  Name: Tanner John Bowden Instrument: Vocals, Occasionally being charmingly out of key Equipment: Shure 55SH Cardio Favorite Bands: At The Drive-In, Refused, Beatnuts, The Cure, Saves The Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Wu-Tang Clan, Against Me! Hailing from the Arctic regions of the Americas, where he trained to be a sleigh-dog racer in the Iditirod, Tanner moved to Cincinnati at the tender age of 6. Life was hard for the youngest Bowden, and such emotional strife (such as having to say goodbye to his prize sleigh-dog Esteban) shines through in his cathartic lyrics. When he screams "breakin lots of windows, startin lots of fights" (from that PDG hit "Crime"), one can't help but feel tremors of emotions ripping their way through them like the tumultuous oceans of his homeland Arctic. He by far is the hariest member of the band, and has a total weakness for the female gender.  Name: Michele Stephane Courtey Instrument: Guitar, Breaking Strings out of being too metalcore. Equipment: Epiphone SG, Marshall Half Stack Favorite Bands: Alexisonfire, Thursday, Light Fuse and Get Away, Cursive, I Would Set Myself On Fire For You, The Blood Brothers Stephane, Mike, Stephanie, Michelle, Courtney, are you a girl? All of the prior are things Stephane have been called or asked in his lifetime as one of the punx. From his salad days of writing "Anus" on the chalkboard (in which the A was replaced with an anarchy symbol. True story, we have the photo) to his days in PDG, Stephane has represented the 513 punk scene with all of his heart. Beers, bricks through windows, discontent with the police, you name it, Stephane embodied it. Oh, I hear he's also a decent guitarist. Stephane is quite the ladies man, winning the hearts of millions with such classic lines like "so....girls and shit". Yes, a man of gold indeed.  Name: Kevin Andrew McGurgan Instrument: Bass, Utter lack of stage moves Equipment: Fender Geddy Lee Signature Series Jazz Bass, Peavey TNT 115 Bass Amp Favorite Bands: The Kodan Armada, Give Up The Ghost, Catch 22, Whatever It Takes, The Lawrence Arms, Defiance Ohio, Against Me! After attending quite possibly every school in the greater Tri-State area, Kevin finally made his way to Walnut, where he still is. Trained to play bass by Geddy Lee himself (he also has the singing voice to match, but he won't admit it), Kevin was in a series of failed prog rock/rock opera acts around the area, such as "Icecaps of Alderrann", "Agaroth's Spear" and of course, "Thor's Jockstrap" (who had a minor success with their single "The Hobbit Hop"). Tired of singing like his genitals were in vice, Kevin joined PDG in an attempt to keep a low profile while still staying involved in music. Kevin is also a total beast at hockey, and can do that nifty little trick from the Mighty Ducks films. 
Name: Erik Lee Ziedses des Plantes Instrument: Trombone, Dousing audience with spit Equipment: King Beginner Series Trombone (same one since 5th grade!) Favorite Bands: Against Me!, Kid Dynamite, The Blood Brothers, The Faint, The World/Inferno Friendship Society, Give Up The Ghost, Cursive So where do I begin? I'm writing all of the bios, so you'd think I'd just totally kiss my own ass to death, right? Right? Wrong. I play the trombone. I get less respect than Rodney Dangerfield (RIP!). I grew up as a member of a biker gang and was a roadie on every Slayer tour since '92. I use a funny little keyboard to write songs. I also have quite possibly the largest head in the band. I can't wear most hats as a result. I am also not really this self-depreciating. 
Name: Scott Louis Gafvert Instrument: Drums, Making really weird drum faces Equipment: Mapex V-Series 5 piece, SABIAN 14"hi-hats, 16" metal-x crash, 18" crash-ride, Zildjian 10" Titanium Flash Splash Favorite Bands: The Roots, Radiohead, Refused, Coldplay, Dead Prez, Chris Murray, Sublime Ah yes, Scott. The drummer. Long the position of the mocked. There are books of drummer jokes I could just quote endlessly and call it a bio of Scott. But I'm above that. Scott has appeared in all 3 volumes of Richard Simmons' "Sweatin to the Oldies" in addition to being the music selector for each one. In fact, we decided that he would be the perfect drummer when we saw him in one of those videos, as we exercised in our matching headbands and sweatsuits. Scott enjoys long walks on the beach, cheap wine, and a ravishing good time with the ladies. In fact, some people have questioned his motives for even being in the band for such reasons. We have our eye on you, Gafvert. This site is hosted for FREE at FreeWebs.com. Click here to get your own free website |