PROMPT: what’s your hometown band?
Every town has their hometown band. A beloved band that is celebrated by all music lovers in that town. Shapers of the music scene and style in that town.
Where I currently sit in Portland the obvious answer is Dead Moon. We celebrate Dead Moon Night OFFICIALLY (per the city council) on October 5 of every year. You’ll hear their records and see their t shirts everywhere. If you’re lucky, you’ll get the privilege of seeing Toody around town or playing a show.
Like Elizabeth Berkeley in Showgirls, I’m from a lot of places. Chicago has a lot of hometown bands, it’s actually hard to pick one. Muskegon MI, is weirdly enough where Iggy Pop was born and where GG Allin lived above a now-defunct metal bar in the late 80s. So, I guess that hometown band would be his backing band, the Disappointments? They are as bad as you think they would be.