Back by October

In the beginning...
The band started as Elusive in the Summer of 1996 in enchanting Albuquerque, New Mexico with the original members Rick Crouse (lead guitar,vocals), Bobby Wade (drums), Dave Hargis (bass), and Ed Ward (vocals).
Albuquerque being the small town it is, Rick met Rob Wolf (rythm guitar, vocals) while helping a mutual friend move into his house. Rick noticed the guitar in the living room, and invited Rob to a band practice.
Shortly after Rob joined the group he invited Nick Cessac (vocals) to band practice to fill a recent void.
We were Elusive, by our own choice
After some discussion, the group decided to put their Summer's worth of time into preparing for a show, rather than make an album. Due to the difficulties of getting everyone together at once for practice, the moniker Elusive was agreed upon, and just like that the band was born. Shortly there after, the location/date/and time was chosen for the debut.
Hinkel Family Fun Center August 16th, 1996 8:00pm
Originally slated to be an outside show, the powers that be unleashed a downpour, forcing a move to an acoustically challenged "party room". As they say, "the show must go on", and so it did.
The Aftermath (sounds dramtic, doesn't it?)
Following the Summer of 1996, the band members went their seperate directions. Everyone kept in touch throughout the years, working on music and other projects when time and vacations permitted... then everyone graduated and/or started their careers... Rick, Nick, and Bobby in Albuquerque, Rob moved to Portland, and Dave moved to Seattle.
Back by October
And now the present time, where we find Dave and Rob both moved back to Albuquerque after almost a decade in the Northwest. Dimineshed in numbers, though not in spirit, Rick, Rob, and Dave decided to push forward. Karl was introduced into the band, allowing Rick to spend more time behind the drums. A somewhat altered lineup and a Norwegian band with the same name led the guys to decide that a name change was needed.
Thus, Back by October

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