[2] Hendricks, a singer, guitarist and songwriter was born in Port Vue, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1970 and first began writing songs and releasing cassettes while in his teens.
[1] While working at his day job in a record store, he formed the Trio with bassist Tim Parker and drummer Tom Hoffman.
Released on LP on his own label, Grass Records, 1992's Buick Electra garnered national attention and sold out quickly.
The Trio recorded two albums worth of material during the later months of 1992, and early in 1993, the mini-album Some Girls Like Cigarettes was released as a 10".
The Karl Hendricks Trio released their album, The Adult Section, via the Comedy Minus One label on July 17, 2012.
The early years presented a fervently confessional side of Hendricks, and the youthful heartbreak in the lyrics was embodied in the band's spirited performances.
Among the bands they've toured with are Neutral Milk Hotel, Superchunk, Smog, Low, My Dad Is Dead, Butterglory, Kind of Like Spitting and Small 23.
They've also played shows with, among others, Silkworm, Don Caballero, The Mekons, The Spinanes, The Shipping News, New Bomb Turks, Labradford, Hayden, Joel R.L.