Q And Not U

John Davis, Harris Klahr and Chris Richards, formed Q And Not U in the summer of 1998 (along with former member Matt Borlik) and began playing out in November of that year. The band's first release, the "Hot and Informed" single, came out in April 2000 followed by the band's debut full-length, "No Kill No Beep Beep," released in October of 2000.

After much touring in support of their album the band parted ways with Borlik and continued as a three piece, releasing the single, "On Play Patterns," in April of 2002 and their second full-length, "Different Damage," in the fall of that same year. Q And Not U toured extensively, in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Japan, with friends like Black Eyes, El Guapo (Supersystem), Antelope, Erase Eratta, Ted Leo/ Pharmacists, and many more. The band released their final album, "Power," in October 2004 and parted ways one year later. 

Chris Richards released a solo album under the name Ris Paul Ric in 2006. He also released an EP as part of the band TK Echo in 2019. He currently lives in Maryland and is the pop music critic at the Washington Post.

Harris Klahr is an independent artist based in New York City. Since Q And Not U, he has released music through several projects like President, Clear Band, Horizon Unlimited, NASA II, and others. 

John Davis went on to form the bands Georgie James – who released one album, “Places,”  in 2007 – and Title Tracks. Title Tracks released three LPs through, as well as a single, “Every Little Bit Hurts,” on Dischord. He is also an archivist and author of "Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of D.C. Punk Fanzines."

Richards and Davis released music under the name Paint Branch and self-released an album in 2013 and an EP in 2014.

 
Photo: Shawn Brackbill