Uke til U Puke

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! According to their website, Uke started when friends John Derevlany and Robert Moritz wanted to "make really loud music on tiny instruments" so they settled on the miniature acoustic guitar from Polynesia, the ukulele, Utilizing a unique tuning method and really big amplifiers. the duo signed up for an Open Mike performance at the downtown Manhattan campus of Pace University, Despite a lukewarm response from a somewhat befuddled audience, Derevlany and Moritz say that the ukulele is the future of music. After weeks of debate and a brief test-run as The Ukes of Hazard the band is formerly christened Uke (Til You Puke). Citing commercial accessibility concerns, Derevlany and Moritz change the name two days later, the groups official name is Uke til U Puke. On June 1, 1991, Uke (Til U Puke) makes its formal debut at McGovern's Bar on Spring Street in the SOHO district of New York City.... Mehr