Soaphead Church--two paralegals and a coffee-jerk--play D.C. area clubs to promote
their self-titled, self-financed album. To date, they have sold 150 albums.
- Top: Will Edwards (left) and drummer Mike Barnett lead on a frenetic version
of the Velvet Underground's "What Goes On", one of the few covers the band
performs.
- Left: the band plays an in-store promotion. The show resulted in three sales
- Center: At a large hall in College Park, Maryland, the band plays to a sparse
crowd, comprised mostly of friends of the band. Despite this, they manage to pick
up a few new fans and sell a few albums and t-shirts
- Right: Guitarist Lee Wilhoit along with band manager Mark Hausherr press palms
with and give a complimentary album to a music store manager in the hopes of getting
some in-store air-play
- Left: Guitarist Lee Wilhoit plays "Meaningless Country", the band's
signature tune, to a receptive crowd at the "Fifteen Minutes Club" in D.C.'s
business district.