The Karl Hendricks Trio was an American rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. In the span of twelve years, they released seven albums, toured, and even played as a four-piece rock band. The band's latest album was 2012's The Adult Section. The most recent line-up included Jake Leger on drums and Corey Layman on bass. Hendricks contributed as singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Biography The moody, muscular indie-rock band dubbed the Karl Hendricks Trio was formed in 1991 following the break-up of their nominal leader's previous band, Sludgehammer. Hendricks, a singer, guitarist and songwriter was born in Port Vue, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1970 and first began writing songs and releasing cassettes while in his teens. While working at his day job in a record store, he formed the Trio with bassist Tim Parker and drummer Tom Hoffman. The band played their first show on New Year's Eve 1991 and recorded their first album a couple of weeks later. Released on LP on his own label, Grass Records, 1992's Buick Electra garnered national attention and sold out quickly. The Trio recorded two albums worth of material during the later months of 1992, and early in 1993...
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