Justin Mroz (vocals, guitar) and Lance Stewart (bass, vocals) formed Certain Distant Suns in 1989 in a suburb just north of Chicago. mroz recruited his cousin Jared (drums), later adding guitarist Dan Zigmund and guitarist/vocalist Kerry Finerty. With a dance-rock style and swirling guitars, the band gigged around Chicago and self-released the Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding EP in 1992 when they became popular. The next year brought another EP, "Dogrocket". (Both EPs are collected on 1994's Happy On The Inside.) ~ John Bush, Rovi