Star Trap - Star Trap Theme

Recorded on 1993 at the ish headquarters at their ½ address, this legendary recording is the first of 3 Star Trap releases. Named after the random tape it was recorded on, Star Trap, this duo featured Dave DiDonato on guitar/keyboard, and Joel Lindelof on guitar. Dave holds down the rhythm while Joel has no idea what he is doing on lead which lends to a wonderful mess. I give you the opening track, "Star Trap Theme".

The Gentleman Callers

This one off Gentleman Callers session featured Joel L on drums, Lucian C on guitar and Erik S on bass and vocals. In the summer of 2000, Erik had just come back from touring with The Dragstrip Syndicate and came to visit me in my house in Alexandria, VA. My basement had an assortment of equipment, so we decided to resurrect The Gentleman Callers, something Erik and I had done a few years earlier. We brought back "Sweet FLA", a song about a true story of a group of crazies (FFA?) who wanted to blow up Disney Word on "Gay Day". The other 2 songs I had forgotten were ever recorded, but Erik has this to say about them:

"I think that first tune was called "Baby Bitch," and is a total rip off of "All Night Long" by Thee Hypnotics. I think the second one was called "Leper Love." In one of my English classes at the time I had read a poem or something about a leper living on a colony who was pining for a girl who couldn't come near him due to his leprosy. The first line to the song is "Baby, you know how it goes. You'd love me if I had a nose." HAHAHA!"

Sweet FLA


Baby Bitch


Leper Love

E.T. - Remember Me

Digging deeper into the ish archives, I offer you E.T., Extra Testicle. A one-off band featuring Joel L and Brian Con guitar and vocals and the legendary Vince M on percussion and vocals. Recorded around 1994 in Brian's living room, this session featured the return of Vince, who can be heard on very early ish recordings from 1990 which I will share another time. This time, he gives us an extremely drunk on Boones Farm performance. Listen to the painful and hilarious progression from song idea to ish classic in less than 3 minutes.

E.T. - Remember Me

Steak and Eggs - Birthers/Burgers

Stop, collaborate and listen. Steak and Eggs are back with a brand new invention.

Ish Records · Steak and Eggs - Birthers/Burgers

More good enough rock from Steak and Eggs

Another generous helping of Steak and Eggs with special guest Catsup! Put your New Year resolutions aside and be "Badass and Free".

Ish Records · Steak and Eggs - Badass and Free

Steak and Eggs (featuring Yoko Hambone) - Eggnog Overdrive

Merry Christmas, from Steak and Eggs (and Yoko Hambone).

Ish Records · Steak and Eggs - Eggnog Overdrive

Steak and Eggs - Punk Rockers Don't Use the Bathroom

Someone smashed the toilet in our practice space. Why not write a song about it? Why ask? Do!

Ish Records · Steak and Eggs - Punk Rockers Don't Use the Bathroom