Potbelly

POTBELLY FORMED IN JAN. 1995, ON WHIDBEY ISLAND WASHINGTON. OVER THE YEARS THE BAND HAS PUT OUT 69 RECORDS. INCLUDING SPLITS WITH PUNK ROCK ICONS MILLIONS OF DEAD COPS, DOA, THE ACCUSED, AND BUTT TRUMPET. FULL LENGTHS INCLUDE: SWILLERS (2004 PB RECORDS), PROCEEDS GO TO BEER (2005PB RECORDS), BLOOD BOOBS AND BEER (2006 BEER METAL RECORDS), RUNS GOOD NEEDS WORK (2007 CRASH ASSAILANT RECORDS), POP PRINCESS BLUES (2008 CRASH ASSAILANT RECORDS), STERILIZE THE STUPID (2010 PIG RECORDS), A TALE OF DEBAUCHERY (2011 PIG RECORDS).

POTBELLY HAS ALSO DONE 7"S, LIVE RECORDS, SPLITS, AND COMPS WITH: BEER CITY RECORDS, 1332 RECORDS, BITE ME RECORDS, REFORMED RECORDS, USELESS RECORD(ING)S, LAME RECORDS, SLIVER RECORDS, AND PYRATE PUNX RECORDS.

POTBELLY HAS HELP EVERY WAY THEY CAN TO TOURING BANDS FOR THE LAST (ALMOST) 17 YEARS. THROWING SHOWS, AND PUTTING OUT COMPILATIONS.
MEMBERS INCLUDE/ED:

JASON "POTBELLY" RODGER-VOCALS/GUITAR/BASS/ACOUSTIC GUITAR (1995-CURRENT)
KEN BALL-VOCALS (1995-1997, 1998-CURRENT)
JEFF THAYER-DRUMS (1996-1998, 2002-CURRENT)
BRYAN COOPER-VOCALS/BASS/GUITAR (1997-1998, 2010-CURRENT)
REV. WORTHLESS-VOCALS/GUITAR/BASS (2004-CURRENT)
H-BOMB HANS-GUITAR (2007-CURRENT)
CURTIS JAY DRUMS (1995-1996, 1999, 2001)
SEAN LANDERS-VOCALS/GUITAR/DRUMS (1997, 2000-2001)
JOZET CLARK-VOCALS/GUITAR (1997-1998)
CHRIS THAYER -GUITAR (1997-1998, 2003-2005, 2008-2010)
ABE MURRY-VOCALS/GUITAR (1996-1997)
RICK HILL-GUITAR (2005)
BLAINE COOK-VOCALS (2008)
RAY SHELLY-SAX (1997)
RYAN THOMPSON-VOCALS/GUITAR (1995)

THOUGH THE BAND HAS SCENE IT'S FAIR SHARE OF LINE UP CHANGES. THE TWO ORIGINAL MEMBERS, JASON POTBELLY, AND KEN BALL ARE STILL GOING STRONG. WITH THE BEST LINE UP THEY COULD ASK FOR. POTBELLY SEEMS TO NEVER LET UP. TO GROW STRONGER WITH EVERY YEAR. AND EVERY RELEASE.

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PERSONAL BIOS (OF THE CURRENT LINE UP):

JASON POTBELLY ALSO CURRENTLY PLAYS GUITAR AND SINGS IN THE HORROR PUNK BAND, THE PORN STARS OF HORROR. HE ALSO PLAYED IN SHIKSHADLE (1999-2004), BUT QUIT WHEN 3 OF THE MEMBERS TURNED THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS INTO NAZISM. JASON HATES NAZIS. HE SANG FOR THE METAL BAND XENN (1993-1994), HE PLAYED BASS AND SANG FOR THE POP PUNK BAND SKITSO (1994), HE PLAYED BASS FOR THE HARDCORE PUNK BAND BIG BUBBA (2000), HE PLAYED BASS FOR THE HARDCORE PUNK BAND DILAPIDATED (2003), HE PLAYED GUITAR FOR THE PUNK ROCK BAND SIKNES (1997), HE PLAYED GUITAR FOR THE PUNK ROCK BAND BRAIN POWER MINIMUM (1994), AND HE SANG FOR THE GLAM ROCK/PUNK BAND SALVATION (1989-1991).

HE RUNS AND OPERATES PB RECORDS. AND IS CAPTAIN OF THE WHIDBEY ISLAND PYRATE PUNX.

BRYAN COOPER ALSO CURRENTLY PLAYS BASS IN THE HORROR PUNK BAND, THE PORN STARS OF HORROR. HE PLAYED BASS FOR THE ROCK/METAL BAND BONE YARD (1991), HE PLAYED BASS FOR THE PUNK ROCK BAND BUG HUNT (1997),HE PLAYED BASS FOR THE HARDCORE PUNK BAND SHIKSHADLE (2001) AND PLAYED BASS FOR THE METAL BAND XENN (1993-1994).

JEFF THAYER ALSO PLAYED DRUMS FOR THE METAL BAND XENN (1993-1994), HE PLAYED DRUMS FOR THE GLAM METAL BAND STRANGE FLESH (1995), HE PLAYED DRUMS FOR THE HARDCORE PUNK BAND ABORTION CLINIC (1999), HE PLAYED DRUMS FOR THE GRUNGE ROCK BAND BARBED WIRE GYPSY (1994), HE PLAYED DRUMS FOR THE PUNK ROCK BAND BUG HUNT (1996-1997), AND PLAYED DRUMS FOR THE HARD CORE PUNK BAND SHIKSHADLE (2003-2004), BUT QUIT FOR THE SAME REASONS AS JASON.

KEN BALL ALSO SANG AND PLAYED BASS FOR THE METAL BAND STRIC-9 (1989-1990), AND PLAYED BASS AND SANG FOR THE PUNK/METAL CROSS OVER BAND GRUMBLE THORP (1991-1994).

H-BOMB HANS SOLO ALSO PLAYS GUITAR FOR THE PUNK ROCK BAND POTTY MOUTH SOCIETY (1993-CURRENT), HE ALSO PLAYED GUITAR FOR HARDCORE PUNK BAND GOLDEN SHOWER CHILD (2009).

REV. WORTHLESS ALSO SANG FOR THE BLACK METAL BAND S.ATANS A.MAZING M.IND (1997-1998), HE SANG FOR THE GRIND CORE METAL BAND WASTE OF FLESH (1998-1999), HE SANG FOR THE HARDCORE PUNK BAND DILAPIDATED (2000-2002), AND HE SANG FOR THE HARD CORE PUNK BAND SHIKSHALE (2002-2004).