Mike "skinny mike" Thompson- Bass (Pierre Kezdy,steve saylors,jay robbins, steve albini at various times)
Joe Haggerty - Drums
John Haggerty - Guitar
Larry Damore - Vocals
Something of a Chicago punk supergroup, Pegboy carried the torch for the city's classic post-hardcore sound into the '90s, albeit with a more straightforward, melodic approach. Founder and guitarist John Haggerty had been in the seminal Naked Raygun, while his brother, drummer Joe Haggerty, had played with Bloodsport and a later version of the Effigies. Vocalist Larry Damore and charter bassist Steve Saylors had both been in the Bhopal Stiffs, and teamed up with the Haggerty brothers in 1990, when all of their respective bands had given up the ghost (or were about to). Signing to Touch & Go subsidiary Quarterstick, Pegboy debuted that same year with the Three Chord Monte EP, then followed it in 1991 with their first full-length album, Strong Reaction. Later paired on a CD reissue, these two records bridged '90s punk-pop and seminal proto-alternative punkers like Hsker D, Mission of Burma, and the aforementioned Naked Raygun. Following a tour with Social Distortion, Saylors left the band, owing to a new, less flexible day job. Chicago legend Steve Albini filled in for him on the 1993 EP Fore, after which the group settled on a permanent replacement in Pierre Kezdy, another ex-Naked Raygun member who'd started his career in another early Chicago punk outfit, Strike Under (his brother John also fronted the Effigies). Kezdy debuted on the 1994 album Earwig, which was followed by a split single with Kepone. Falling silent for a couple of years, Pegboy returned in 1997 with their third album, the Albini-engineered Cha Cha Damore. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Written by Steve Huey
hey joe and john! if i ever start a band, u guys should help get my name out there! i could use ur mom as a reference! im not joking either. I REALLY KNOW HER! she's probably one of the sweetest ladies i've ever met. ask her about heather next time u talk to her! take care guys and keep jammin!
looks like they've given you guys a good reccomendation in the sun times for the riot fest write-up. They reffered to pegboy as "always entertaining and justifiably legendary" heh
Hey guys ,love all your albums,especially "Earwig" and the songs "Line up"and "Spaghetti western",so raw,powerful yet melodic and emotional.Gritty in a hard-to-explain way. Please try to come over to Europe someday if you can.. /Cheers from Stockholm,Sweden
