The Rustic Overtones. One of the best bands ever. I think so anyway.
They're the only group that I've developed a schoolgirl-like obsession for. They were a group from Maine that sounded really good. Their last performance was on May 11, 2002. They were a 7 member group that played a mix of alternative pop/rock/ska with saxophones and an organ (and drums/guitar/bass). So good. They had been mothballed for a while, but now they're putting out a new record and playing a few shows... hopefully I'll get a chance to see them live.
I've contributed to (and started) several articles on them at Wikipedia.
In any case I have a collection of their stuff. I own a copy of every CD they've ever produced (as far as I know). I'm proud of it, so, here's my inventory of my Rustic stuff:
- CD's
- Viva Nueva!
- Viva Nueva! (Autographed)
- Rooms By the Hour
- My Dirt
- Long Division
- Long Division (Autographed)
- Shish Boom Bam
- Light at the End
- Promo CD's
- Combustible (Radio Remix)
- C'Mon (Radio Remix) - 2 copies
- Check (Radio Remix)
- Viva Nueva! (Preview Album)
- Viva Nueva! (Album Advance)
- Selections from the Album Viva Nueva!
- Volume Up
- Live on XM Satellite Radio
- 4 Track Promo (Simple Song, Month and a Half, Freddie had a Lady, About a Kid)
- Promo Tapes
- Long Division Promo, sticker for Double Door in Charlotte (Pop Trash & Simple Song)
- This is Rock N' Roll
- Promo Vinyl
- Check/Girl Germs 7" EP (Grey version - autographed)
- Check/Girl Germs 7" EP (Yellow w/ 2 tone graphics)
- Posters
- Viva Nueva - Indigo Lounge (2/22 and 2/23)
- Viva Nueva Generic
- Volume Up
- CD Release Party - C'Mon!
- Stickers
- 5" Round Viva Nueva
- Photos
- 8 x 10 Promo from Tommy Boy
- Clothing
- Staff T-Shirt from Waterfront Festival 1999
- Other CD's
- Local Palooza Live (100.3 WHEB album - has live version of "Pop Trash")
- Virtually Alternative 128
- Re:Lease (Selected recordings from the Skinny - includs Man without a Mouth 2/3/01
- VHS
- Music Video for C'Mon