Paw
(Disbanded)
Genre: Rock
Sound description: Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal, Grunge, Heavy Metal, Alternative Pop/Rock
RIYL: Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/pawmusic
History:
A third of the triumvirate (see also Stick and Kill Creek) that rose to the top of the Kansas scene about the time that Nirvana made all the labels realize that they, too, needed some grunge. Paw was the only one to make it very big at all on the national scene, however, signing to A&M Records and scoring a minor hit with "Jesse" (and its seemingly out-of-leftfield pedal steel solo). Paw put out two hard-rocking melodic albums — "Dragline" (1993) and "Death to Traitors" (1995) — before A&M dropped them in 1996. The band resurfaced in 2000 with founding members Mark Hennessy and Grant Fitch and new recruits Jesse Larson and Jason Magierowski. Their third album "Home is A Strange Place" was released on Koch Records.
Musicians:
- Jason Magierowski: Bass guitar
- Charles Bryan: Bass guitar
- Peter Fitch: Drums
- Mark Hennessy: Vocals
- Grant Fitch: Guitar
- Dan Hines: Bass guitar
- Jesse Lanson: Drums
Formed:
1991 in Lawrence, KS
Audio interviews:
- A short history on Mark Hennessy's time in Lawrence, Kansas. (03:04)
- Mark Hennessy on music and the blues. (02:31)
- Mark Hennessy on the life of an "artist." (01:51)
- Mark Hennessy reading his poem "For Renee: A Remembered Act of Kindness" (01:14)
- Mark Hennessy reading his poem "How To Drink With Joelle (hand it over)" (01:50)
- Mark Hennessy reading his poem "The Nothing That Is" (01:17)
Discography:
| Name | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dragline | 1993 | A&M Records |
 | Death to Traitors | 1995 | A&M Records |
 | Home Is A Strange Place | 2000 | Koch International |
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