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John Pierson (musician)

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John Pierson, commonly known by the nom-de-rock "John Jughead" or simply "Jughead", founded the legendary pop-punk band Screeching Weasel in Chicago, Illinois with friend Ben Weasel in 1986. He played guitar for the band until its disbanding in 2001.

In 2002, Pierson formed the acoustic pop-punk band, Even in Blackouts, with which he has recorded two albums and one EP and toured several times.

Pierson is also a playwright and author. He formed his own theater production company called Hope And Nonthings in 1990 and produced 10 plays before joining the Neo-Futurists where he has performed in their long running show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind since 1996.