this shirt is pants.

tsip: the history

This Shirt Is Pants is (l-r):
Adam "AZ" Zack - Drums, Grimaces
Jake Westhoff - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Tyler Killen - Bass Guitar, Sex Appeal
Joe Izenman - Lead Guitar, Keyboards

Formed from the ashes of Blarg!, Robot Love Song, Jolly Güd and AZ's countless smoke breaks, This Shirt Is Pants came together in the summer of 2006 on a quest to do no less than rock the very socks off the feet of the world. Jake's gut-wrenching delivery intertwines with Joe's riff-laden guitar melodies and soaring keyboards, while the pounding rhythms of Tyler B. Killen (bass) and Adam "AZ" Zack (drums) rattle the teeth from your skull.

Growing up together in the Tacoma suburb of University Place, WA, Joe and Tyler have long shared an interest in classic rock and the early 90s Seattle scene of grunge and beyond. They first played covers together in Jr. High, before moving on to original material (and ridiculous stage presence - makeup and all) with Blarg! in the beginning of 2000. They have continued in other bands, together and apart, all through high school and college.

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tsip: the history (pt. II)

Jake Westhoff and Adam "AZ" Zack share a similar story, coming up through the Puyallup School District on the opposite fringe of Tacoma, interests squared on indie punk. They hit the Tacoma scene playing numerous club shows with Robot Love Song and Jolly Güd.

It was in the summer of 2006 that, both looking for a new band, cousins Jake and Joe started playing together seriously. Tyler was a natural addition on bass. Scheduling a debut gig at the local Boys And Girls club sent them into a frenzy of songwriting and a mad rush for a drummer, which led right back to AZ.

So, with varying music tastes between them, TSIP converged on the one point in common: rock. Drawing on influences ranging from Thursday to Muse to Vendetta Red, This Shirt Is Pants has continued writing songs over the last few months, and are in the process of recording their debut EP at Pacific Studios in Tacoma.

So come along. Watch us rock. And don't forget to bring an extra pair of socks.

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