photo by Steve Ashby

L to R: PJ Sykes (guitar) / Gary Stevens (drum machines) / Chrissie Lozano (bass) | photo by Steve Ashby

Ready For The House Band were the three Richmond musicians handpicked by Jandek for his Richmond show on May 17th, 2017. They performed their first and last show without Jandek on June 22nd, 2017 at Flora in Richmond, VA. The band was introduced to the Flora audience by Matt Farley of Motern Media.

Gary Stevens is an electric coil tattoo artist from Richmond that also performs in the noise projects Mutwawa and Head Molt. As DJ Rat-Ward he is a curator of rare, underground, and forgotten music, with a focus on DIY obscurities, hometapers, hidden gems, and private press releases.

Chrissie Lozano is a member of the psych indie rock band Piranha Rama and Richmond's tribute to the Talking Heads, Fear of Music.

PJ Sykes is best known as a music photographer and as a member of the bands Hoax Hunters and A New Dawn Fades.


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