Comments for Three Chord Circus, START!

Three Chord Circus is a new band fronted by songwriter/guitarist Jim Hewitt. In a former life Jim co-founded the band Last Gentlemen in Champaign, IL with friends Brian Leach (Sugarbuzz, Autoliner, The Great Crusades) and Michael Roux. Last Gentlemen developed a large local following and released a series of highly successful independent albums followed by one not-so successful major label effort (TheWorldBehindYourBack - ZOO/BMG)*. Fast forward to 2002: with a stockpile of songs and a desire to play again Jim begins an on-again/off-again search for local musicians to bring his songs to life. The journey is frustrating and unfruitful until it heads back to the START!... a call to old friends and a former band mate. The Band: While Hewitt handles the guitars, vocals and occasional keyboards former Last Gentlemen band mate and sought after session musician Tommy Garza plays drums. Long time contributor/collaborator Mike Mooney plays bass and provides his technical expertise during the recording process. Kevin McGuire covers keyboards and shares backing vocals duties with Londoner John Wedge. The CD: The limited edition START! CD/EP (Revolution-Network) is where it all begins. Recorded in Champaign and Chicago the three song START! CD is the first release by Three Chord Circus and offers a taste of what to expect from their upcoming full length release Internationally Unsigned. *Former label mates Tool and Matthew Sweet fared much better.