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Orange Roughies
Detroit CD (2012)
Searching For Sugar Man music CDs The Orange Roughies were formed in Detroit, Michigan, circa 1986, from Drew Malburg (drums) and John Pineau (vocals) from the band My Sky and David Feeny (guitar) from the Hysteric Narcotics.
 Don Gierlach (bass), a recent transfer from Pittsburgh to Detroit, was added to complete the four piece.
 From the beginning the band pursued a heavy live performance schedule, and were soon seen playing with other Detroit bands including The Vertical Pillows, Sleep and Angry Red Planet After a year, the Roughies started touring regionally, added another Tremor Compilation track as well as tracks on three other regional compilations.
 The Roughies became a headlining mainstay in the Hamtramck/Detroit Alternative scene and shared the stage with countless bands such as The Pixies, The Romantics, M.D.C., Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Robin Tyner, The Bodeans, Material Issue, 13 Engines, Blue in Heaven, Viv Akauldren, Sleep, Junk Monkeys, The Gories, Screaming Blue Messiahs, Map of the World, The Toll, The Godfathers, Rhythm Corp & New Model Army. In 1988, Pineau and Mary Restrepo (Vertical Pillows, Detroit Cobras), went on a mission to find Robin Tyner, the singer for the MC5.  They found him and his wife hosting an after hours coffee house and open-mike stage in a Church in Detroit's Cass Corridor . Pineau offered to ...
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