Earwig (band)
| Earwig |
Earwig 2015
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| Background information |
| Origin |
Columbus, Ohio, US |
| Genres |
Alternative rock, indie rock
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| Years active |
1992–present |
| Associated acts |
Matt Wagner: Preston Furman, The Bygones, Chris McCoy & The Gospel Justin Crooks: Jive Turkeys George and Costa Hondroulis: Our Flesh Party, The Evil Queens, The Bush League All Stars, Fort Shame |
| Website |
Earwig's Official Website |
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| Members |
Lizard McGee: Vocals/guitar
Costa Hondroulis: Bass
James McGee-Moore: Vocals
Nicholas Nocera: Drums |
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| Past members |
Bass: Rich Cefalo, Jeff Perkins, Matt WagnerDrums: George Hondroulis, Chuck Palmer, Brad Swinarski, Justin Crooks Guitar/Cello: Terry Lo |
| Mayfeeder |
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Studio album by Earwig
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| Genre |
Alternative/Rock |
| Earwig chronology |
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Mayfeeder |
Bored in Chicago |
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| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| AllMusic |
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| Bored in Chicago |
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Studio album by Earwig
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| Genre |
Alternative/Rock |
| Earwig chronology |
| Mayfeeder |
Bored in Chicago |
Perfect Past Tense |
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| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| AllMusic |
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| Perfect Past Tense |
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Studio album by Earwig
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| Released |
September 15, 2000 |
| Genre |
Alternative rock |
| Length |
46:26 |
| Label |
LFM Records (Lizard Family Music) |
| Earwig chronology |
| Bored in Chicago |
Perfect Past Tense |
Center of the Earth |
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| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| AllMusic |
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| Center of The Earth |
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Studio album by Earwig
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| Released |
October 11, 2006 |
| Genre |
Alternative/Rock |
| Length |
36 minutes 56 seconds |
| Label |
LFM Records (Lizard Family Music) |
| Earwig chronology |
| Perfect Past Tense |
Center of the Earth |
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Earwig is an indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio. They release music on their own "micro-indie" LFM Records label. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Lizard McGee, bassist Costa Hondroulis, vocalist James McGee-Moore and drummer Nicholas Nocera. The new album Pause For The Jets was released in October 2016.
In February 1992, the band recorded a 5-song EP on 1/2" 8 track in McGee's garage. The resulting album, entitled "Dead Slow Hoot", was the first release on LFM Records and saw a limited printing of 300 cassettes. The response was promising, and after sending the tape out to zine and record labels, McGee received calls back from labels such as 4AD, Warner Bros. and Capitol Records. At this time, Earwig consisted of Lizard McGee on guitars and vocals, Chuck Palmer on drums and bassist Jeff Perkins. The group was soon joined by Terry Lo on guitar and cello. The four-piece began playing shows as they worked on their debut CD, Mayfeeder. With the release of this CD, Terry Lo and Jeff Perkins left the band and Rich Cefalo joined on bass for the nationwide tour.
Earwig is featured with interview and photo in The Big Takeover Issue No. 61, 2007
In 1996 drummer Chuck Palmer left the band and was briefly replaced by Brad Swinarski, who played only two shows with Earwig before leaving the band. Swinarski participated in two recording sessions with the band resulting in three released songs: A cover of "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" released on the LFM Chris-single cassette, "Anatomical Gift" and "Two Dragons." In 1996, Justin Crooks, formerly the drummer for LFM band Parsnip, joined Earwig on drums. This trio of Rich Cefalo on bass, Justin Crooks on drums, Lizard McGee on guitar and vocals recorded Perfect Past Tense with producers Steve Evans (who also produced the Major Label debut of Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments on American Recordings) and Jared Kotler (producer of the multi-planinum selling band Marcy Playground on Capitol Records) in Long Island, NY. The band toured the Midwest and east coast, eventually releasing a very limited, hand-pressed, early edition of Perfect Past Tense in late 1999 at a show in Columbus. Cefalo moved to New York City. He went on to direct the music video for the song The Horror, the first single from RjD2’s debut album Deadringer. Rich now plays in the NYC band ‘Estranged Estates’ with Chuck Palmer, who also moved to New York in 2000, on drums.
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