Adam Ritchie and his band inside the DMZSteve Schmidt and Link Smith skating in DMZ parking lotSteve Schmidt, somewhere between the heights and downtownGrove Circle Punx - Andy Conrad, Utrillo, Bryan Spinas, Matthew Thompson, Jason White, Josh Bentley (92)
Mark Drenzek added story to The Link Springs Forms
Brad Sims added story to New Wave Festival
Chris Johnson added story to DMZ opens
cHe added story to DMZ opens
Jason Matthews (Livingston, Montana) added story to New Wave Festival
Jason Matthews (Livingston, Montana) added story to Econochrist forms
Jason Matthews (Livingston, Montana) added story to Hatful Day plays their first show
Robert Borden added story to Big Boss Line forms
Michelle Morton added story to Women's City Club Show
Adam Ritchie and his band inside the DMZ
Steve Schmidt and Link Smith skating in DMZ parking lot
Steve Schmidt, somewhere between the heights and downtown
Big Boss Line - 10ft Tall
Grove Circle Punx - Andy Conrad, Utrillo, Bryan Spinas, Matthew Thompson, Jason White, Josh Bentley (92)
Towncraft Clip 6: A Generation of Vipers
Towncraft Clip 5: Kick Out a Light Socket And Go
Towncraft Clip 4: A Show of Force
Towncraft Clip 3: They Were Doing It For Little Rock
Towncraft Clip 2: Little Rock Pride
Basil forms
Chris Wilson, Chris Foze, Doug Deluca, Stan Cantrell, and Dan form Basil. In 1995, Doug, Dan, and Chris Foze leave, and Matt Werth and Clay Simmons join.
basil, chris foze, chris wilson, clay simmons, doug deluca, hot springs, matt werth, stan cantrell
Clay Simmons // After only seeing Basil once time, I was determined to find a way to join the band. I had already become kind of smitten with Chris Wilson's drumming, but the whole band was amazing to me at the time. Doug Deluca was some kind of 14 year old guitar wizard who used alternate tunings and Stan provided the perfect complement to it. I hadn't heard anything like them coming out of Arkansas and they were from Hot Springs no less! As soon as I heard they were having issues with their bass player, I must've started being really annoying dropping hints to Chris whenever I'd see him at shows because eventually I got a call asking me if I'd take over on bass. We played a couple of shows with Chris Foze and Stan (see pic of me wearing the Still Life T-shirt that is about to swallow me whole), but eventually they stopped coming to practice and, somehow, Matt Werth started showing up. We'd get out of school in Little Rock and drive an hour down to Hot Springs to practice at Doug's parents' house. Matt somehow got around to booking us a little week-long mini tour through the ... (More)
Basil performs at State Street
Basil performs at State Street
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