The Rockouts

Here's a blast from the past---a rare picture of my band, The Rockouts (March 1983- October 1985). Basically started as a solo project after the breakup of the infamous E.V., the band had several different incarnations lineup wise. Eventually I brought in Mike Gassmann to take over lead vocals and Steve Knecht became the bassist over the final 16 months of the band. During the early days of The Rockouts, we often shared the bill with Mike's band the Bopalots (he was the drummer with them), and the last half of our career we often shared the bill with Joe Camel and the Caucasians, and The Primitives. The Primitives later evolved into Uncle Tupelo, which later split into Wilco and Son Volt.

This picture was taken at a party in an apartment following a show we played in Normal, Illinois on 16 November, 1984. I think the show was played at a club called the Gallery.
L to R--Steve Knecht (bass), me (guitar), Bill Stoner (drums), Mike Gassmann (vocals)