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Jesenk came together in Washington, DC in 2001, and immediately formed a reputation for intense, violent shows where the performance would spill out from the stage across the whole room. Their following exploded after awe-struck reviews from the local press "reporting from the front lines." For some reason, a movement grew in the audience that involved showering the band with beer bottles during the set closer, 'Ships...', and many gigs were completed in rivers of blood, smeared around the room by the roaming, writhing crowd.They were banned from the smaller venues but they had outgrown them anyway, and began putting on their own shows at the Black Cat, and later the 9:30 club. There was time for a support slot on the Foo Fighters' US tour, exciting reviewers in local papers around the country. The major labels came sniffing round, something that took the band by surprise, but by then, drug and alcohol abuse was tearing them apart. Seemingly unable to choose between the labels hounding them, they played just a few more shows in DC where their problems were put on public display. The band would brawl on stage and the music had become a sideshow. They disbanded in 2003 without warning, leaving the unsuspecting record labels to continue their hunt for months, unaware they were being used for free dinners.Their status grew over the next couple of years to legendary proportions, with A&R men telling stories over drinks of the "perfect band that got away", and fans telling their friends of the early days of Jesenk's exhilirating shows. Luckily, they recorded a few demos, collected here.Their drummers included a shadowy figure known only as DJ, a chirpy Colombian named Claudio, pint-sized powerhouse Kurt, and ex-Mother May I Rob Lebourdais who played on these recordings. The band scattered, Stuart to LA, Chris back to London, and James stayed on in DC. Mike at Actiondale, VA, recorded these tracks.

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Member Since: 09/11/2006
Band Website: http://www.christopherhardy.blogspot.com
Band Members: Chris Hardy - Vocals/Guitar, Stuart Allison - Guitar, James Mirsky - Bass
Sounds Like: Mark Jenkin's video for You See Me In Whatever Light That You Choose
Type of Label: Major

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Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:31:00 GMT

"Youre too old to be a young author..."

My agent, Sid, says this to me over the phone as I'm crashed out on my sofa, shattered and eating a duty free-sized Toblerone. I have called him for a pep talk, a pick-me-up from the man who believes ...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:36:00 GMT

"Most books sell nothing..."

This is what my agent, Sid, chooses to say to me on the way to our first post-contract signing meeting with the publisher. I don't know whether he is playing devil's advocate to keep his own hopes dow...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:50:00 GMT

When Chris moved to America (pt. 8)

Dec 2001 The ESPN show has finally started but there have been technical problems and they don't trust us to go live yet. Although often due to those technical problems we run out of taping ti...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:46:00 GMT

When Chris moved to America (pt. 7)

Aug 2001 After a substantial period of inactivity, work became hectic for a few weeks. First was the regular World Business Review hosted by General Alexander Hague, who was at his peak during the R...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:35:00 GMT

When Chris moved to America (pt. 6)

July 2001 A couple of weeks ago at Fado's (The Irish pub), interesting things happened. First off, some girls from WHFS, the radio station, convinced me to enter a competition to win U2 ticke...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:14:00 GMT

Rejected 'Is This It' Proposal

The following is a 1000 word proposal I submitted for the 33 1/3 book series, following an open call for submissions. Each book focuses on a particular LP, and I chose Is This It over others because i...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:04:00 GMT

When Chris moved to America (pt. 5)

June 2001 I bought the N64 and Zelda in a valiant effort to stop spending more money at the pub than I earn, but the arrival of James, the new studio tech, has rendered this redundant. In fact...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:22:00 GMT

When Chris moved to America (pt. 4)

April 2001 Hello Foot-and-Mouth sufferers. Well, it finally happened, but all of a sudden (if that makes sense) Ed and Rick are gone. It's all for the best because they were doing no ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:39:00 GMT

When Chris moved to America (pt. 3)

Feb 2001 Good Day. It is actually quite warm here on occasion which makes Stuart pout because he wants more snow. On Friday I was stuck in the basement at work carrying more heavy obje...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:09:00 GMT