Who Is "Quasi"?

The Indie rock band, which was formed and established in Portland, Oregon in 1993, is Quasi.  This band comprises of ex-husband and wife team of Sam Coomes (vocals, guitar, roxichord, various keyboards) and Janet Weiss (drummer for the now-defunct band Sleater-Kinney) on vocals and drums. Their very first record was a duo which was done in the year 1993 and later in the year they recorded and released a cassette as well as a CD.

Later in 1997 they recorded "R&B Transmogrification" on "semi-pro" equipment.  In 1999 they released "Field Studies" and after two years came up with their very own home recorded album called "The Sword of God" and in 2003 "Hot Shit!" Their latest album is "When The Going Gets Dark," which was released in 2006.