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Paranoid Social Club (PSC) is a Rock/Psychedelic/indie band from Portland, Maine, United States which formed in 2002. In 2006, the band's song Wasted (from the album Axis II) was included on the soundtrack of the movie Beerfest. The song Two Girls was used in the 2007 movie Sex and Death 101 and was featured on episodes of Entourage and Cathouse on HBO.
The current PSC lineup consists of
Dave Gutter, guitar/lead vocalsJon Roods, bass and keyboardsTrent Gay guitar/back up vocalsCraig Sala, drumsHistory
The band formed from the ashes of Rustic Overtones. The founding members kept some of the same jazzy and instrumental elements of Rustic Overtones and combined them with a blend of punk and rock. They won fans over by touring extensively in their home state and throughout New England.
The recurring "Axis" theme in the band's album names began as a joke that tied in nicely with band's name. PSC's debut release, Axis II refers to personality disorders, including paranoia. The theme continued when the band released the double album Axis I & III, with Axis I disorders dealing with clinical syndromes and Axis III disorders being acute physical conditions. Axis IV disorders are brought on by direct physical and environmental factors. The songs on each album loosely follow the themes indicated by their titles.
Band Member Changes
Marc Boisvert filled in on drums for Rustic Overtones in early 2002, while regular drummer Tony McNaboe took a break from Rustic to pursue other projects. When Rustic disbanded in 2002, Boisvert joined Gutter and Roods in PSC.
In 2008 McNaboe replaced Boisvert as the drummer for Paranoid Social Club.
Trent Gay joined the group in 2010.
During the December 18, 2010 Paranoid Social Club performance at Putnam Den in Saratoga Springs, NY lead singer Dave Gutter made an announcement that it would be drummer Tony McNaboe's final show with the band. Craig Sala stepped in as PSC's full time drummer in early 2011.
