Former Motorhome guitarist/vocalist Josiah Mazzaschi formed Light FM in 1999[2] in Chicago, IL with Chris Frantisak, Mark Ruggiero, and Brian Barbier.
[6] Mazzaschi moved to Los Angeles, CA in the summer of 2005 where he formed a new line-up of the band featuring Kim Haden, Harry Trumfio (The Pulsars), and Brian Barbier.
Mazzaschi organized a benefit concert[10] for her on November 8, 2009, in Los Angeles at the Echoplex where Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performed under the alias The Backwards Clock Society along with Mark Tulin of The Electric Prunes and Kerry Brown of Chicago group Catherine.
Light FM, The Pulsars, Butterfly Child, Kissing Cousins, and The Happy Stars (featuring Brian Young of Fountains of Wayne and Joe Skyward of the Posies) also performed.
On October 4, 2011, Light FM released their fourth full-length record titled Buzz Kill City and[11] toured theaters across the US opening for The Smashing Pumpkins and The Fancy Space People, featuring Don Bolles from the LA punk band the Germs.