The Amateur Astronaut

Bio:

JiM and Craig were formerly of the Milwaukee space rock outfit Former Legitimate Scientist who disbanded in 2003. Kevin (formerly of the Pop-Tart Theives) and Jake joined the group to complete what is now known as the Amateur Astronaut.

The group recorded its first demo cd (4 songs) in October 2008 and has added a number of songs since. Expect to see a lot of shows throughout 2009 and a studio recording before the end of the year. ..

Member Since:

November 17, 2008

Members:

JiM - Guitar, Mouth
Craig - Drums
Kevin - Bass
Jake - Keyboard

Influences:

Science, humanity, volume...all bands that tour on their own dime and sleep on the floors of strangers.

Bands (in no order):
Clutch, Hum, Shiner, Pavement, Failure, Small Brown Bike, The Casket Lottery, Cursive, Avail, Frank Zappa, Dinosaur Jr., My Bloody Valentine, Unwound, Tom Waits, Ministry, Buckethead, Chavez, The Life And Times, Patton Oswalt, Faith No More, Guided by Voices, Houston, mc chris, Mitch Hedberg, Jesus Lizard... probably a bunch more