In 1995, I recorded an DIY album with a band called The Shelleys. I lived on Elizabeth Street in a 4th floor walk-up on the border of Little Italy and Chinatown. We played gigs in NYC’s LES and were done before we got started. Dennis, the guitarist and lead vocals, and I had not spoken in 25 years until this past week when I saw the songs on Spotify. I reached out to him and he sent me the album. We were and still are big Fugazi fans. After we broke up, Dennis, owner of Redrocks in DC, told me that he sent the songs to Ian MacKaye of Fugazi/Minor Threat and founder of Dischord Records. Ian had enjoyed the songs and wanted to hear us live. It’s all timing.
Time capsule: Listen to The Shelleys, a 1990s band on Spotify.
