Artist description Country, good lyrics, good playing, fun, heartache, love, loss, redemption, and pain.

Music Style Rock and Country

Musical Influences Buck Owens, Slayer, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams Sr., Gluecifer...

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Artist History The Siderunners, didn‘t grow up in the country, don't ride horses, and don‘t pretend to, but they do play country music and are proud of it. The Siderunners started in the early months of 2000 in Chicago Il. It happened by accident when Pat, Nate and Sappy, all of whom always wanted to be in a country band and needed an excuse to drink on a Tuesday nights with some friends, started getting together and playing whatever country song they knew from memory. The list got shorter as the nights went on and pretty soon they started writing their own songs out of respect for the dead. With a handful of originals and an arsenal of standards they started playing weekly as the house band in various dives. Soon after, The Siderunners caught the ear of Failed Experiment Records who on June 4, 2002 released their first album, “Ain’t Inventin’ The Wheel.” Recorded by Neal Ostrovsky of the Webb Brothers, “Ain’t Inventin’ The Wheel” is the culmination of years of neuroses channeled through The Siderunners embarrassing number of influences rooted in old country music, metal, punk, chamber music and confusion.

Group Members Pat Buckley (a.k.a. P.J. Party) - Drums. Pat has played in too many bands, many of which he has repressed. Some of the ones he hasn’t include, The Vindictives, Generation Waste, Gear, Devastation, and, Jamestown. Sappy (a.k.a. Sappy) - Guitar & Vocals Pruno (1991-2002) Sappy polished his Tin Pan Alley charm assaulting the ears of subway goers and people on the street in Chicago for many years. He probability has some of your change. Nate VanAllen - Guitar & Vocals Tossers (1997-2000) Nate likes to play and sing folk music really, really, loudly. Jason Loveall Tossers, Danglers

Instruments Throats, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Violin, Pianos, Organs, Pans, Your Mom.

Albums Ain't Inventin' The Wheel

Press Reviews The Siderunners, "Ain't Inventin' the Wheel" (Failed Experiment) *** Country music as it was meant to be played (and often is in Chicago's thriving alt-country underground). The Siderunners are gritty, gutsy, not afraid to get down and dirty, and tipsy enough that they ought to be forced to call a cab instead of driving home. JIM DeROGATIS - September 27, 2002

Additional Info Neal Ostrovsky did percussion on Walking Papers and Zack Schnieder played keys on

Location Chicago, Illinois - USA

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