The Suspects were formed in 1993 by Bill Grady and Charlie Esparza and played their first show at the long-gone “club” Hoi Polloi on October 3, 1993. After many years of hard work and dedication (and a few months of internal strife), The Suspects broke up in August of 2002. The Suspects played two reunion shows after their breakup: January 19, 2007 and December 23, 2007… both at the Continental Club in Houston, Texas. After thinking about it for a few months, The Suspects decided you can’t ignore a good thing and announced their return to a full-time schedule in the summer of 2008.
February 14th, 2009
We’re very excited about our upcoming show… playing at the Continental Club is always a great experience, but this time all you ska lovers have a reason to show up early: Channel One is a very talented band and you will love their smooth, jazzy delivery.
A few of The Suspects caught them at Fitzgeralds last year, and we could not understand why there wasn’t a bigger crowd. Hopefully, you guys can show them that Houston is still a great place for ska bands and ska fans to mingle.
See you at the show!
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October 19th, 2008
Again, Jay Lee has managed to do something that no one else was able to do between the years 1993 and 2002: make The Suspects photogenic. Please visit Jay’s site and dig on his skill.
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October 13th, 2008
Here is the KGOW - The Game interview in MP3 format. Please don’t sue us, Mr. The Game!!!
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October 10th, 2008
Tune in to Houston AM radio super-station KGOW, “The Game”, on Monday October 13 at 12:15pm and listen to David Nuno and local fast-food celebrity Ken Hoffman interview Bill and Thomas. I’m sure we’ll cover such interesting topics as, “aren’t you guys are kinda old to be in a band?”, and “just what is ska, anyways?”.
Seriously, though… this is totally cool. My mom loves Ken Hoffman!
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September 1st, 2008
Ok, well… it is a comeback.
The Suspects are proud to announce that we’re climbing back in the saddle for another lap around the track; we are once again a full-time band. Shows will be booked and songs will be written. Shirts will be printed and beer will be spilled. Good times.
Who’s in the band this time around?
- Bill Grady - guitar
- Alan Hernandez - guitar
- Tomas Escalante - vocals
- Steve Ruth - trumpet
- Ryan Gabbart - trombone
- Chuy Terrazas - sax
- Aaron Koerner - fluegelhorn
- Jay Brooks - bass
- Andy Salmon - drums
We’ll see you at the show.
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