The Makers are a garage rock band from Spokane, Washington, formed in 1991,[ The Makers at allmusic.com] with releases on Estrus Records, Sub Pop Records, and Kill Rock Stars Records.
History For their first few albums, the members were credited with the surname "Maker", a la the Ramones. They became known for their anarchic performances, travelling between gigs in a 1965 Pontiac hearse. The band's first release was the 10" "Hip-Notic" on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label, the band moving to Estrus Records for their debut album, Howl! (1993). Further releases followed on Estrus, their last album on the label, Psychopathia Sexualis, introducing a retro-glam sound, the band members also adopting new pseudonyms, Michael Machine, Don Virgo, Jay Amerika, and Jamie Jack Frost. 2000 saw the band move to Sub Pop, releasing the Rock Star God album. They moved again in 2004, to Kill Rock Stars.
Members Michael Maker: vocals Donny Virgo: bass Jamie Frost: guitar Timothy Killingsworth: guitar Aaron Saye: drums
Former Members John Gunsaulis: Harmonica, Vocals
Former Member: "Jungle" Jim Chandler: Drums
Discography
Singles "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (Dionysus) "Here Comes Trouble" (Estrus, 1994) "I Can't Stand It" (Estrus, 1994) "I Just Might Crack" (Estrus, 1994) "Hip-Notic" (10" EP, Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1994) "Devil's Nine Questions" (1994) "Music To Suffer By EP" (Estrus, 1995) "This Is The Answer" (1995) "Tour Single '95" (1995) "Tear Your World Apart" (Estrus, 1997) "Tiger of the Night" (Sub Pop, 2001) "Matter of Degrees" (Kill Rock Stars, 2005)
Albums Howl (Estrus, 1994) All Night Riot (Estrus, 1995) The Makers (Estrus, 1996) Hunger (Estrus, 1997) Psychopathia Sexualis (Estrus, 1998) Rock Star God (Sub Pop, 2000) Strangest Parade (Sub Pop, 2002) review Stripped (Kill Rock Stars, 2004) Everybody Rise! (Kill Rock Stars 2005)
References
External links The Makers at grunnenrocks.nl Yahoo! Music interview The Makers artist page at subpop.com The Makers at killrockstars.com