Helium Derby Chicago, Illinois
a brief moment in time, 1997-1998, up on the north side of Chicago. Formed summer 1997 when Drew ran into old friend Isaac, disbanded late 1998 when Ian went off to grad school in Minneapolis. They still had time to record an album on Ian's visits back to Chicago, however. ... more
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