Those Who Dig is an Austin original. Not to be confused with the Seattle based TWD who released "Specimen" in 1995, this Those Who Dig grew from Austin soil back in 1991. A decade has passed since their last SXSW appearance, but they are still alive [+]Those Who Dig is an Austin original. Not to be confused with the Seattle based TWD who released "Specimen" in 1995, this Those Who Dig grew from Austin soil back in 1991. A decade has passed since their last SXSW appearance, but they are still alive and well. All members have since graduated from UT student to become Texas-Exes. Dispersed but not disbanded, Those Who Dig is back. So what happened? The night before SXSW 1993, Meyer Horn, TWD's drummer,received some terrible news. Having been accepted to Duke Medical School the year before, Meyer had put his career on hold so that TWD could marke their '92 eponymous release in hopes of the dream record deal(see Daveed Garza). Their 1991 low-budget bedroom recording, "Trouser Gallery" had been just rated one of Austin's top-ten cassette releases (remember those)by Austin Chronicle, and "Those Who Dig" had debuted number one at the Drag's Tower Records. Those Who Dig was playing to packed West Mall shows every Wednesday,Rizano's on 24th ( long since gone) every Thursday night, and either Liberty Lunch, Cactus Cafe, Hole in The Wall, or Texas Tavern on any other given night. Having toured through Houston, Dallas, New Orleans,Memphis, Tuscaloosa, and Oxford, TWD had begun to develop followings at Rice, SMU, Tulane, Rhoads, U of Alabama and Ole Miss. They were a true college band. They were on the way. However, Duke gave Meyer the ultimatum, and TWD went on stage Spring of 1993 at Liberty Lunch fielding record contract offers they knew they could not accept. Friends before fellow musicians, Those Who Dig decided to protect the name and move on. In 1993 TWD became dormant, but their friendships have evolved and strengthened. Life's opportunities have brought them
back together. More productive than ever, 2004 is sure to be a banner year. Meyer is now a doctor of the ski(drummer/dermatologist) in Chicago after graduating from the other UT Medical School in Memphis. Matthew Hart (vocals, guitar, and mandolin) also went on to medical school at Columbia in New York, and eventually moved to LA where he is a singer/songwriter/anesthesiologist. Kit Pongetti(vocals, guitar and percussion) moved to LA to
become a successful actress, (Rosanne, Scrubs, Teenage
Daughter, and several national commercials). Rod Sherwood (voc
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