# Pegboy

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{{Short description|American punk rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name            = Pegboy
|image           = Pegboy.jpg
|caption         = Live in 2011
|landscape       = yes
|background      = group_or_band
|origin          = [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois)
|genre           = [Punk rock](/source/Punk_rock)
|years_active    = 1990-present
|label           = [Quarterstick](/source/Quarterstick_Records)
|associated_acts = [Naked Raygun](/source/Naked_Raygun), [Bhopal Stiffs](/source/Bhopal_Stiffs)
|website         = [http://www.myspace.com/officialpegboy Myspace]
|current_members = [John Haggerty](/source/John_Haggerty) <br/>[Joe Haggerty](/source/Joe_Haggerty)<br/> Larry Damore<br/>Herb Rosen
|past_members    = Steve Saylors<br/> [Steve Albini](/source/Steve_Albini)<br/> [Pierre Kezdy](/source/Pierre_Kezdy)
}}
'''Pegboy''' is an American [punk](/source/Punk_rock) band from [Chicago](/source/Chicago), Illinois with a relatively large [cult following](/source/cult_following). They were founded in 1990 by [John Haggerty](/source/John_Haggerty) (ex-guitarist for [Naked Raygun](/source/Naked_Raygun)), along with his brother [Joe Haggerty](/source/Joe_Haggerty) (drums, formerly of [The Effigies](/source/The_Effigies)), [Larry Damore](/source/Larry_Damore) (vocals/guitar), and Steve Saylors (bass).  Both Damore and Saylors had been members of the Chicago-based hardcore band [Bhopal Stiffs](/source/Bhopal_Stiffs), whose 1987 demo had been produced by John Haggerty. Pegboy's 1990 debut EP, "Three-Chord Monte", was also the first release by [Quarterstick Records](/source/Quarterstick_Records), an offshoot of [Touch and Go Records](/source/Touch_and_Go_Records).  Steve Saylors dropped out in 1992 after job commitments prevented him from touring.  [Steve Albini](/source/Steve_Albini), a longtime friend of the band, filled the bass slot on the "Fore" EP.  Former Naked Raygun bassist [Pierre Kezdy](/source/Pierre_Kezdy) became the permanent bass player in 1994. After the reformation of Naked Raygun, Mike Thompson took over for Kezdy on bass.<ref name="trib3"/>

Pegboy played a supposed "farewell" show on New Year's Eve in 1999,<ref name="trib4"/> but then denied that it was really a "farewell" show a few years later when they returned to live performances.<ref name="trib6"/>

Pegboy toured through the summer of 2009 with [Face to Face](/source/Face_to_Face_(punk_band)) and [Polar Bear Club](/source/Polar_Bear_Club).{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

[Rise Against](/source/Rise_Against)'s [Tim McIlrath](/source/Tim_McIlrath),<ref name="rise against"/> [Alkaline Trio](/source/Alkaline_Trio)'s [Matt Skiba](/source/Matt_Skiba),<ref name="skiba"/> as well as [Hot Water Music](/source/Hot_Water_Music)'s [Chuck Ragan](/source/Chuck_Ragan) and [Shai Hulud](/source/Shai_Hulud_(band))'s [Matt Fox](/source/Matthew_Fox_(musician)) are big Pegboy fans.

==Current members==
* [Larry Damore](/source/Larry_Damore)&nbsp;— vocals, guitar (1990–present)
* [Joe Haggerty](/source/Joe_Haggerty)&nbsp;— drums (1990–present)
* [John Haggerty](/source/John_Haggerty)&nbsp;— guitar (1990–present)
*Herb Rosen — bass (2022–present)

==Former members==
* Steve Saylors&nbsp;— bass (1990-1992)
* [J. Robbins](/source/J._Robbins)&nbsp;— bass (1992, temporary replacement for the [Social Distortion](/source/Social_Distortion) tour)<ref name="allmusic1"/>
* [Steve Albini](/source/Steve_Albini)&nbsp;— bass (1993&nbsp;— on ''Fore'') (died 2024)
* [Pierre Kezdy](/source/Pierre_Kezdy)&nbsp;— bass (1994-2007 ) (died 2020)
* "Skinny" Mike Thompson - bass (2007-2022)

