They've got a closing theme song, for chrissakes. They took third. Admittedly, if Rachel had never progressed from diversion to drummer, the act could only have wandered so far from open mic night. But nine months after her first performance, she sits behind a full drum kit, sings backup, is writing her first slide song, and now occasionally exhibits the same hammy playfulness as her dad onstage. While not openly acknowledging their daughter's importance to the act's salability, both Tina and Jason are protective.
Show business can be very overwhelming.
After living in Capitol Hill and Ravenna, the Trachtenburgs have established an easygoing family bohemia in Lake City, where they run their dog-walking company, the Dog Squad. For a while, Tina was selling her homemade salsa at local health food stores. Of course, it never was. He and Tina met and eventually left New York for Austin. He befriended future Presidents guitarist Chris Ballew, and became an opening act at their shows.