Stamen

Stamen Biography

There are at least 2 groups with the name Stamen. 1) Stamen existed during the early '90's in and around the Wicker Park alternative rock scene of Chicago, Illinois. They released two 7" records on the Stopped Clock label. The first single was recorded by Bundy K Brown, the second by Mike Hagler. The five-piece band's signature heavy guitar sound was enriched by classic rock, punk, and new wave songwriting influences, and by the empassioned deliveries of the four vocalists. Stamen toured the midwestern United States before breaking up in 1995. Brian Welsh, Steven Fransen and James Warden kept playing together with new drummer Matt Mayes under the name Ether Frolics. They released one album "40k" and toured Europe in 2001. A second album's worth of material has been recorded but not officially released. 2)Stamen was a modscene musician in the 90's. His music can be found here: http://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_artist_modules&page=0&query=68979&order=7