This was my band at Metro in 95.
I'm the drummer. My brother is the non red haired guitar player.
If any one gives a fuck..........just thought I'd put it out here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXkiagvkuwk

Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XP__fbZoss

I was so happy that the bass player Gregg made dvds of this, and Ian put it on Youtube.
20 fucking years ago, wow.

i was in 6th grade i think

How many tries until you passed?

sort of a Hum sound, you guys start out downstate? Lotta good power pop out of middle-Illinois in the 1990's.

Cafe Kismet,indeed!
This is going to turn into the "i know Shirtless driver when he used to Rock n Roll!"

I had met Mark Elilololololololpolos through mutual friends. We were at a party and had this super long, detailed discussion on why "Gish" has the greatest recorded snare drum sound, ever!. To this day, I'd have to agree. I didn't know Mark well at all...just met him a handful of times and seemed like a good Dude. I found out way after the fact that he was in Stabbing Westward. I also had known his GF at the time, Karen? (she was one of a twin). Worked with her at the shit hole known as Six Flags.

My memories of the Kismet show was
a) playing a cover of "that is why" by Jellyfish
b) before playing "Mr. Moustache" by Nrivana the introduction was something along the lines of "This is a really bad song, by a really bad band".

I enjoyed the show a lot. Your band was very good. I'm thinking this went all the way back to '92?

I believe you also played a CLC Battle of the Bands? My friends Bill Stewart and Matt Ryan were in one of those shows, but the name of the band changed so much I couldn't recall. I was away at ISU by then and had limited time at home with that scene.

Menthol! Poster Children! Titanic Love Affair!

TLA - the late, great Jay Bennett's pre-WILCO band. I don't know the other ones.

TLA - the late, great Jay Bennett's pre-WILCO band. I don't know the other ones.

Jay Bennett was the greatest........Tweedy couldn't handle him, he was just too awesome.

Cafe Kismet,indeed!
This is going to turn into the "i know Shirtless driver when he used to Rock n Roll!"

I had met Mark Elilololololololpolos through mutual friends. We were at a party and had this super long, detailed discussion on why "Gish" has the greatest recorded snare drum sound, ever!. To this day, I'd have to agree. I didn't know Mark well at all...just met him a handful of times and seemed like a good Dude. I found out way after the fact that he was in Stabbing Westward. I also had known his GF at the time, Karen? (she was one of a twin). Worked with her at the shit hole known as Six Flags.

My memories of the Kismet show was
a) playing a cover of "that is why" by Jellyfish
b) before playing "Mr. Moustache" by Nrivana the introduction was something along the lines of "This is a really bad song, by a really bad band".

I enjoyed the show a lot. Your band was very good. I'm thinking this went all the way back to '92?

I believe you also played a CLC Battle of the Bands? My friends Bill Stewart and Matt Ryan were in one of those shows, but the name of the band changed so much I couldn't recall. I was away at ISU by then and had limited time at home with that scene.

Blacklight.

To wdelaney74: yes indeed, we were from Round Lake, and if you saw us in Waukegan, could it have been Cafe Kismet?

To Hussra: Was the HUM influence that obvious?

To JORR: FUCKING TITANIC LOVE AFFAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!