The band undertook a final two-week tour through the upper Midwest and parts of New England, but after playing to virtually empty venues, it was decided that it was time to end the band. The band played a final concert at the Mercury Lounge in New York on November 1,…
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At this point, the group met Will Tanous , a friend who had wanted Colossus on his label, and who also worked for the HBO live music show Reverb . Drummer Zach Danziger first appeared with Walt Mink on the June 20, 1997, broadcast of Reverb . Armed with a…
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By early 1997, several independent labels had expressed interest in the record, but it was finally Deep Elm who John and Candice decided was the right fit. The record, Colossus , was released in June of that year, but the two remaining members had given up on the idea of…
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Meanwhile, the band’s business infrastructure was eroding badly; within a matter of weeks in mid-1997, the group, who had been dropped by their management the previous year, was dropped by their booking agent and accountant, and with no money coming in there was virtually no way to pay for a…
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Since 1997 the band has occasionally reunited to play one-off shows. John Kimbrough went on to play with New York power-pop band Valley Lodge ; while pursuing a career as a composer for film and television. He moved into music production with Tenacious D ‘s third album, Rize of the…
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The band’s next album was mixed at Smart Studios in November 1996. About this time, Orestes left the band to pursue a degree in hydrology at the University of Arizona .
El Producto was released in January 1996, and from the beginning there were ominous signs. On the first day of their first tour supporting the record, the band discovered that their A&R person had just been fired. In spite of an uplifting piece about the band in Billboard that day,…
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The summer of 1994 was devoted to finding a new drummer for the band. John and Candice finally found one in the person of Orestes Morfin, formerly of the band Bitch Magnet . They quickly began rehearsing in preparation for a small fall tour, to be followed by the recording…
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In October 1993, Waronker moved back to his hometown of Los Angeles . Soon John and Candice relocated to their hometown as well, arriving in New York City in February 1994. While John worked on writing songs, Joey began playing in L.A. with the as-yet-unknown singer Beck . By the…
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After touring their way out to L.A., recording of the second record began there in February 1993. Bareback Ride was released in June of that year and paved the way for continued touring, both as headliners and as support for bands such as Hole , Urge Overkill , Paul Westerberg…
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