Treaty of Paris

When his new band wanted to play a show in their hometown of Chicago, guitarist Phil Kosch agreed, but said they’d have to perform under a pseudonym to prevent his old group (which included his brother among its members) from finding out. “I hadn’t told them I was quitting and the two bands knew each other from the local scene,” he explains. “I wanted to avoid any problems.” Kosch, a bit of a history buff, suggested Treaty Of Paris as a temporary moniker. “It had a nice ring to it,” he laughs. “Picking a band name is always tough, but that one seemed to go over really well.”