==Discography==
===Albums===
* 1991 - ''[Strong Reaction](/source/Strong_Reaction)'' ([Quarterstick](/source/Quarterstick_Records))<ref name="trib5"/>
* 1994 - ''[Earwig](/source/Earwig_(Pegboy_album))'' (Quarterstick)<ref name="trib2"/>
* 1997 - ''[Cha Cha Damore](/source/Cha_Cha_Damore)'' (Quarterstick)<ref name="star"/>

===Singles and EPs===
* 1990 - ''[Three-Chord Monte](/source/Three-Chord_Monte)'' EP (Quarterstick)<ref name="suntimes1"/>
* 1991 - "Field of Darkness"/"Walk on By" 7" (Quarterstick) 
* 1993 - ''[Fore](/source/Fore_(EP))'' EP (Quarterstick)<ref name="allmusic1"/><ref name="post"/>
* 1996 - ''Dangermare'' (Split with [Kepone](/source/Kepone_(band))) 7" (Quarterstick)

===Compilation appearances===

* 1995 - ''Vagabonds Of The Midwestern World: Fighting Songs By Thin Lizzy'' (Anti-Gravity) (1995) - "Emerald" 
* 1995 - ''Hear Ya! Winter 1994-1995-The Caroline Distribution CD Sampler'' ([Caroline](/source/Caroline_Records)) - "Sinner Inside"
* 1998 - ''Touch And Go & Quarterstick Records'' (Touch And Go/Quarterstick/Boa) - "Dog Dog"
* 1999 - ''Of Things To Come'' (Better Youth Organization) - "Fade Away"
* 2000 - ''Magnetic Curses: A Chicago Punk Rock Compilation'' (Thick) - "Chutes And Ladders"

===Tribute to===
* 2006 - ''The World I Know-A Tribute To Pegboy'' (Underground Communique)

==Videography==
* "Sinner Inside"
* "Strong Reaction"
* "Through My Fingers"

==Reception==
* "With roots in such seminal Chicago  bands as Naked Raygun and Effigies, Pegboy sounds as if it would have been right at home during the punk upheaval of the late `70s." (Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune, 1991)<ref name="trib1"/>
* "A barrage of industrial-strength noise from the North blasted through Liberty Lunch on Saturday, when the Jesus Lizard and Pegboy combined with Kepone for a galvanizing concert that brought their autumn tour to a close. All three record for Chicago's fiercely independent Touch and Go combine, which specializes in abrasive guitars over relentless rhythms and a minimum of melody." (Don McLeese, [Austin American-Statesman](/source/Austin_American-Statesman), 1994)<ref name="austin"/>
* "The band has a knack for writing anthemic choruses in the tradition of guitarist John Haggerty's former band, Naked Raygun."(Review of ''Strong Reaction'', Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune, 1991)<ref name="trib5"/>
* "This workmanlike band inherits the Chicago muscle 'n' melody tradition of Naked Raygun." (Review of ''Earwig'', Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune, 1995)<ref name="trib2"/>

