Video: Secrets by Trachete

Unfortunately, I couldn't locate any video of Miss May '66 on any of the usual platforms, so I kept digging and decided to post this video of Tera Stockdale's current band, Trachete.

 

Columbus Guardian: Route 66 (1994)

Not much out there on the interwebs about Miss May '66, but I did find this over at Anne Spurgeon's page from the 1994 Columbus Guardian:

A mesmerizing quartet, Miss May 66, is turning brains on the campus circuit. Four women-drummer Tera Stockdale, bassist Kari Murphy, singer Yalan Weasner and Anne Spurgeon (sister of the Greenhorn Spurgeons) have filled their calendars with a pocket of good gigs. Wednesday, June 22 , Miss May opens for the Laughing Hyenas at Stache's. They play Bernie's (with Econothugs and the Lovin' Mouthful) on the 24th and, also that weekend, Comfest. Miss May-an outfit with rhythm, distortion and aggression-has been together only a few months. Stockdale and Murphy just started fooling around on the Econothugs gear. Neither knew what they were doing. 'When we go back and listen to our first tapes,' says Stockdale, 'that's when we realize we actually have come a really long way...We had no idea how to write a song or how to play.' Catch them soon. Murphy leaves for San Francisco later this summer; Stockdale promises the band will forge on after they locate a replacement.

New Additions: Miss May '66 / O-Matic 1995 split single

One of the fun parts of this project has not only been discovering bands, but randomly discovering releases not cataloged online at places like Discogs. This 1995 split single with Miss May '66 and O-Matic is perfect example. I was searching various band names on eBay and this popped up. I checked around to find out what it was, and there was no info. Of course I bid (and luckily, won), to later discover that Michelle Bodine (of Brainiac and Shesus) played in O-Matic. It's a nice addition to my collection as well as a hard hitting slab of post-punk indie rock.

Know Yer Band: Miss May '66

Band: Miss May '66

Members
Vocals – Yalan Weasner
Guitar – Anne Spurgeon/Geoff Ortlip
Bass – Kari Murphy/Adam Coate/Amy Alwood
Drums – Tera Stockdale

Releases
1994 - Chinese Japanese Dirty Knees 7" single (Dragonlady Records)
1995 - Split w/Bugatti Type 35 7" single (Dragonlady Records)
1995 - Split w/O-Matic 7" single (Dragonlady Records)
1995 - Like An Ornament 7" single (Dragonlady Records)
1995 - Self-Titled album (Dragonlady Records)