The Cynics

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Genres Garage rock Record label Get Hip Records		Labels Get Hip Records Genre Garage rock

Years active 1983–1994; 2002–present Past members Becky Smith Bill von Hagen Amy Mathesius Max Terasauro Pam Reyner Steve Magee Kris Kasperowski Mike Kolesar Mike Quinlan Mark Keresmann Mike Michalski Dave Vucenich Richard Schnapp Smith Hutchings Thomas Hohn Origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (1983) Members Gregg Kostelich; Michael Kastelic Albums Get Our Way, Living Is the Best Revenge Similar Frederic Archer, Barbara Blue, Hank Van Sickle, David Budway, Donna Amato Profiles Myspace

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The Cynics are an American garage rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band, consisting of guitarist Gregg Kostelich, drummer Bill Von Hagen, vocalist Michael Kastelic, bass player Steve Magee, and keyboardist Becky Smith (later founder of New York City's Bellwether gallery), who debuted with their first album, Blue Train Station in 1986. She wrote one of the four extra tracks included on the expanded reissue of Twelve Flights Up, entitled Sixteen Flights Up. (The other three tracks are cover songs.) They underwent a number of lineup changes culminating in 1990s Rock and Roll album. Get Hip Records is their independent record label.

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Members

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Gregg Kostelich - Guitar (1983–1994; 2002–present)

Michael Kastelic - Lead vocals, percussion (1985–1994; 2002–present)

Pablo González "Pibli" - Drums (2008–present)

Angel Kaplan - Bass guitar (2008–present)

Past members

Mark Keresmann - Lead vocals (1983-1985)

Becky Smith - Keyboard (1986–1988)

Bill von Hagen - Drums (1983–1987, 1988)

Mike Kolesar - Drums (1987–1988, 1988–1989)

Mike Quinlan - Drums (1988, 1991)

Amy Mathesius - Bass (1985–1986)

Max Terasauro - Drums (1993–1994)

Pam Reyner - Bass (1983–1984)

Steve Magee - Bass (1986–1990)

Kris Kasperowski - Bass (1990–1992)

Mike Michalski - Bass (1992–1994)

Dave Vucenich - Bass, backing vocals (1993–1994)

Richard Schnapp - Guitar (1985)

Smith Hutchings - Bass (2002)

Thomas Hohn - Drums (1989–1991; 2002)

Jack "JACKIE ROBIN" Schmitt- Drums (1991 European tour) (2004-2005)

Albums

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Blue Train Station (1987)

Twelve Flights Up (1988) - reissue as Sixteen Flights Up (2000)

Rock 'n' Roll (1989)

Learn to Lose (1993)

Get Our Way (1994)

Living is the Best Revenge (2002)

Here We Are (2007)

Spinning Wheel Motel (2011)

Singles

Painted My Heart/Sweet Young Thing (1984)

No Place to Hide/Hard Times (1985)

Lying All The Time/Summer's Gone (1986)

'69/Friday Night (1986 - Fan Club)

No Way/Dancing On The Walls (1987)

I'm In Pittsburgh and It's Raining/Smoke Rings (1988 - Fan Club)

I Don't Need You/Girl, You're On My Mind (1990)

Buick Mackane/Born to Lose (1991)

Right Here With You/Learn to Lose (1992)

I Live Alone/Hand In Hand (1993)

Live

No Siesta Tonight (Live in Madrid) (1994)

Songs

Blue Train StationBlue Train Sessions · 1989
I Need MoreSpinning Wheel Motel · 2011
Baby What's WrongLearn to Lose · 1988

References

The Cynics Wikipedia

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