Club Ego (from Hooch Maximum Shindig 1995 Copyright by Felix Sluggo, Mary Mac, Nick Colt, Dave Urban, Jim Watkins Published by BMI) (type: mp3 size: 2.4 mB)

I’m In Love With Pam (from Hooch Maximum Shindig 1995 Copyright by Felix Sluggo, Pristine Angie Published by BMI) (type: mp3 size: 1.9 mB)

Hooch was a band that started when Susan McIntosh (of the Indie Film Circus Lives (1993)) got together with playwright/pianist/musician Nick Colt and me. After studio musician drummer Clem left the band, my long time bandmates drummer Dave Urban and bassist Jim Watkins from previous hardcore experimental punk bands Dan Bunch, Uma Thurbine, Demi Moore Carburetor, Guns and Donuts, Disrhythmia were signed on to complete the unit. Hooch attained a recording contract from Mechanic/Futurist label during a routine gig at CBGB’s when Ric Alberti and producer Louis Scalise spotted us.

Previously Hooch worked on demos and singles with UltraVivid Scene’s Kurt Ralske. Songs that stood out for Mechanic label owner included Hooch’s Flying Trapeze, a song about circus lives, as well as Lawns (New Jersey Return Ticket), a polished pop piece about desperate living in New Jersey. The inherent dry humor about Lawns lie in the lampooning of Bridge-and-Tunnel people (a term used to denote non-Manhattan residents who travel across the river to socialize). Where bands attempt to hide their B&T status, the song Lawns is about revealing that identity.

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