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Two electric guitars and one bass guitar utilizing distortion and delay effects, complemented by ginormo drums, freaky keyboards and childlike vocals.

Pete had song ideas that didn't quite fit with The Skintones robust sound. Tony, in his usual sensitive fashion, described the ideas as being, "quite gay." What to do? Long story short, Whore du Jour! The band name was inspired by a line from the song "Copafeelia" by Imperial Teen.

Check out the Whores backing Jane Wiedlin on the Go Gos classic "Vacation"

Check out the Whores with Jane Wiedlin doing "Off the Bridge"

Members:

Christian Burnson-bass

Travis Kasperbauer-guitar

Peter Ress-vocals & guitar

Chad Ovshak-drums

Loren Wollerman-vocals & keyboards

Upcoming Shows:

Jul 13 2009 10:00P - Steel Bridge Song Fest 5 - Cherry Lanes Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Past Shows:

Mar 22 2008 10:00P - The Corral Room Madison, Wisconsin

Feb 28 2008 9:00P - High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin

Feb 22 2008 9:00P - Inferno Madison, Wisconsin

Feb 15 2008 8:00P - Abbey Pub Chicago, Illinois

Jan 30 2008 8:00P - House of Blues Chicago, Illinois

Jan 17 2008 10:00P - Martyr’s Chicago, Illinois

Jan 12 2008 10:00P - King Club Madison, Wisconsin

Dec 31 2008 10:00P - High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin

Oct 20 2007 9:00P - Stasiu’s Minneapolis, Minnesota

Oct 6 2007 9:00P - Stasiu’s Place Minneapolis, Minnesota

Oct 3 2007 9:00P - The Majestic Madison, Wisconsin

Sep 26 2007 9:00P - The Annex Madison, Wisconsin

Sep 15 2007 10:00P - The Glass Nickel Madison, Wisconsin

"It's basically THE supergroup of Madison. It's like a blend of mellower Skintones with some twang but still chuggy guitar. Loren's got a really powerful voice. They cover one song as of right now, "Run Like Hell," and it's SPOT on. " more

(Whores) Travis Kasperbauer and Pete Ress met (Jane) Wiedlin this June in Sturgeon Bay during the Steel Bridge SongFest, swiftly developing a collaboration that includes not only a series of live performances this summer, but plans for assisting one another with recording their upcoming albums. more

The Go-Go who co-wrote "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "Vacation" is joining forces with a Madison band. Jane Wiedlin, has asked the Madison avant-garage band Whore du Jour to back her on an upcoming album. And she's agreed to produce their next CD. more

Jane Wiedlin from the seminal '80s all-girl punk band the Go Go's will also be appearing at the High Noon tonight, performing Go Go's songs with Madison's own Whore du Jour as her backing band, and also some songs that she and the band wrote together. more

Recording the first album:

Whore du Jour has now begun the joyous and laborious process of recording our first album. Travis K. and Todd O. have relocated Master Blaster Studios, and the band, to an abandoned worm farm somewhere in Sweden. They will be manipulating the knobs while simultaneously manipulating the band members. Yes, Whore du Jour is quite aware of the games Travis and Todd like to play, but we go along knowing that they use their powers for good rather than evil.

As we work through the album, we will periodically add rough mixes to this site so all of you can monitor our progress; or lack thereof. "DEEP SEA DIVER" is our next unpolished offering. After you take a listen, we would appreciate your feedback. Be a part of the solution, as well as the problem. Yeah...that really sucked, but feel free to chime in with your thoughts about the songs anyway. I'm sure I'll regret this request, but what the fruck, right?

So stay tuned for more updates as well as your STD test results. Hopefully, it really is just a cold sore.