Stru Tural

San Francisco Bay-area group formed in December 1994. Dan Kennedy, Pat Kennedy and Jamie McGoldrick grew up together in the Richmond District of San Francisco and in the fall of 1994 they got a demo together and with the help of drummer Ken Sells played their first show in February 1995. They appeared on the NBC television show "First Cut" as winners of a local band contest, released their first full-length tape in March 1995 and their self-titled debut CD in March 1996. The day they released the CD their drummer Ken disappeared and has not been heard from since. It is rumored that he went to Japan, but no one knows for sure. Their second album, "Monticello Compromise", was recorded in their basement. It was released in March of 1997. They promoted the album with a two-month tour through the Southwest and Midwest, culminating with two shows in Chicago. After returning from the tour, they met drummer Brian White in January 1998 and began working on their third album, "The Triumphant Return of Amsted Butterfly", which was released on Ixchel Records in December 1998. They supported the album with a West Coast tour and several trips to Los Angeles. When they returned to San Francisco with their sights on the fourth album they were tired of explaining the name Stru Tural and decided to become The Signal.