Formed in 1989 by college and high school friends Zabrecky and Celso Chavez, the group took their name from a suspected murderer mentioned on television show America’s Most Wanted . Initially performing as a duo, they mixed haphazard punk-folk compositions with store-front theatre to some measurable success, primarily performing at LA art/coffeehouses (Bebop Records & Fine Art, Jabberjaw, Pik-Me-Up). The following year, longtime friends and former schoolmates Robert O’Sullivan (guitar/organ/keyboards) and Rich Truel (drums) were enlisted and together a fuller musical range was explored. Chronicling their hometown’s east side slacker life with a pop-rock sensibility, the band incorporated influences from Talking Heads , Human Hands, Wall of Voodoo , Dream Syndicate and Camper Van Beethoven .
Formed in 1989 by college and high school friends Zabrecky and Celso
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