John Pierson, commonly known by the nom-de-rock "John Jughead" or simply "Jughead", founded the pop-punk band Screeching Weasel in Chicago, Illinois with friend Ben Weasel in 1986. He played guitar for the band until its disbanding in 2001. Pop punk is a fusion genre combining the catchy attributes of some of the original punk rock groups music with musical styles from contemporary pop music. ... Screeching Weasel was an American Punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Ben Weasel (born Ben Foster in Chicago, Illinois) is the lead singer of punk rock band Screeching Weasel, as well as The Riverdales. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Classical and Bass Guitar The guitar is a fretted and stringed musical instrument, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

In 2002, Pierson formed the acoustic pop-punk band, Even in Blackouts, with which he has recorded two albums and one EP and toured several times. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A steel string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ... Pop punk is a fusion genre combining the catchy attributes of some of the original punk rock groups music with musical styles from contemporary pop music. ... Even in Blackouts, known occasionally by the acronyn EiB, are an acoustic pop-punk band from Chicago, Illinois. ...

Pierson is also a playwright and author. He formed his own theater production company called Hope And Nonthings in 1990 and produced ten plays before joining the Neo-Futurists where he has performed in their long-running show Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind since 1996. His semi-fictitious Weasels in a Box was published in 2005. The Neo-Futurists are an experimental theater troupe founded by Greg Allen in 1988, beginning with the play Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. ... Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes is the longest running play in Chicago. ...

External links

• John Jughead's blog