In 2012, at the behest of Mike Andre, a reluctant Justin Moyer (E.D. SEDGWICK/SUPERSYSTEM) and Amanda Huron (WEED TREE/CAUTION CURVES) were conscripted into helping Mike play and record some unrealized songs he had floating around. After a series of precarious fits and starts, the band coalesced into a semi-stable entity known as PUFF PIECES in 2013 and began playing shows. Based on their experiences in various now-defunct bands (Amanda and Mike in VERTEBRATES, and Mike and Justin in Antelope), and long-term involvement in DC's punk and noise scenes, PUFF PIECES strives to destroy the bland hegemony of their city's condo-crazed culture with a mix of melody and nervous dissonance.
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