Trym Killi - Guitar and voice
Martin Kantorzyk - Bass
Troy Cramer - Percussion
Influences
Troy's a jazzcat, he'll be spinnin' Mingus records and stuff.
Trym has a deep love for the blues, and will be scouring the internet for pre-war recordings of William Harris, Skip James and Blind Lemon this-and-that..
Martin is the bands hipster-alibi, and likes all that new shit.
Sounds Like
The Faces, The Pistols, The Fall, The Replacements
Three drummers and three bassplayers in three years is too much!
So this fall, when psych-punk-blues-rockin' powerhouse The Last Time's bassplayer Jack migrated to North Carolina, and founding guitarist Ryan Moore decided to move to Atlanta to "straighten out his life and stop doing all the bad things he does in Pittsburgh", it was time for drummer extraordinaire Troy Cramer and guitarist Trym"Harpo"Killi to take a minute and figure out whether to keep sloggin on, or to just, well, pack it in. It only took a second for Trym and Troy to quit their other projects, commit fulltime to their band and recruit the magnificent Martin Kantorzyk III on bass guitar.
Renaming themselves The Hi-Speeds, the boys are back as a threepiece, and they're stronger, leaner and hungrier than ever. Having had the opportunity to check these guys out before their "official" debut, I can safely say they'r the loudest, rowdiest three-piece I've ever heard. Also, the new lineup seems to allow the songs to come across a little more focused than before, which they should, cuz they're fuckin' great!
Check 'em out for yo'self, they'll make the tip of your boots curl!!
Whisky a Go-Go Presents: www.socialtask.com www.myspace.com/socialtask March 12th, 2010 Click Flyer for details Headline Records, 7706 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90046 (323)655-2125
You don't have to choose between high art and low, noble intention and fun, East Coast elitism and Midwestern honesty. We live in Pittsburgh...where ambiguity and bipolar instincts thrive! Where we like our art delivered with two fists: brains and brawn, smart and joyous, tawdry and elegant. Pierogies AND hot sauce. Mano a mano, friends, Squonk will bring home the chaos and the beauty of music in "Mayhem and Majesty" - our 10th show to premiere in our hometown of Pittsburgh!
Dates and Times: Thursday, March 11 at 8 pm Friday, March 12 at 8 pm Saturday, March 13 at 8 pm (with post-show Q&A) Sunday, March 14 at 2 pm (with post-show Q&A) Thursday, March 18 at 8 pm Friday, March 19 at 8 pm Saturday, March 20 at 8 pm Sunday, March 21 at 2 pm (with post-show Q&A)
Come and party with Squonk Opera on Friday May 22nd at 8:00 pm at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room for the Galaxy Premiere of Astro-rama!
Astro-rama is a joyous large scale outdoor event that unifies an audience in creating humanity’s message for far-flung galaxies. The show features live music, dynamic video, 3 stories of scaffolding, a 40' radio telescope, cherry pickers, scissor lifts and a giant robot. Astro-rama was filmed over 2 chilly nights in October 2008 at Pittsburgh's Schenley Plaza.
Astro-rama premiere and party with the Squonkers. Friday, May 22, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. for $25 Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213