Gothic Theatre

VHS or Beta

VHS or Beta formed in 1997 in Louisville, Kentucky after bassist Mark Palgy and guitarists Zeke Buck and Craig Pfunder met after high school. After a brief stint with noise punk and the addition of drummer Mark Guidry, they reformed in response to their love of house music, soul and disco. The new sound, enhanced by keyboards, vocoder, samples and electronic drums, eventually brought in hundreds of dancing people at their shows. Soon, the band released the vinyl-only EP ‘ON & ON’. After playing the 2000 South By Southwest music festival and negotiating with record labels, they released Le Funk on their own label, ON! records, in June 2002. In summer 2002 VHS or Beta toured with I Am the World Trade Center. Chea Beckley was added for the band?s performances to handle vocoder, samples and keyboards