North Again started and was ready to play in 1992. The unlucky members at the time were: Gus, Jamie St. Denis, Rob Wheeler and Larry Winchester. With a hearty blend of filthy rock-n-roll, they played as much as they could and wherever they could. They played until fingers bled and hearts were clogging. In late 1992 at a gig at Saratoga Winners, they played as a three-piece (lawrence was busy with studies,) with Can't Say (rip) and the famous Dugans (rip). At the show Mr. Howie Glassman (booking master at Bogies,) enjoyed the young lads and booked them frequently at Bogies. They played in the Capital District long enough to get the attention of Paintchip Records guru Dominick Campana.

1993-1996

In that same year, they signed on to Paintchip and released the 7" single "Throw Yourself b/w Black Guitar" on the label. The single gave the band a boost, a decent following in the area and a bunch of good reviews from national underground zines. In 1994, Paintchip released a Compilation CD titled "Lead Into Gold" that featured 10 talented Albany acts like: Crawdad, Bloom and 100 Acre Wood. North Again's songs "Look Good In Drag" and "Chandelier" were featured on the Paintchip CD. While playing out consistently supporting the record, they decided to go and record 6 new songs at Bird Dog Studios in Boston. John C. Wood, the producer of many well known acts, such as Julianna Hatfield and The Feldmans, was chosen to produce the new tunes. In three days they recorded and released a full length cassette titled "Sustained Yield". At the time of the release, the band continued to play out and was invited by local radio stations EQX 102.7, 91.5 and 88.3 for interviews and live performances. In the following months, they released a split 7" single with rockers Jack Here from NYC. The record, "one+one=four" was released on Kranepool Records and distributed by Dutch East Indie. In 1995, North Again recorded and produced 4 new songs with local producers John Delehanty and John Chiara. The four songs, Stretchmarx, Retro-Fit, Wait and Watch and Private Saturation, were released on a 7" record on their own Sourpeach Records. With all this good stuff going on, North Again's drummer Rob, decided to pack his bags and head west. So in 1996, North Again took a break.

1997-1999

In 1997 North Again reforms with newest addition Andy Hearn (ARC) on the skins. They practiced and wrote a bunch of new tunes. They played out a few times and decided to take the new material and record the North Again CD/EP. Dust Off The Vinyl, Angel Flies Over a Club, Postcard and Without a Sound were recorded in May of 1999 with John Delehanty producing. They played out a few times in the Capital Region with the new line-up but schedule conflicts started to cause problems. Andy decided to put all his effort on his other band Arc and left N. Again. In that same month Jamie left to West Virgina to further his education. Gus and Larry were left by themselves with a bottle of Scotch and a box of donuts. "At least Larry is in Howie's band, but what am I gonna do?"

December 1999 brought a new North Again and the testoserone was back. Bill, Gus, Larry, and Dan were ready to churn out that raw garage rock they love so much. In July of 2000 they released the live North Again CD titled: "LIVE, Damn Loud and Limping to the Finish Line." Recorded live from a gig at The Eldorado Hotel in Troy, NY and released on their own Billbored Records. The CD features all the freshness, yelling and raw sound that rock-n-roll is all about. Recorded on four tracks by Arcster Dave D, it's a glimpse of what North Again is all about and what to expect from a live N. Again show - brokedown, blown up, ballistic bop for the listless suckers....

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