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Autobody

Ambitious indie rockers Autobody shaped in Brooklyn in 1995, taking their cue in the warped, lo-fi artiness of bands like Pavement and Pondering Fellers Union Regional 282, aswell as rock avant-gardists from Captain Beefheart towards the Residents to Sonic Youth. Creator Nicolas Chaikin initial recruited multi-instrumentalists Jim Abramson (electric guitar, …

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Drumhead

Structured by Sheila McCarthy (formerly of Autobody and Cattle Prod), Drumhead was a free-form percussion extravaganza gathering avant-garde scenesters from Chicago and downtown NY. McCarthy, a percussionist and vocalist from your second option, eschewed her performing in Drumhead, which highlighted two other primary people in percussionist Josh Matthews and bassist/keyboardist/percussionist …

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