[1] The band was formed as a solo side project for the Dallas musician John Dufilho, who sent in a demo tape to the 1999 SXSW performance.
Originally from San Antonio, Dufilho and Jason Garner played together in a band called Thirteen (with Chris Smart and Chris Brinkley) and together as a three-piece fuzz-pop band called Bedwetter (with Colin Jones from Big Drag).
Dufilho and Garner also perform acoustically as I Love Math, which has included a number of other musicians.
In 2004, following the release of Midnight at the Black Nail Polish Factory, they were profiled in Esquire and People magazines.
[citation needed] They have toured with Starlight Mints,[4] The Breeders, The Old 97's, Pete Yorn, Centro-matic, Superdrag, and Dressy Bessy.