User:Ceklund

Pegasus is a band formed in Corvallis, Oregon in the summer of 2006 by Paul Boling, Mike Stroup, Cory Eklund, and Marty Clare. What started as a classic rock jam band, and the first gig they played was at Otter Beach where they had worked up just 5 songs. Soon the members decided to release some of their own material. Eklund penned lyrics to music created by Mike Stroup and the theme song "Spawned from the blood of Medusa" was written." They featured the single at a habitat for humanity benefit concert later that summer. They also added Heather Holton on lyrics and cowbell.  Practicing in the upstairs office of the First Christian Church in downtown Corvallis, they soon were recognized as the loudest band in Corvallis.  At night the songs would amplify through the misty air bringing fans to the church to see what was going on.  "Amurika" was written by Eklund a summer earlier but he did not release it until being with the band. Clare added a guitar solo and the band had their next original tune.   Marty Clare and Cory Eklund then collaborated to write the next two big songs.  "El Chupacabra" was penned by Eklund behind Clare's masterful guitar work.  "Cockfight" was inspired lyrically and musically from Eklund's friend John Stromme one night while playing video games.

The band went on to play many benefit shows and not-for-profit gigs. They recorded Spawned and Amurika in March 2007, but the producer and the band disbanded before they could record more. Their biggest gig came in the form of the Heckart Street Dance in June of 2007. The band followed Dayplayer onto the stage and closed the night out. The band played one more concert and Eklund left to pursue professional dreams. They reunited again in the fall of 2007 for a habitat show, but Marty Clare was absent. His role was filled by Dave Boling, brother to Paul Boling. The final show was in May of 2008 featuring the guitars of Clare and Boling, while Eklund only played the microphone. This gig was to be played without Heather Holton, who had left that fall for another line of work.

Marty Clare then moved to Miliwaukee and Dave and Paul Boling soon left the state for Alaska. Bassist Mike Stroup is the only member left in town and Cory Eklund does come to play every once in a while.