Planet Log 3000 is Cleveland's Post-Punk Power-Pop Postulate! It has been an active part of Cleveland?s indie music scene, in one form or another, since 1994.

Group members are Martin Drabik (drums), Suave DePietro (guitar), Dale Houston (bass), and Shelley Drabik (guitar). All band members write songs and sing.

The original band formed in late 1993 as "Log," somewhere in a dark basement outside of Cleveland (both East- and West- siders). Shortly thereafter, the band discovered another Ohio band with the same name, lost a guitar (the founder, Todd Knuth), gained a banjo (Dave P. Miller), and changed its name to "Planet Log."

Planet Log, in addition to playing in various Cleveland, Akron, and other reasonable-driving-distance venues, self-released a CD, "Venus in Leopard Print," and recorded a 3-song demo tape produced by Kramer (Noise New Jersey) in 1996. Overall, the sound of Planet Log was quirky lo-fi, often compared to early B-52's. Reviews in 1996 said: "humor reminiscent of the Dead Milkmen," and singers sounding a bit like the "guy singer...of the Cramps" and the "girl singer...of the Avengers."

In early 1997, the banjo player, inexplicably left the sunny and splendiferous shores of Lake Erie for the dismal grayness of San Francisco. (We suspect it had something to do with the band's new 'less twang, more bang' policy.) Briefly, Keith Kanderski, a guitarist from the late, great local band 'Pudding and Fruit' joined up. However, other commitments forced yet another change of guitarist, and the current lineup came together in late 1997.

With a desire to move toward a more 'rocking' sound, the band transformed into 'Planet Log 3000' and resumed playing gigs in the Cleveland and Akron areas in early 1998. Planet Log 3000 was featured on WRUW FM 91.1's "Live From Cleveland" in 1998. Planet Log 3000 is currently in pre-production for a new CD, expected to be released in late 2001.

WWW: http://pl3k.tripod.com or http://www.mp3.com/pl3k
E-mail: pl3k@lycos.com
Manager: Sara Monsour, 216-659-4035