Tar (band)

Tar (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Tar


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Origin = Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genre = Indie rock, Noise rock, Post-hardcore
Years_active = 1988 — 1995
Label = Touch and Go Records
Amphetamine Reptile Records
No Blow Records
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Current_members = Mike Greenlees
John Mohr
Mark Zablocki
Tom Zaluckyj
Past_members = Tim Mescher

Tar was an indie rock band, formed in 1988 in Chicago, Illinois.

History

The precursor to Tar was a hardcore punk outfit called Blatant Dissent, which formed in DeKalb, Illinois where singer/guitarist John Mohr and drummer Mike Greenlees were attending Northern Illinois University. The band released albums on the Amphetamine Reptile and Touch and Go Records labels before disbanding in 1995. During its career, the band released a total of four singles, four albums, two mini albums, and contributed songs to six compilations and split singles. Members of the band included original bassist Tim Mescher (only until 1991 and who also played for Shorty), bassist Tom Zaluckyj and guitarist Mark Zablocki, as well as Greenlees and Mohr. Zaluckyj and Mohr played unique guitars, crafted of aluminum. The band toured nationally and internationally with bands such as Jawbox, Arcwelder, and the Jesus Lizard. In 1994 the band made the decision to call it quits after releasing one final album. "Over and Out" was written and recorded over a period of a year and a half, produced by the band and engineered by Steve Albini and Bob Weston, and released in 1995.

Discography

ingles

* "Play To Win b/w Mel's" 7" (No Blow Records, 1988, NBLW01)
* "Flow Plow b/w Hand" 7" (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1989, SCALE25)
* "Solution 8" b/w "Non-Alignment Pact" 7" (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1991, ARR153)
* "Static" split 7" with Jawbox (Touch and Go Records/ Dischord Records, 1992, DIS 77.7/TG113.3)
* "Teetering b/w The In Crowd" 7" (Touch and Go Records, 1992, TG104)

Albums

* "Handsome" EP/12" (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1989, ARR60)
* "Roundhouse" LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1990, ARR11)
* "Jackson" LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1991, ARR22)
* "Clincher" EP/CDEP (Touch and Go Records, 1993, TG109)
* "Toast" LP/CD/Picture Disc (Touch and Go Records, 1993, TG106)
* "Over and Out" LP/CD (Touch and Go Records, 1995, TG145)

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9frxqe5ld0e~T1 AMG profile page]
* [http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=73 Touch and Go Records page]
* [http://www.southern.com/southern/band/TAR00/ Southern Records page]
* [http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=tar Trouser Press page]


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