Uvula

Simultaneously heroes and villains of the 90s Bloomington music scene, Uvula was born out of the ashes of weirdo band Fabric, which was born out of reviled cover band Situation Grey. Tina Barbieri (Mysteries of Life, United States Three) and Chris Kupersmith (Gentleman Caller), formed Uvula after Fabric went down in glorious flames during their one shot at fame and fortune, opening for Beck in NYC. After the debacle, Tina and Chris went on a 40 day vision quest, during which they found Jimmy Grillo levitating in Dunn Meadow. The three of them pooled their money to buy a dune buggy from Jorma Whittaker. Listening to the Violent Femmes first record on repeat, they drove around searching for a drumbeat so sexy that it could cause spontaneous orgies. One night in Broadripple, they cruised past CT Peppers and simultaneously climaxed when they heard the sensual pounding of Wade Parish (Lily and Madeleine, Healing Sixes, The Easthills). Uvula was born. Their album, About What You’d Expect, was recorded and produced by Indianapolis royalty, LonPaul Ellrich and Vess Ruhtenberg.