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10,000 Maniacs

One of the most critically acclaimed bands of the last three decades, 10,000 Maniacs, was founded by Robert Buck, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, John Lombardo and Natalie Merchant in the fall of 1981. Jerry Augustyniak joined in 1983. Together with artists like R.E.M., they defined college rock and created the first wave of alternative rock bands and what became known as the alternative rock format on FM radio.  Writing and performing powerful, danceable, and socially conscious original material in and around their hometown of Jamestown, New York, the group toured extensively and produced two independently released records, Human Conflict Number Five (‘82) and Secrets of the I Ching (‘83) on their own Christian Burial Music label.

By producing, manufacturing, and marketing their own recordings, 10,000 Maniacs were the original “indie” band before signing with Elektra Records and making in The Wishing Chair in 1985. After touring with R.E.M. and throughout Europe, John Lombardo left the band in July of 1986, and the band continued as a five-piece. In 1987 the Maniacs recorded and released In My Tribe. Produced by Peter Asher, this album broke into the charts, where it stayed 77 weeks, peaking at #37 and selling over two million copies. In My Tribe featured the hit singles “Don’t Talk,” “Hey Jack Kerouac”, “Like The Weather” and "What’s The Matter Here." It was voted one of the 100 most important releases of the decade by Rolling Stone Magazine. 1988 saw the band debut on national television with appearances on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, and Saturday Night Live.

Blind Mans Zoo, the 1989 follow-up to In My Tribe, hit #13 on the Billboard charts and went platinum. It featured the hit singles "Trouble Me" and "Eat For Two." The world tour supporting the album featured several European festivals, a string of US amphitheatres, and the renowned Fourth of July concert with the Grateful Dead in front of 80,000 in Buffalo, NY.  In 1990, the band released a compilation of their first two independent recordings called Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings along with a companion video entitled Time Capsule. Our Time in Eden was released in 1992 featuring the hit singles, "Candy Everybody Wants" and "These Are Days." The disc sold more than three million copies.  Rolling Stone's four-star review called it a “...gripping new album ...with a provocative, unnerving power.”