In
1994 the Beers Brothers began Cards in Spokes, pouring out their own
brand of ruff and ready songs from an Orange Park, FL rehearsal studio.
Within three months they recorded a four song demo that snagged the ear
of John Yates, mastermind behind the San Francisco label Allied
Recordings. He signed the band and released two albums and a single.
After their second album, Cards In Spokes was finally beginning to take
their brand of melodic punk to another level. They were playing
everywhere, like the Warped Tour, alongside bands like the Bosstones,
and Social Distortion, and all the DIY halls in between. They were being
called the best Mod Punk band since the Jam hit the scene back in the
late seventies. Cards In Spokes disbanded in mid 1998 due to family
problems after a lukewarm national tour.
