 The band's name comes from the nickname of baseball relief pitcher Jason Isringhausen, who was once on the New York Mets, a team favored by John Galgano.The group has performed at American progressive rock festivals RoSfest, NEARfest, The Rogue Independent Music Festival, CalProg, and ProgDay.IZZ’s album "Crush of Night", was released in May 2012, and serves as Part 2 of a 3-part series of thematic albums that began with "The Darkened Room" in 2009.