Weird Paul Petroskey

Weird Paul Petroskey
Background information
Birth name Paul Petroskey
Born (1970-11-21) November 21, 1970
Origin Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Genres Lo-fi, Punk rock, Rock, Indie Rock, pop, Outsider music
Years active 1984-present
Labels Homestead Records, Rocks & Rolling, Thick Syrup Records
Associated acts The Weird Paul Rock Band
Website www.weirdpaul.com

Weird Paul Petroskey (born November 21, 1970) is a lo-fi musician in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area.[1] He has been writing and recording music since 1984, and has written or co-written over 700 songs and appeared on over 50 released albums.[2][3][4] Petroskey has played as part of an ensemble and has performed in the bands The Blazing Bulkheads, The Blissful Idiots (which later changed their name to Revenge of the Nerds), "57 Big End Halos (Scott Fry) and The Weird Paul Rock Band.

Petroskey formed his label Rocks & Rolling Records in 1987, through which he released his first album In Case of Fire Throw This In on cassette tape.[5] He initially called himself "Off-the-Wall Paul" in an effort to differentiate himself from "Weird Al" Yankovic. In 1990 Petroskey began performing with drummer Manny Theiner and in 1991, signed with New York record label Homestead Records.[6] Through Homestead Records the two released the album Lo Fidelity, Hi Anxiety, but was not picked up for a second album.[7]

Between the years 2001 to 2004, Petroskey filmed a documentary with Chicago filmmaker Stacey Goldschmidt, who was creating a film about his music. Weird Paul: A Lo Fidelity Documentary was completed in 2005 and was released in April 2006, where it went on to show at the Chicago Underground Film Festival and Leeds International Film Festival.[8] In 2015, Petroskey hosted and starred in the weekly local television series The Weird Paul Variety Show on WEPA-CD in the Pittsburgh area. The first airing was June 11, 2015.

Selected discography

References

  1. "Weird Paul Petroskey – Please Don’t Break My Atari". The Retroist. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. Mervis, Scott (April 20, 2006). "Adventures of Weird Paul: Documentary sheds light on quirky Pittsburgh music legend". Post Gazette. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. Hayes, John (Oct 12, 1990). "Weird Paul Goes on Record". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. Siffert, Matt. "A weekend of music at Carnegie Mellon". The Tartan. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. Harrington, Greg (30 May 2012). "Keeping Weird Paul Weird". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. King, Peter (May 2, 1991). "Weird Paul". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. Ogiba, Jeff. "YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO WEIRD PAUL". Vice. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  8. Mervis, Scott (1 December 2006). "WEIRD PAUL IS DISCOVERED". Post Gazette. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  9. Garrison, Kurt (November 2012). "Album Reviews: 25 Lo-Fi Years". Pittsburgh Magazine. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

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