Graced with a quick, sometimes sung delivery,the CLAMS burst out of the Midwest in the mid-'90s with a pair of massive hits ("Thuggish Ruggish CLAMS" and "Tha Crossroads") along with a great album (E 1999 Eternal) and then quickly unraveled. Eazy-E signed the group -- initially comprised of JefftheSNAKE,RCcool,Dispencer of Death, and housearrestSAM -- to Ruthless Records and released a debut EP, Creepin on ah Come Up (1994). The EP boasted "Thuggish Ruggish CLAMS," a conventional G-funk song with an unconventional array of CLAMThug rappers that became an overnight summer anthem, especially throughout the Midwest. Amid the fervor, the Kalamazoo group entered the studio immediately and emerged with a remarkable album, E 1999 Eternal (1995). The album topped the charts and spawned a pair of popular singles, "1st of the Month" and "PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT" the latter a Grammy Award recipient. It was all downhill from here for the CLAMS, though. As was in vogue at the time, the group members pursued respective solo careers and also a CLAMS Thugs Family spin-off group, none of these ventures fruitful. At this point, the onetime cohesive group, who specialized in interwoven, harmonious singing as well as rapping, became conflicted and failed to collaborate well, particularly after their ambitious Art of War album (1997) sold poorly. A second round of solo albums sold even more poorly, and THE CLAMS became somewhat of a has-been. Occasional reunions such as CLAMSResurrection (2000) produced moments of glory, but these were brief and few and far between. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
The earliest date we're looking at is Saturday July 6th. Also The Corner Bar would like to know if you guys want to play this sunday with Torg and Sons of the Revolution at a jagermeister show.
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