Hooch

Hooch was a band that started when Susan McIntosh (of the Indie Film Circus Lives (1993)) got together with playwright/pianist/musician Nick Colt and musician performer Felix Sluggo. After studio musician drummer Clem left the band, drummer/fine arts painter Dave Urban and Economist Jim Watkins, both long time bandmates of Felix's from previous hardcore experimental punk bands Dan Bunch, Uma Thurbine, Demi Moore Carburetor, Guns and Donuts, Disrhythmia were signed on to complete the unit. Hooch attained a recording contract from Mechanic/Futurist label during a routine gig at CBGB's when Ric Alberti and producer Louis Scalise spotted them. Previously Hooch worked on demos and singles with UltraVivid Scene's Kurt Ralske. Songs that stood out for Mechanic label's Steve Sinclair included Hooch's Flying Trapeze, a song about circus lives, as well as Lawns (New Jersey Return Ticket), a polished pop piece about desperate living in New Jersey. The inherent dry humor about Lawns lie in the lampooning of Bridge-and-Tunnel people (a term used to denote non-Manhattan residents who travel across the river to socialize). Where bands attempt to hide their B&T status, the song Lawns is about revealing that identity.

I'm In Love With Pam (from Hooch Maximum Shindig) (type: mp3 size: 1.9 mB)

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Club Ego(from Hooch Maximum Shindig) (type: mp3 size: 2.4 mB)

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