A brief history about the band.

Mark Segal (vocals, guitars)
Bobby Stein (basses, vocals)
Austin Faxon (drums, percussion)

1992 - A chance meeting between Faxon and Stein takes place over tater tots and overcooked beef in the Livingston dining hall at Rutgers University. Faxon says, "Hey, nice Soundgarden t-shirt. I play drums, you know." The rest is history.

1995 - The trio records their first and only self-titled album at Trax East, engineered by Steve Evetts and produced by Dan Roorda (Buzzkill).

1996 - Several songs from the band's flagship record are featured in the engaging and totally hip Kaplan: SAT Roadtrip '97 test prep software. No one notices or cares.

1999 - The band releases its second full-length, engineered and produced by Evetts.

2000 - Two BJG songs, Caught and Someone Press Stop were featured on the Discovery Channel in an episode of the television show "Outward Bound."

2007 - Indie film producer/director Adam Carrigan adds two Boss Jim classics (Boss Jim Gettys, No Fun) to score the film "Our Summer Movie."

2009 - Boss Jim Gettys reunites for one performance and is featured in Stuart Wexler's New Brunswick music documentary "Cruel But Fair."

2010 - With A Smile from the 1999 album Tigrebeat included on the Haiti benefit compilation "Make the Load Lighter" on Dromedary Records. All proceeds from the sale go to Haiti disaster relief. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.