After the breakup of the late 90's Brooklyn pioneers The 527S, Jerry Adler needed a new band. In three short years, The 527S had recorded an incredible 187 songs. "That band was almost an art project," says Jerry. "This was before the days of a professional grade computer studio in any bedroom. We rented the storefront space at 527 Metropolitan Avenue (now The Subway Bar), installed an 8-track reel-to-reel, a couple of mics and some pedals, and went to work. We had no idea about anything, but we just went in there every day and recorded. I wouldn't say it was all process and no product, but it was close. It's impossible to describe what I learned during that period. It was the foundation for everything I've done since. We might release some of it one day, but I have to say that in this age of the compulsive digital archiving of every thought and action, I like the idea that it exists only in the memories of the people who were there." While Jerry's partner in The 527S, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Shahar Even-Tzur, had always done the drumming on the band's recorded output, their man for live shows was Yuval Lion. He was first aboard in the new outfit. Next was Reuben Maher. Reuben had been playing, along with former Pere Ubu bassist Tony Maimone and Schumann pedals creator John Schumann, with the just then defunct Poka Poka. The 527S had shared many bills with Poka Poka, and Jerry and Reuben were good friends. Reuben had also been a part of some of the ever-changin