Timbuk 3

An intelligent alternative pop duo with folk and country leanings (although they often relied on synthesizers and drum machines, even while playing live dates), Timbuk 3's Pat and Barbara K. MacDonald wrote many better songs than their surprise 1986 hit "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades." The pair met while Barbara attended the University of Wisconsin, and began writing and performing their songs. After a brief sojourn in New York, where they played on the street for tips, the couple settled in Austin, Texas. While in Austin they became regulars at clubs such as th...