Karl Hendricks

The moody, muscular indie-rock band dubbed the Karl Hendricks Trio formed in 1992 following the break-up of their nominal leader's previous band, Sludgehammer. Hendricks, a singer-guitarist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1970, first began writing songs and releasing cassettes while in his teens; while working a day job in a record store, he formed the Trio with bassist Tim Parker and drummer Tom Hoffman. The group made its recording debut with 1992's Buick Elektra, followed in 1993 by Some Girls Like Cigarettes, a brooding, frankly neurotic collection of autobiographical ...