Anonymous (9)

American psychedelic / folk rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana. They changed line-up slightly in 1977, becoming J. Rider. Anonymous formed primarily from members of Madison Zane, a cover band featuring previous Sir Winston And The Commons members Joe Stout (2) and Ron Matelic, along with bassist Glenn Weaver and vocalist Marsha Rollings. Matelic and John Medvescek had been childhood friends before playing together in Sir Winston, and Matelic had performed with Rollings at small get-togethers in the later Sir Winston days. The informal group of musicians jammed together on Sunday afternoons, developing material primarily written by Matelic, until recording a set of songs at Jim Spencer's studio The Music Factory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1976. A few hundred copies were pressed up as Inside The Shadow, with the name "Anonymous" being chosen by Matelic due to the group's unofficial nature. The band played no gigs under the moniker, but they later played some original material at some local venues after becoming J. Rider.