The Makers are a

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band from

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, Washington, formed in 1991, The Makers at allmusic.com/ref> with releases on

Estrus Records Estrus Records is an independent record label from Bellingham, Washington that makes surf, garage and trash rock music. They have released such bands as Mono Men, The Drags, The Mummies, Supercharger, Impala, Man or Astro-man?, the Makers ...

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, and Kill Rock Stars Records.

History

For their first few albums, the members were credited with the surname "Maker", a la the

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. They became known for their anarchic performances, travelling between gigs in a 1965

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. The band's first release was the 10" "Hip-Notic" on the

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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:

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* Donny Virgo:

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* Jamie Frost:

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* Timothy Killingsworth:

* Aaron Saye:

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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
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* ''Stripped'' (Kill Rock Stars, 2004) * ''Everybody Rise!'' (Kill Rock Stars 2005)

References

External links

Yahoo! Music interview

The Makers artist page at subpop.com

The Makers at killrockstars.com
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