Poison Squirrel



Poison Squirrel was an old Chicago band, more associated with New Wave, during the late 70s and early 80s (until at least 1984). According to Am I Right's Cool Band Names page, their name has the following origin:

"It comes from a church fund raiser dinner in Illinois where they served all game. A bunch of people got sick. This led the Pastor to blame it on "Poison Squrrel."

Among the venues Poison Squirrel played was O'Banion's, and they played with bands such as The Imports and The Cramps. More info on Poison Squirrel from John Davies:


 * Poison Squirrel was a spin-off of Immune System. Listen to “Submerged”, the flip side of Immune System’s “Ambivalence & Spark Plugs” single, and that will give you a general idea of what Poison Squirrel sounded like to me.  So (looking at the Immune System cover) Poison Squirrel was probably Bob Cormack on guitar and vocals and Jaime Gardiner on bass and vocals, and a drummer.  I remember sharing a bill with Poison Squirrel (when I was with Gary Jones) at Jaimie’s Elsewhere probably early 1981, and hearing them perform "Submerged".

Releases

 * Step By Step / It's All Fire 7" (Acme #1, 1980)