Swiniarski/Ben Kemp

Releases
1998 - Swamp Buggy Racer / Dead Man 7" single (Burnt Herd)
1999 - Hardball EP (Red Hour Recordings)
1999 - Vent The Spew Vol. 1 compilation (Red Hour Recordings)
2000 - Split w/A Planet For Texas 7" single (Diaphragm Records)
2000 - Bob City album (Derailleur Records)
2001 - Cringe.com/pilation Volume 2 (Cringe.com)