The eclectic, Seattle-based group
Critters Buggin' consists of bassist
Brad Houser drummer and
Matt Chamberlain, both formerly of the New Bohemians, and percussionist Mike Dillon and saxophonist Skerik, a former member of SadHappy and Tuatara. The band formed in 1993 and released their first record
Guest the following year on their friend Stone Gossard's Loosegroove label. The live album
Host appeared three years later, followed by 1998's
Bumpa. Critters Buggin's 1999 album
Amoeba continued the group's distinctive jazz-funk-dub direction. ~ Heather Phares