Love Squad (3)

Love Squad was a band from Lawrence, Kansas. Love Squad had originally formed in Lawrence in 1988 while its members attended KU. The band released its first album that year, and played as often as possible at parties and all of the usual regional clubs. In 1991, the band had achieved enough success that its members decided to make it the focus of their efforts. In a week's time, Al withdrew from the KU Law School, Joe put his senior year on indefinite hold, and Doug left his job. The band moved to California and began work on a second album while based out of San Francisco. From the moment its second album was released, Love Squad began touring almost non-stop. The band regularly appeared in shows and on college radio in over 20 states. In 1992, the band logged over 300 shows, as a move to Dallas exposed Southern audiences to the group's work. During Love Squad tours, the band was sometimes the headliner, and sometimes played the supporting role for such artists as The Gin Blossoms, The Rev. Horton Heat, Pleasure (later to become Semisonic), Material Issue, Joe Ely, Peter Case, Webb Wilder, Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys, and even Woody Harrelson. In 1993, the band released its last album to date. Posertown garnered more airplay than the previous Love Squad releases. But the touring was taking a toll on the band's members. A move back to Lawrence, and a desire by Doug and Al to settle down, and Joe to finish college brought Love Squad to its 10 year hiatus.