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July 29, 2003

American Music Club Re-Open

Mark Eitzel reuniting with band after a decade
January 16, 2001

Rockers Pay Tribute to AMC

American Music Club songs to live on in "Come On Beautiful"

Recordings and Reviews

Love Songs For Patriots

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for all the good that's in you to shine," announces American Music Club singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel at the outset of the band's first album in about a decade, four original members (plus newcomer Marc Capelle on piano and trumpet) still on board. So, has one of alt...

2004 RS: 3of 5 Stars

San Francisco

1994

Mercury

1993

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Biography

Led by the charismatic songwriter Mark Eitzel, American Music Club became one of the most acclaimed U.S. underground bands of the '80s.

In 1980 Eitzel moved to San Francisco from Columbus, Ohio, with his band Naked Skinnies. After that group dissolved, he formed American Music Club, going through various lineups and becoming infamous for his desperate attempts to either entertain or terrify the...

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