Biography

The Makers are a garage rock/rock-n-roll band from Spokane, Washington, formed in 1991 with releases on Estrus Records, Sub Pop Records and are currently on Kill Rock Stars Records.Originally assembling frontman Mike Maker, his bassist brother Don Maker, guitarists Tim Maker and John Maker, and drummer Jay Maker. Famed for their anarchic live dates and for traveling from show to show in a 1965 Pontiac hearse, the group signed to Sympathy for the Record Industry to issue their debut 10” Hip-Notic; the exit of John Maker coincided with a move to the Estrus label for the full-length follow-up, 1993’s Howl! The instrumental EP The Devil’s Nine Questions preceded the Makers’ second long player, 1994’s All Night Riot; a trashier, more distorted sound distinguished the band’s self-titled third LP The Makers, with guitarist Jamie Maker replacing Tim Maker for 1997’s Hunger.