News | Bio | Reviews Quick 'n' dirty: Ben Spraker (vocals/guitar) and Dave Gerow (drums/vocals) first joined forces on the Tee-Ball diamond at the age of 6. Once in their mid-teens, they started playing music in the basement of a Roanoke, VA area orthodontist's basement before relocating to Athens, GA in the mid 90s to attend the University. There, they formed Ceiling Fan, eventually settling on native Atlantan Jess Robbins as their bass guitarist. They have since released a 7", a full length, an EP, and have been featured on numerous compilations. Their latest is titled Hot Streets, and it is slated for release in early '04 on Imperial Fuzz. Reviews and Radio Play More, more Ceiling Fan was created in Athens, Ga in 1994 by Ben Spraker, David Gerow and Pete Hagerman. Hailing from Roanoke, Va., Gerow and Spraker have been making racket together since tee- ball. After meeting Hagerman in '94, they decided to get "serious," and a 4 track demo called "The Bean Sessions" was recorded that year in a late night session at Frijolero's . About the time Frijolero's closed down, Pete left for lower ground in Charleston and native Atlantan Jess Robbins stepped in. In 1995-6 a second demo titled "Blows" was recorded with the new lineup. Soon afterwards, a track from "Blows" titled "She-Hulk" was included on the "Treble Revolution" compilation CD on Kindercore Records. In the years to follow, a 7 inch single "I'm Not Metal Anymore" b/w "God Made the Flowers", was recorded, and in 1999 Ceiling Fan's first CD "Trick Music" was released. Composed of songs recorded live and in the studio between '96 and '99, "Trick Music" documents the multiple sides of the Celing Fan sound. Nowadays: The threesome have an kick-ass full-length new record, "Hot Streets," out soon on Imperial Fuzz. In the meantime, keep clicking on LIVE to see what shows are coming up soon. And keep yer eyes open for the hot upcoming new musical groups The Shut-Ups and The Sunshine Fix and Wide Receivers, three of the best side bands that Dave Ben and Jess are in right now.