It's 1982. Punk rock is finally hitting the valleys and byways of small town America, including the Pioneer Valley; where 5 colleges are jammed in a valley formed by the Connecticut River, dividing the towns of Amherst and Northampton. The local indie bands are mostly Hardcore, super fast and loud. Deep Wound, The Outpatients, The Stupids, (many more).

The Pajama Slave Dancers appeared from the ruins of the Power Pop teen phenom , the Vandals; the new-wave Jr. Hostesses, and the no-wave Selected Few. They play/wreck the local Polish clubs, VFW halls, Greenfield Grange Hall, and their own practice space/club, the Secret Bear's Head Lodge, with their special form of trash/surf/punk/noise with a large dose of "Fun-core" (ala the Dickies, Dead Kennedys, The Replacements). The inside joke was to hate them and "Booo" all their songs; easy to do when they were that sloppy and goofy. Early cassette hits were "Defreeze Walt Disney", "Scoutmasters From Hell", the 45 - "Train Wreck on Prom Night", "Farm Rap", (you get the idea).

After the heckling, the funniest part was spraying them with beer. The band's idea of fun was grabbing audience members and making them be the band. Not a very musical night, but guaranteed  "As Much Fun as You Could Stand". When the Valley's Pixies and Dinosaur Junior's took off internationally- somehow someone thought that the next big thing was PSD. Lol. Their first and only real tour, down the East Coast, ended in them being kicked out off, (one with the show of a firearm) and banned from every club on the tour, except the 930 Club in DC. 

Regularly thrown out of local clubs for damage, they managed to grab a foothold in the cellar of Sheehan's bar in Northampton Massachusetts. Once a month this cave of Blues rockers and cover bands turned into a orgy of booze influenced slam dancing and general good-natured chaos. As the 1980's passed, Sheehan's became The indie-rock spot in the Valley- with early shows by the Pixies, the Flaming Lips, and Boston bands started showing up. PSD goes on it's merry way, releasing cassettes "All You Can Eat" (with a bag of plastic soldiers and matches), and "Problems with Sects", the LP's "Cheap is Real",  "Blood, Sweat and Beers" and "Pajama Beach Party", Cd's "Heavy Petty Zoo", "It Came From the Barn",  "Full Metal Underpants", and Italian release: "Surfing Sex Machine". Another album, (SoSO), is set for release in the future. 

Fiercely local, they are still pals and performing 40 years on. Scott Blood, bass; Daxe Rexford, guitar; Dirk Futon (RIP), drums; Dave Montovani, guitar/vocals; Steve Westfield, guitar/vocals.

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A musician who has toured 19 countries and worked in studios with Lloyd Cole, Shadows Fall, Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr), Fred Maher (Lou Reed), Joan Wasser (Joan as Policewoman), Matthew Sweet, and Mary Lou Lord. Mark has also released award winning music under the monikers Hospital, and Home. As well as 3 eponymous releases:

 "Two Years and Thirty Minutes" 2004
 "The Killing Card" 2006
 "Those You Trust" 2008
 "White Flood" 2017

Mark plays G+L and Taylor Guitars, Kentucky Mandolins and uses D'addario strings, Planet Waves accessories and uses BBE effects.

Artists With Similar Sounds :
    Death Cab For Cutie, Nada Surf, Elliott Smith, The Swell Season, Sunny Day Real Estate

Tour dates:

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Songwriter from Northampton, Massachusetts.

Followers of Joe Boyle .