MU330 is an American
ska punk band from
St. Louis,
Missouri. Formed by students of
St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "psycho
ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism.
Since 1997, the band's musical direction has changed towards a more melodic and lyric-driven ska/
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...
sound, a combination that has been described as "
Weezer meets
The Specials
The Specials, also known as the Special AKA, were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, J ...
".
Dan Potthast (
guitar/
vocals), Ted Moll (
drums), Chris Diebold (
bass guitar), and Robert Bell (
trombone) have remained with MU330 since the band's inception, and the trombonist Gerry Lundquist has been a member for over two decades. There have been several different frontmen in the past, but Potthast has always been the band's principal songwriter and lyricist.
Biography
The original members met in St. Louis University High School music class 330, hence the band's name.
Potthast has released solo work and has also started a second band, The Stitch Up, with the former
Slow Gherkin frontman, James Rickman. He also started a ska/rocksteady group called Dan P and the Bricks with former the MU330 saxophonist, Matt Knobbe.
In 2018, Potthast was part of
Jeff Rosenstock's touring band. Moll, the drummer, has a side project band called Bagheera. Most members of MU330 have performed with Mike Park's
Bruce Lee Band throughout the band's history, although Potthast is the only member who has played live with The Bruce Lee Band in the past few years. MU330 continues to perform live sporadically across the United States.
Band members
''Press'' (up to 1994)
*John Kavanaugh - vocals,
trumpet
*Dan Potthast - vocals,
guitar
*Ted Moll -
drums, vocals
*Chris Diebold -
bass guitar
*Robert Bell -
trombone
*Matt Knobbe -
tenor saxophone
''Chumps on Parade'' (1995-1997)
*Jason Nelson - vocals
*Dan Potthast - vocals, guitar
*Ted Moll - drums, vocals
*Chris Diebold - bass guitar
*Rob Bell - trombone
*Traygen Bilsland - saxophone
*Nick Baur - Trumpet
1997 - present
*Dan Potthast - vocals, guitar
*Ted Moll - drums, vocals
*Chris Diebold - bass guitar
*Robert Bell - trombone
*Gerry Lundquist - trombone
Discography
Albums
Live albums
Compilations
Singles, demos and non-album tracks
References
External links
*
Dan Potthast's official website
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Musical groups established in 1988
Musical groups from St. Louis
American musical quintets
American punk rock groups
American ska punk musical groups
Third-wave ska groups
Asian Man Records artists
Indie rock musical groups from Missouri