Pegboy is an American

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band from

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, Illinois with a relatively large

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. They were founded in 1990 by

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(ex-guitarist for

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), along with his brother Joe Haggerty (drums, formerly of

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), Larry Damore (vocals/guitar), and Steve Saylors (bass). Both Damore and Saylors had been members of Chicago-based hardcore band

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, whose 1987 demo had been produced by John Haggerty. Pegboy's 1990 debut EP, "Three-Chord Monte", was also the first release by

Quarterstick Records Quarterstick Records is a sublabel of Touch and Go Records. Artists *Bad Livers *Calexico * DK3 * Dead Child * June of 44 *Kepone * The Mekons * Mi Ami *Peter Móren (of Peter, Bjorn and John) *Mule * Naked Raygun *Tara Jane O'Neil * Pegboy *Ph ...

, an offshoot of

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. Steve Saylors dropped out in 1992 after job commitments prevented him from touring.

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, a longtime friend of the band, filled the bass slot on the "Fore" EP. Former Naked Raygun bassist

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became the permanent bass player in 1994. After the reformation of Naked Raygun, Mike Thompson took over for Kezdy on bass. Pegboy supposedly played a "farewell" show on New Year's Eve in 1999 but then denied that it was really a "farewell" show a few years later when they returned to live action. Pegboy has been touring through the summer of 2009 with Face to Face and

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's Matt Skiba, as well as

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and

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's Matt Fox are big Pegboy fans.

Current members

* Larry Damore — vocals, guitar (1990–present) * Joe Haggerty — drums (1990–present) *

— guitar (1990–present) * "Skinny" Mike Thompson — bass (2007–present)

Former members

* Steve Saylors — bass (1990-1992) * J. Robbins — bass (1992, temporary replacement for the

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tour) *

— bass (1993 — on ''Fore'') *

— bass (1994-2007 ) (died 2020)

Discography

Albums

* 1991 - '' Strong Reaction'' ( Quarterstick) * 1994 - ''

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'' (Quarterstick) * 1997 - '' Cha Cha Damore'' (Quarterstick)

Singles and EPs

* 1990 - '' Three-Chord Monte'' EP (Quarterstick) * 1991 - "Field of Darkness"/"Walk on By" 7" (Quarterstick) * 1993 - '' Fore'' EP (Quarterstick) * 1996 - ''Dangermare'' (Split with

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) 7" (Quarterstick)

Compilation appearances

* 1995 - ''Vagabonds Of The Midwestern World: Fighting Songs By Thin Lizzy'' (Anti-Gravit) (1995) - "Emerald" * 1995 - ''Hear Ya! Winter 1994-1995-The Caroline Distribution CD Sampler'' ( Caroline) - "Sinner Inside" * 1998 - ''Touch And Go & Quarterstick Records'' (Touch And Go/Quarterstick/Boa) - "Dog Dog" * 1999 - ''Of Things To Come'' (Better Youth Organization) - "Fade Away" * 2000 - ''Magnetic Curses: A Chicago Punk Rock Compilation'' (Thick) - "Chutes And Ladders"

Videography

* "Sinner Inside" * "Strong Reaction" * "Through My Fingers"

Reception

* "With roots in such seminal Chicago bands as Naked Raygun and Effigies, Pegboy sounds as if it would have been right at home during the punk upheaval of the late `70s." (Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune, 1991) * "A barrage of industrial-strength noise from the North blasted through Liberty Lunch on Saturday, when the Jesus Lizard and Pegboy combined with Kepone for a galvanizing concert that brought their autumn tour to a close. All three record for Chicago's fiercely independent Touch and Go combine, which specializes in abrasive guitars over relentless rhythms and a minimum of melody." (Don McLeese,

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, 1994) * "The band has a knack for writing anthemic choruses in the tradition of guitarist John Haggerty's former band, Naked Raygun."(Review of ''Strong Reaction'', Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune, 1991) * "This workmanlike band inherits the Chicago muscle 'n' melody tradition of Naked Raygun." (Review of ''Earwig'', Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune, 1995)

References

External links

Touch and Go/Quarterstick Records

Official Myspace page
{{Authority control Punk rock groups from Illinois Musical groups from Chicago Musical groups established in 1990 Quarterstick Records artists