Shark Bait. Both Harvey and Hott assisted Mark Linkous on the debut Sparklehorse record. Bryan Harvey played in a funk band, NRG Krysys, in Richmond, Virginia with Coby Batty of The Fugs. Johnny Hott has a jazz combo with Stephen McCarthy. In an interview for his most recent band, NRG Krysys, Harvey addressed his initial disapproval for R&B and funk music when he was growing up saying it was music for "squares", and he claimed that his band played this type of music now because he discovered he had the talent. NRG Krysys even performed at the screening of Mel Stuart's documentary Wattstax during a festival in Richmond. On New Year's Day, 2006, after a performance with his band NrG Krysys, Bryan Harvey, his wife Kathryn, and their daughters Stella and Ruby were found brutally murdered in the basement of their Richmond home. Their killers were convicted on August 17, 2006. One was sentenced to death and the other received life in prison. Media reports said about 1,400 people turned out for a memorial service, showing how well-regarded Harvey was in his community and among fellow musicians. In an obituary, Rolling Stone noted that the House of Freaks aesthetic foreshadowed such later duos as the White Stripes and The Black Keys. Discography Albums Monkey on a Chain Gang, 1987 Tantilla, 1989 All My Friends EP, 1989 Cakewalk, 1991 Invisible Jewel, 1994 Tantilla and Monkey on a Chain Gang were rereleased with numerous bonus tracks in limited editions by Rhino Records in 2004. Singles See also Harvey family murder References Rock music groups from Virginia Music of Richmond, Virginia Rock music duos