The duo soon began writing songs together, sharing a common vision of "a traveling vaudevillian troupe of music, theater and circus performance.
Bite the Hand was also the producer of a monthly zine called The Pharmakon,[5] as well as the "Insect Carnival" festivals at the Boogie Room in 2007 and 2008.
[8] The Crux finished recording their first album in time to present their CD release party as one of the final shows at the Boogie Room.
The roster at this time was Josh Windmiller, Dominic Ziegler, Zoe Kessler, Adam LaBelle, Justin Walters, Rachel Bean, Jack Sawatzky, and Kalei Yamanoha.
They added Travis Hendrix (clarinet, harmonica), Ben Weiner (percussion), Annie Cilley (fiddle, saxophone), and Josh Jackson (upright bass, cornet).
[15] The new arrangement immediately began working on a collaborative musical play with North Bay performing artists The Imaginists Theatre Collective and Layla Musselwhite.