Pennsylvania native Jon Wurster has been the drummer for indie rockers Superchunk since 1991. Wurster has recorded and/or performed live with artists like Jay Farrar, Robert Pollard, Rocket from the Crypt, Ryan Adams, R.E.M., Guided By Voices, Marah, Alejandro Escovedo, Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple, The Minus Five and Charlie Daniels. Superchunk. ... Jay Farrar, (born December 26, 1966 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American songwriter and musician currently based in St. ... Robert Pollard (born October 31, 1957) is the former lead singer and songwriter for the now defunct Dayton, Ohio indie rock group Guided by Voices. ... // Biography Formed after the breakup of local band Pitchfork by frontman and lead singer John Reis (Speedo) in 1990. ... Not to be confused with Bryan Adams Ryan Adams (born David Ryan Adams on November 5, 1974) is an alt-country and rock and roll singer/songwriter from Jacksonville, North Carolina. ... REM or R.E.M. is an acronym for: Rapid Eye Movement, a phase during sleep U.S. rock music band R.E.M., formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 Roentgen equivalent man, a unit for measuring levels of exposure to radiation. ... // Overview Guided by Voices (often abbreviated as GBV) was an extremely prolific lo-fi/indie-rock band from Dayton, Ohio. ... Marah can refer to: The genus Marah, or manroots, a kind of wild cucumber Marah, a place in Bible time Marah and Kapri, a pair of characters in the Power Rangers: Ninja Storm television series This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Alejandro Escovedo got his start in first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, with Delphine Neid, Jennifer Miro, and Jeff Olener, in San Francisco, California. ... Charlie Daniels performed at a USO concert at Camp Victory, Iraq on April 10, 2005 Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American country music, Southern rock, and jazz singer, fiddler, and guitarist. ...

Wurster is one half of the Scharpling and Wurster comedy team. Tom Scharpling is the longtime host of the "Best Show on WFMU" radio program and Wurster calls in as a bevy of characters including The Gorch, Philly Boy Roy, Corey Harris (of Mother 13), Hippy Johnny and Timmy von Trimble. The duo has been releasing CDs on their Stereolaffs label since 1999. Tom Scharpling is a supervising producer and writer for the television series Monk, on the USA Network. ...

Wurster is a contributor to Harp and Modern Drummer magazines. The harp is a stringed instrument which has its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ... Modern Drummer is the oldest magazine (still being published) devoted to the subject of drumming and percussion. ...

External Links

• Stereolaffs
• Prindle Interview
• Fluxblog Scharpling & Wurster interview
• Wurster-penned Superchunk Tour Diary in the Independent