JigGsaw

JigGsaw was a punk rock band from Champaign, Illinois. The band's most current members consists of Mark JigGsaw (vocals), Eddie Waldmire (bass guitar), Kyle Prillaman (drums), and Hayden Cler (guitar). Past members include Clint McGraw, DJ DeMoss, Neil Yaeger, and Micheal Hicks.

JigGsaw
OriginChampaign, Illinois
GenresPunk rock
Years active1999-2011
LabelsPlaying Field Recordings

Band history

JigGsaw first started as a two piece including Clint McGraw and Mark JigGsaw who played dancey punk rock music around clubs in Champaign, Illinois. After three years of playing around the midwest, they added bassist Micheal Hicks (The Respondent) and guitarist Hayden Cler (the Academy is, the Junior Varsity.)

In the spring of 2005, Playing Field Recordings released Zero Generation.[1]

In 2006, the band performed select dates of the Warped Tour.[2]

JigGsaw's second CD was a self-titled EP mastered by Brian Gardner (My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Green Day); released in 2007 without a label.[3] This release was positively reviewed by major Indie/Punk sites like Absolute Punk. This, combined with the attention created from the Warped Tour, gained the band national recognition thus earning them a mention in national press like Nylon Magazine in November 2007.

In August 2008 Clint McGraw left the band the focus on family and a new career. He was replaced by Eddie Waldmire who later went on to play bass in the band.

In June 2010 JigGsaw released their second full-length album "Vices & Virtues".[4]

At the end of 2011 the band went separate ways to pursue different careers.

Hayden Cler and Kyle Prillaman went on to form That's No Moon which is a blend of indie rock and electronica.

In February 2012 Mark JigGsaw, Eddie Waldmire, and past member Clint McGraw joined up at Your Productions Studio in Barrie, Ontario to record unreleased demo songs from 2002 and 2003.

In July 2012 the ten-song album The Night We Lost Our Minds was released.

In 2013 Hayden Cler quit playing music and moved to Orlando for work. The music hiatus was short lived and he is currently playing in LUVLOST and Suck Brick Kid and formerly A Hero's Fate.

Discography
Title Year Label
Zero Generation 2005 Playing Field Recordings
JigGsaw 2007 (none)
Vices & Virtues 2010 (none)
The Night We Lost Our Minds 2012 (none)

References
  1. "Playing Field Recordings - Artists". playing-field.com. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  2. "NJ Warped Tour Review". The New Jersey Star Ledger. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  3. "JigGsaw - Album Review". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  4. "M a r k J i g G s a w . c o m: Vices & Virtues". Mark JigGsaw. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-17.


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