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| The Put-Downs'
first scheduled show was Friday the Thirteenth of February, 1998. The
actual first show was on the Saturday before, when Teen Cool asked them
to open a show at The Oven in Houston at the last minute. A visit by an
H.P.D. helicopter looking for fans who trashed the club was the first
sign of the mayhem that continues today. Paul J formed The Put-Downs
after leaving Austin and The Motards in late '97 to return to Beaumont,
Texas. Tom McMurder had booked a Motards show in Beaumont a few years
before, and quit his then-current band, Kung Fu Grip, to play drums with
Paul. His former band-mate Connor initially played bass, although it
was known to be short-term since she was leaving for SMU the next fall,
when her boyfriend Casey Callais, AKA Chester Drawers took over the
chores. The Put-Downs had several vinyl releases, including three 7" EPs
and one 12" EP, and a West Coast tour under their belts when they were
side-tracked by Y2K. In early February 2000, Tom left the band to move
to Wyoming and marry his on-line sweetheart. (True story: They are still
married today, living in Houston where Tom books shows and does a video
show for Houston Cable Access.) Four months later Casey left town after
a near brush with paternity. The Dempsey brothers joined the band:
Michael on drums, younger brother Scott on bass, and things were never
the same. Since then, The Put-Downs have made another West Coast tour,
released two full-length CDs and one 7" EP, and brought many a cool band
from around the country into Beaumont for shows. |
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