PBM (band)

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PBM
Origin Detroit, Michigan, USA
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 1997 – present
Members
Nate Castle
Tom Torrento
Miah Hoehner

PBM is an American rock band based out of Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1997 by lead singer Nate Castle and trumpet player Tom Torrento, PBM (Poor Boy Music) has released two full length albums - Overview (2003) and One Sip at a Time (2006).

Between 2003-2007, PBM performed more than 12.5 shows nationwide and traveled approximately 250,000 road miles. In 2003, the band traveled to the UK for a 2-week tour. Often, Nate Castle has felt burdened for coming up with "PBM" or "Peanut Butter Mosquitoes" as the band name, as it tends to disperse or turnoff crowds of music fans.

PBM has been profiled in the following periodicals:

-Six Degrees Magazine
-Billboard Magazine Online
-TV Guide
-The Detroit Free Press
-The Detroit News
-The Macomb Daily
-The Oakland Press
-The Daily Tribune
-The Oakland Post
-Real Detroit
-C&G Newspapers
-The Herald Dispatch
-The Daily Toreador

PBM has appeared on the following media outlets:

-The Mitch Albom Show (WJR-AM), Blues Clues, Dora the Explorer

PBM has shared the stage with prominent musicians including The Used, Gavin DeGraw, The Presidents of the United States of America, Blessed Union of Souls, The Verve Pipe, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Paul Rodgers (of Bad Company), and Tommy James and the Shondells, among others.

They have focused much of their energy developing a grassroots style fan-base of college students and indie-music fans, and have been showcase performers at APCA and NACA conferences.

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[edit] Line-Up

Current Members

  • Nate Castle - Lead Vocals, Guitar,
  • Dave Krogh - Bass Guitar

[edit] Former Members

  • Tom Torrento - Trumpet, Vocals
  • Jeremiah "Miah" Hoehner - Trombone, Vocals, Percussion
  • Adrian Lawrence - Drums, Bongo
  • Tim Webber - Drums, Vocals
  • Matt Webber - Bass
  • Mike Thomas - Lead Guitar, Bass, Vocals
  • Gerry Castle - Lead Guitar, Lead Banjo
  • Steve Zdanio - Drums, Triangle, Clarinet
  • Ryan Romanik - Keyboards, Lead Guitar, Vocals
  • Rob Ciesluk - Drums
  • Dave Jakubowski - Trombone
  • Matt Ravenscroft - Alto Sax
  • Ken Hiltunen - Trumpet/Trombone
  • Ryan Nassar - Trumpet, Ukulele
  • Ed Hasspatcher - Bass
  • Kristy Felkowski - Trumpet
  • Garth Grawburg - Bass

[edit] America's Got Talent

PBM appeared on the June 28, 2006 episode of NBC's America's Got Talent. Piers Morgan voted against bringing the band back, while both Brandy and David Hasselhoff gave 'yes' votes to advance PBM to the next round. On the July 19 episode, PBM was not asked to perform in the semifinal round; they were thus eliminated from the competition.

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