Lynx (13)

Lynx was formed in Boston in 1997 and the lineup consisted of Konopka on guitar, Paul Joyce on bass, Dale Connolly on drums, and Mike Hutchins on guitar. Hutchins and Joyce played in a number of amazing underground math rock bands in Boston in the 90’s including Dagobah, Pizza, Helms, and Glans, a 2-piece guitar/drums project consisting of Paul and Mike which served as the foundation for Lynx. This was the first band Konopka ever played in, and they quickly became the pinnacle of Boston 90’s math rock. Lynx was persuaded to move to Chicago in 1999 after a short successful tour from Boston to Chicago and back, which was right at the tail end of the peak of the math rock scene of the Chicago scene heyday. Their first and last release was recorded by Shellac’s Bob Weston at Soma Studios, owned and operated by Tortoise‘s John McEntire and released their self-titled in 2000. By 2001, the band was over, but they left behind one amazing masterpiece of an album.