Rock music in North Carolina has always been marked by a "do-it-yourself" streak-meaning that some of the state's most notable musicians have practiced their craft while holding down day jobs. In this regard, many local rock artists are not far removed from the Depression-era bluesmen who farmed or worked in textile mills and tobacco warehouses during the week, then picked a little guitar at Saturday night house parties. Clearly there is a historical context for the modern-day underground rock band putting out its own record.

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In 1992, the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) had a lot of bands that roughly fit the formula, including Superchunk, Polvo, Archers of Loaf, Zen Frisbee, Erectus Monotone and Picasso Trigger. Most of the bands in the scene were going the Do-It-Yourself route of releasing their music themselves and seemed content with holding the mainstream music industry at arm’s length. But with change in the air, record companies were starting to sniff around hoping to find the next big hitmaker.

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