Ben Armstrong started playing music early on, playing bass and singing for a few bands in Edwardsville, IL (The Latex Monkey Band, Resin, and Chalk 22), all with future Laddio Bolocko/The Psychic Paramount guitarist Drew St. Ivany. After forming Chalk 22 with former Dazzling Killmen drummer Blake Fleming, the band moved to New York City, gained saxophone player Marcus DeGrazia and formed Laddio Bolocko. After a couple of years touring (often with Japanese psych-rock legends Acid Mothers Temple and Trans Am), and releasing two full-length albums, and an EP, the band broke up in 2001. But soon after Armstrong and St. Ivany formed The Psychic Paramount, first with drummer Tatsuya Nakatani, then replacing him with former Sabers drummer Jeff Conaway. Edwardsville is a city located in Madison County, Illinois. ... Laddio Bolocko is one of those bands that gained in popularity quickly upon breaking up. ... Dazzling Killmen were one of the most accomplished 1990s math rock bands, combining a punk-inspired noisy ruckus with jazzy Sun Ra-type intelligence and complex arrangements. ... Blake Fleming Blake Fleming started drumming at age 8, and spent several years in Fife and drumming corps, bagpipe bands, jazz bands, orchestras, etc. ... Laddio Bolocko is one of those bands that gained in popularity quickly upon breaking up. ... Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (and subsequent offshoots) is a Japanese psychedelic band founded in 1996 by members of the Acid Mothers Temple soul-collective. ... The Trans-Am Series was created in 1966 by the SCCA as the Trans-American Sedan Championship. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Panicsville is a Chicago noise music group founded in 1992 by Andy Ortmann (founder of Nihilist Records) with David Forquer and Ryan Kohler. ... Laddio Bolocko is one of those bands that gained in popularity quickly upon breaking up. ...
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