| Born
in a barn in rural Massachusetts in 1993, Pie enjoyed some minor
indie success until disbanding in late 1996. Known for incendiary
live performances and wild personal behavior, the band went
from playing showcase Mondays to sharing the stages of 500+
capacity venues with the likes of Yo La Tengo and Built to Spill.
Pie produced innumerable recordings for the lo-fi cassette underground
(Shrimper, Sonic Enemy, Cactus Gum and Cassiel) and was signed
to Big Top Records in 1995, releasing the LP "strictly
seance" and the EP "pie is gone" to international
distribution.
Pie
included John Hugh Dickey, Paul Rechsteiner, and a Spinal Tap-like
laundry list of drummers, the most longlived and oft-recorded
of whom being Vinnie Scorziello. Other drummers included David
"Vis" Mairs, Jim Sykes, Matt and Terri Christopher.
Here
are some Pie recordings. Scroll down for pics. Luv, Hugh
Pie
Arises From The Ashes!
Holy shesus, it's true. On November 8, 2005, the good people
at Wax
Orchard brought us "Pie - Our Plastic Destiny,"
a retrospective cd comprised of 22 Pie songs from the 90s cassette
trade days. The collection was curated by Pie uberfan John Mulhausen,
lawd bless him. The recordings were sourced from all manner
of lamentably lo-fi formats yet remastered by the golden JJ
Golden. Richard Bitch supported the release with shows up &
down the West Coast.
Online
sales are available on iTunes,
Amazon
and the Wax
Orchard Store.
Here's
the original cover art John created for the album. David Gates'
lawyer wouldn't allow it to be used. hee hee
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