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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

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Member Since: 8/31/2005
Band Website: your looking at it
Band Members: 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
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Record Label: www.touchandgorecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

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By Jason HellerSeptember 18th, 2007 PegboyStrong Reaction(Touch And Go) The context: The term "pegboy" is pretty much a synonym for "punk," which makes it all the more apt that the Chicago band Pegbo...
Posted by PEGBOY on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:32:00 PST