▁industry ▁began ▁when ▁she ▁met ▁guitar ist ▁Chris ▁Bro ka w , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁Come . ▁Bro ka w ▁was ▁d ating ▁one ▁of ▁Ph air ' s ▁friends , ▁and ▁stayed ▁at ▁their ▁lo ft ▁in ▁So Ma ▁one ▁week end . ▁After ▁living ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁Ph air ▁went ▁broke ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁moving ▁back ▁in ▁to ▁her ▁family ' s ▁home . ▁There , ▁she ▁began ▁writing ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁playing ▁guitar , ▁recording ▁songs ▁on ▁a ▁four - track ▁t ape ▁rec order ▁in ▁her ▁bed room . ▁She ▁used ▁the ▁name ▁Gir ly ▁Sound ▁on ▁these ▁record ings . ▁She ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁alternative ▁music ▁scene ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁Material ▁Issue ▁and ▁Ur ge ▁Over kill , ▁two ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁up start ▁bands ▁to ▁go ▁national ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Brad ▁Wood ▁and ▁John ▁Hend erson , ▁head ▁of ▁Fe el ▁Good ▁All ▁Over , ▁an ▁independent ▁label ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁( A ▁later ▁attempt ▁at ▁re - rec ording ▁the ▁Gir ly ▁Sound ▁t apes ▁failed ▁after ▁arguments ▁between ▁Hend erson ▁and ▁Ph air .) ▁▁ 1 9 9 2 – 2 0 0 3 : ▁Ex ile ▁in ▁Guy ville ; ▁critical ▁recognition ▁After ▁asking ▁Wood ▁who ▁the ▁" co ol est " ▁ind ie ▁label ▁was , ▁Ph air ▁called ▁up ▁Ger ard ▁Cos loy , ▁co - pres ident ▁of