Max And The Makeups
Chasing The Monsters
Max and the Makeups was formed in Austin Texas in 1981. The Ravons, a regular at the legendary club Rauls in Austin, lost their lead guitarist and drummer. Mike Alvarez and Jonie Hell were the replacements. Gigs had to be fulfilled and the name Max and the Makeups was chosen at first as a joke. The name stuck. The group toured the Southwest for nearly four years, headlining major club venues and opening for top touring acts. Until Puke n Vomit came around and released the groups first vinyl EP in 2010, the group never released any records, but spent time in the recording studio regularly starting in 1981, until the groups breakup in 1984. All of the songs except "Zerox" were mastered from cassette tapes by musician/engineer John Lusitana. "Zerox" is the only studio master track and was produced by Patrick Keel in 1981, at Earth and Sky Studios. The two live tracks, Gottleibs "Tommys Dog" and Alvarezs "Goodbye", were recorded at Austins Club Foot in 1982 and preserved by Jack Underwood. Amazing archival release of Texas punk from Puke n Vomit.