THE HAMICKS

what started as a bizarre one man show at open mic nights while bob taylor was attending college in san marcos has de-evolved into something still resembling a one man show but now with a hint of  bass, drums, and the occasional keyboard.  They have been compared to everything under the sun, but mostly people call them 'post-punk' or 'art punk' and spout off bands like the fall, wire, nine nine nine, the urinals, and the saccharine trust for comparison.  the hamicks were formed in the early 90's and as rich onya likes to point out, 'the hamicks were 12 years too late for the original new wave movement and about 10 years ahead of the current new wave revival.'  trust me kids,  not much has changed since their inception....they're horribly tuned, they drink too much, they break equipment, and bob INSISTS on making up guitar chords.  needless to say they're your average everyday rock n roll band. in july 2003, the hamicks reach out from their so called grave with a new full length CD, knee walking, on dropkick records.  it clocks in near 50 minutes and is a collection of 3 years of recording while the band resided in chicago.  this LP captures the hamicks at their artistic best:  bob flirting with the line between insanity and brilliance; arman running bass lines that would put a greasy pork chop to shame; christopher proving that a kick drum, a snare, and broken cymbals are all you really need to rock your bitch ass out; and keyboard duties being dished out by mr. cameron quadrucci and erin edmister. the band has been on hiatus for the last year with christopher in pittsburgh, arman taking up drumming rites in several chicago bands and bob footplanting his new band, the latest, into rock n roll stardom.  august & september 2003 will usher in a new era for the hamicks starting with a midwest & east coast tour.  stay tuned for tour dates.

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