==References==
<references>

<ref name="trib1">{{Cite news
  | last = Kot
  | first = Greg
  | authorlink = Greg Kot
  | title = Punk's passion, minus the violence, propels Pegboy
  | newspaper = [Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)
  | date = 1991-10-28
  | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/10/28/punks-passion-minus-the-violence-propels-pegboy/
  | access-date = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="trib2">{{Cite news
  | last = Kot
  | first = Greg
  | authorlink = Greg Kot
  | title = Pegboy Earwig (Quarterstick)
  | newspaper = [Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)
  | date = 1995-01-05
  | url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-28/news/9104070171_1_naked-raygun-band-precision
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121006124643/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-28/news/9104070171_1_naked-raygun-band-precision
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = October 6, 2012
  | accessdate = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="trib3">{{Cite news
  | title = Pegboy Profile
  | newspaper = [Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)
  | date = 1991-10-25
  | url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-25/entertainment/9104060146_1_bands-cbgb-naked-raygun
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121006124448/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-25/entertainment/9104060146_1_bands-cbgb-naked-raygun
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = October 6, 2012
  | accessdate = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="trib4">{{Cite news
  | last = Reger
  | first = Rick
  | authorlink = 
  | title = Pegboy Has Two Reasons For Singing 'Auld Lang Syne'
  | newspaper = [Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)
  | date = 1999-12-31
  | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/12/31/pegboy-has-two-reasons-for-singing-auld-lang-syne/
  | access-date = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="trib5">{{Cite news
  | last = Kot
  | first = Greg
  | authorlink = Greg Kot
  | title = Strong Reaction (Quarterstick)
  | newspaper = [Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)
  | date = 1991-10-24
  | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/10/24/strong-reaction-quarter-stick-starstarstar-12this-chicago/
  | access-date = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="trib6">{{Cite news
  | last = Reger
  | first = Rick
  | authorlink = 
  | title = Pegboy back to doing what they love
  | newspaper = [Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)
  | date = 2002-04-12
  | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/04/12/pegboy-back-to-doing-what-they-love/
  | access-date = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="suntimes1">{{Cite news
  | last = Corcoran
  | first = Michael
  | authorlink = Michael Corcoran
  | title = Chicago's Pegboy a safe bet to make it to the big time
  | newspaper = [Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)
  | date = 1991-05-24
  | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4055779.html
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121106104408/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4055779.html
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = 2012-11-06
  | accessdate = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="austin">{{Cite news
  | last = McLeese
  | first = Don
  | authorlink = 
  | title = Jesus Lizard's northern noise blows into Liberty Lunch
  | newspaper = [Austin American-Statesman](/source/Austin_American-Statesman)
  | date = 1994-12-20
  | url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAD9605E2DF9C77&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
  | accessdate = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="star">{{Cite news
  | last = 
  | first = 
  | authorlink = 
  | title = PEGBOY Raygun trickles down to this
  | newspaper = [Fort Worth Star-Telegram](/source/Fort_Worth_Star-Telegram)
  | date = 1998-02-06
  | url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0427D2744CA86&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
  | quote=Yeah it's just another Pegboy record, says bassist Pierre Kezdy, when asked about the group's latest scorcher ''Cha Cha Da More''
  | accessdate = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="post">{{Cite news
  | last = Jenkins
  | first = Mark
  | authorlink = 
  | title = Pegboy Suited Only to a Tee
  | newspaper = [The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)
  | date = 1993-12-03
  | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72206295.html?dids=72206295:72206295&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+03%2C+1993&author=Mark+Jenkins&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Pegboy+Suited+Only+to+a+Tee&pqatl=google
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121107202701/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72206295.html?dids=72206295:72206295&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+03,+1993&author=Mark+Jenkins&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Pegboy+Suited+Only+to+a+Tee&pqatl=google
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = November 7, 2012
  | accessdate = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="rise against">{{Cite news
  | last = Corazza
  | first = Kevin
  | authorlink = 
  | title = Tim McIIrath interview
  | url = http://kevincorazza.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63:tim-mcgrath-&catid=34:interviews&Itemid=55
  | accessdate = 2016-04-05
  | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120316214950/http://kevincorazza.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63:tim-mcgrath-&catid=34:interviews&Itemid=55
  | archivedate=2012-03-16}}</ref>
<ref name="skiba">{{Cite news
  | last = Paul
  | first = Aubin
  | authorlink = 
  | title = Date set for Pegboy tribute with Matt Skiba, Vic Bondi, Nine Lives, The Invisibles
  | newspaper = Punknews.org
  | date = 2006-03-22
  | url = http://www.punknews.org/article/16429catid=34:interviews&Itemid=55
  | accessdate = 2011-08-26}}</ref>
<ref name="allmusic1">{{AllMusic
 | class = album
 | id = r272101
 | label  = Fore - Pegboy}}</ref>

</references>

==External links==
* [http://www.tgrec.com/bands/band.php?id=16 Touch and Go/Quarterstick Records]
* [http://www.myspace.com/officialpegboy Official Myspace page]
* {{discogs artist|Pegboy}}
* {{IMDb name|3678059}}

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Category:Punk rock groups from Illinois
Category:Musical groups from Chicago
Category:Musical groups established in 1990
Category:Quarterstick Records artists

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