Band The Cactus Pears, a self-described post-alternative neo-quirkpop (patent pending) sextet from Athens, Ohio, formed in 1993 when Tony Xenos found other scraggly dudes to make noise. The latest CP incarnation formed in 2007. The comparisons to Menudo are not unfounded, as the band has gone through over 15 members in that time, with people leaving over heated e-mail exchanges or when they turned 13, whichever came first. The band plays regularly in Ohio and has dipped its collective toes into Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Michigan and Kentucky waters on occasion. The band (see individual bio pages below for trivia and pics suitable for framing) is not-so hard at work on their magnum opus, "B+," which should be in stores before Christ walks the Earth again. In the meantime, keep visiting cactuspears.com for the shallow promise of updates and exclusive material. Pear People Tony Xenos Acoustic Guit, Vox Dan Dreifort Electric Guit, Vox Bryan Gibson Drums Rob Powell Guitar, Vox, Piano, etc. Geoff Osterland Bass Ashley Ford Cello Past Pears Craig Butz (1993-1995) (1999-2000) Mandolin, Vox Wayne Hazelwood (1993-1995) Cello Dave Liznia (1993-1995) Percusion Brent Cook (1995) Drums Matt Box (2000-2002) Mandolin, Vox Alex Treece (1998-2000) Bass, Vox Gabe Ciani (1998-1999) Mandolin Jeff Shilt (2001--2002) Bass Edgar (2000) Y2K SpokesPear Jack Sowers (2001-2003) Bass, Vox Deb Dreifort (2000-2003) Cello Junebug (2002) Bass