 The band played their earliest shows at Washington, D.C. venues The Grog & Tankard, The Velvet Lounge and Black Cat.The band's first release, "Parachute Musical", was recorded in 2005 as an American University student's recording project.After its release, Jacoby and Gilbert left the band and moved from DC; Jacoby to Milwaukee, WI, and Gilbert to Murfreesboro, TN to attend Middle Tennessee State University.