Mule

The current MULE line-up is: P.W Long (guitar/vocals); Kevin Munro (bass/vocal); and Jason Kourkonius (drums).

MULE is from Detroit, Michigan

MULE's first gig was in January of 1992, opening for Urge Overkill in Thunder Bay, Ontario. From that point forward, they toured relentlessly for the next 18 months. They headlined nearly every gig, playing top bill in cities like New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles; without as much as a 7" single to their credit.



A few support slots happened along the way: MULE warmed up Cop Shoot Cop in Toronto, Tad in Winnipeg, L-7 in Cincinnati and Pearl Jam in Colorado, and in the fall of 1993, MULE teamed up with Firehose and Barkmarket on a west coast tour.

The first incarnation of MULE featured P.W. Long (guitar/vocals); Kevin Munro (bass/vocals) and James Kimball (drums).

There then started a legacy of drummers...

James Kimball subsequently left MULE to pursue other musical avenues afer recording MULE's first full length album. James is currently a member of the Dension/Kimball Trio.

Both James Kimball and Kevin Munro were members of the Laughing Hyenas.
Kevin Munro's bass stylings can be heard on Laughing Hyenas releases from the Merry Go Round EP through the Life of Crime LP, all on Touch and Go Records.
Kevin plays bass for MULE and does some singin'. He has gambled away 2 of the band's vans during stops in Reno. He swears his luck's going to change next time.

P.W. Long was in a band called Wig. They recorded: Lying Next to You LP on Nocturnal Records and "All the Love in the World" 7" single. P.W. plays guitar and does most of the singin'. He speaks fluent English, including 3 regional American dialects. He tries to keep his cut fairly short and he never irons his jeans.



The next man with the sticks was Jacob Wilson. Jacob had been in a band called Vine. They recorded one 7" single for Sidekick Records. Jacob joined MULE in time to record the "Wrung" EP and stuck around right up until "If I Don't Six". He's very young, so his personality is still developing. His life, however, is not without accomplishment. He is an avid golfer with a scratch game and he was the national Amateur Junior flyweight kick boxing champion of America in 1990.

The present drummer is Jason Kourkonius. He was in a couple of band before MULE, one of note is Spavid. They recorded a 7" single for Cash Cow Records and a full length (out soon on Humble Records) before busting up on tour in Oregon. Although he is not on the " If I Don't Six" album his life has been full up to this point. He dose not consider himself funny, clever, or silly. We here think he's all of those, plus special; as do The Delta 72 who in losing their drummer convinced Jason to moonlight for them.

MULE as a trio, consumes two bottles of russian Vodka, a box of moon pies and a box of Cubans daily.