They formed in Chapel Hill, NC, in March 1998 as a 'joke country band', a sort of counterweight to the hyped No Depression movement.
Before long, however, both the "joke" and the "country" parts of the concept were eliminated, thus allowing the band to develop into an alternative rock outfit.
Singer-song writer Andy Herod continued on with Nicole Gehweiler who switching from keyboards to guitar.
Nicole stepped into the role of as Herod's right hand girl sharing harmonies as well as lead and rhythm guitar.
In 2008, lead singer Andy Herod moved to Asheville, and formed a new project, called Electric Owls, which was signed to Vagrant Records.